Happening @ Michigan

The Effects of a Large-Scale Prenatal Care Intervention

Laura Wherry (New York University, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service)

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details....

Detroit Working Group: Tenants' Rights & Evictions

Join us for a virtual working group on tenants' rights and evictions in Detroit....

The Financial Well-Being of Detroit Residents: What Do We Know?

This community conversation hosted by United Way for Southeastern Michigan and University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions will explore...

Environmental Health Priorities in Southeast Michigan

Environmental Research Webinar

The Integrated Health Sciences Core (IHSC) of M-LEEaD kicks off the first in a series on community engaged research with a presentation by...

Community Engaged Research: Reflections on MLK’s Legacy

NEW DATE

ISR Presents:...

Community Action to Promote Healthy Environments: Research to Improve Air Quality & Health in Detroit

Webinar Series (Community Engagement Core + Integrated Health Sciences Core of M-LEEaD)

With Amy Schulz (HBHE UM SPH), Stuart Batterman (EHS UM SPH), and Angela Reyes (Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation) speaking on...

Book Talk | Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration

Reuben J. Miller

Each year, nearly 600,000 Americans are released from prison and join a population of 20 million people who live with a felony record....

The Movement for Economic Equity in Detroit

School of Social Work ENGAGE Virtual Discussion

From the fight for a fair wage, to business closures during a pandemic, to a historic lack of job opportunities for Black individuals,...

The Poverty Narrative: Confronting Inequity

Exploring connections between structural racism and poverty in the U.S.

This FREE virtual event is dedicated to promoting a deeper understanding of the connections between race, structural racism, and poverty in...

Helping Newborns Survive and Thrive in Low Resource Settings

Kavita Singh Ongechi (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details....

Detroit Communications Workshop

Getting your story told & working with media

Detroit residents and community groups interested in working with the media to raise awareness of community issues are invited to join...

James S. Jackson’s Continuing Legacy and Contributions to Social and Behavioral Research on Black Americans

ISR Insights Speaker Series

ISR Insights Speaker Series – James S. Jackson’s Continuing Legacy and Contributions to Social and Behavioral Research on Black...

Poverty Doesn't Pause: Housing Insecurity During a Pandemic

School of Social Work ENGAGE Virtual Discussion

Homelessness and housing insecurity have become an epidemic in our country, especially in communities of color. During a pandemic, these...

Homelessness and Mental Health Impacts

Co-Sponsored with the student organization Michigan Movement, this event features a panel on Homelessness and Mental Health Impacts.

The evolving role of banks in addressing opportunity ladders for the underserved

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Register and more details at https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2021/evolving-role-banks-addressing-opportunity-ladders-underserved...

The Rainbow Coat Panel

First-Gen/Low-Income LGBTQ Experiences

Register: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events...

Environmental Racism & Environmental Justice

Webinar and Q&A (Community Engagement Core & Integrated Health Sciences Core of M-LEEaD)

Featuring Donele Wilkins (CEO, Green Door Initiative, Detroit) and Kathryn Savoie (Detroit Community Health Director, Ecology Center) with...

Community Action to Promote Healthy Environments: Research to Improve Air Quality & Health in Detroit

Webinar and Q&A (Community Engagement Core & Integrated Health Sciences Core of M-LEEaD)

Join us on Zoom as we discuss 'Community Action to Promote Healthy Environments: Research to Improve Air Quality and Health in...

The Struggle to Survive in Central America: A Portrait of Life from a Grassroots, Human Rights Perspective

Mary Anne Perrone

This lecture will be live streamed....

Homelessness and School Discipline Discussion Panel

Please join us for the opportunity to learn about new research from Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan on homelessness and...

20 Things Everyone Should Know about Slavery

A Roundtable Discussion

Panelists will seek to generate a discussion about how historical knowledge might contribute solutions to the problems of contemporary...

Detroit Working Group: Land Contracts & Affordable Homeownership

Join us for an in-person working group on land contracts and affordable homeownership in Detroit....

4th Annual Business+Impact Showcase - 2021

B+I to Bring over 30 U-M Impact Groups to Ross to Build Awareness...

Mayor Eric Garcetti in Conversation

Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joins Taubman College Dean Jonathan Massey in conversation on housing affordability and access. The virtual...

Building Toward Flooding Resilience: Perspectives from the Field

Residents & Researchers "Tuesday Talks at 12" webinars on environment, health and community

Panelists include: Ricky Ackerman (Eastside Community Network), Erma Leaphart (Sierra Club), and Peter Larson (Lecturer, Epidemiology &...

Indivar Dutta-Gupta

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Indivar Dutta-Gupta is co-executive director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty & Inequality (GCPI), where he leads work to develop and...

Neighborhood Greening for Stormwater Management: What Matters for Residents

Residents & Researchers "Tuesday Talks at 12" webinars on environment, health and community

Panelists: Kenyetta Campbell (Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance), Barb Matney (Warrendale Community Organization), Joan Nassauer (Univ of...

Unprecedented: The Expansion of the Social Safety Net During the COVID Era and Its Impacts on Poverty and Hardship

ISR Insights Speaker Series

ISR Insights Speaker Series...

Jeremy Levine: Constructing Community

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Jeremy Levine is assistant professor of organizational studies at the University of Michigan. He will discuss his book, “Constructing...

Carolyn Barnes: Low-Income Families and the New Welfare State

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Carolyn Barnes is an assistant professor of public policy and political science at Duke University. She will discuss her book, “State of...

Detroit students and homelessness

How schools can better find and help vulnerable students

What are some programs that are working well? What do parents and students affected by housing insecurity want districts to know?...