Tag: Outreach
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How food banks facing cuts could harness data, maximize efficiency
While federal food assistance cuts are too large to make up for in efficiencies, pooling resources among hunger relief agencies could help the remaining aid go further.
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Digital-learning platform improves reading growth by 9 percentile points, bridging learning gaps
Implementing a conventional reading curriculum as digital, map-like lessons with voice recording features made it engaging for students of all reading levels.
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Racing hydrogen cars in Detroit
Henderson Academy students used electrolyzers to produce hydrogen gas from water and power miniature fuel cell cars.
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Apollo 15 at 50: A celebration of the all-Michigan crew’s mission and the future of space exploration
July 30 virtual event highlights future lunar and deep space missions, the technologies to get there, and U-M’s research contributions to space exploration.
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Benton Harbor partners with U-M researchers to bolster public transit
Surveys and electronic tracking will help boost transit efforts to connect residents with jobs.
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Engineering students, teen create tech for the blind
A 17-year-old Ypsilanti high school student who is visually impaired worked with a software engineering class to develop technology that could make life easier for the blind.
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New Qualcomm Thinkabit lab opens at Michigan Engineering Zone
Detroit-area middle school students will have access to STEM engagement opportunities
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Google grant expands robotics for Detroit students
The funding increases outreach at the Michigan Engineering Zone, where U-M mentors work with local high school students.