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Thousands of central Michigan residents living along the Tittabawassee River are evacuating after rapidly rising waters overtook dams there. The Michigan governor warned that downtown Midland could be under about 9 feet of water Wednesday. The evacuations come as Michigan remains under a stay-at-home order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

University of Michigan experts are available to discuss various aspects of this situation.

Richard K. Norton

Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Program, Program in the Environment

734-474-4052, [email protected]

Richard Norton, professor of urban and regional planning, trains local officials and residents on coastal management to help them better understand the threats posed by climate change, especially when building near Great Lakes coastlines and within floodplains.

Allen Burton

Professor, SEAS and the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences

937-272-9577, [email protected]

Allen Burton is a professor of environment and sustainability and of earth and environmental sciences, director of U-M’s Institute for Global Change Biology, and editor-in-chief of the journal Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry.

Sue Anne Bell

Assistant Professor, Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership

734-272-5515, [email protected]

Sue Anne Bell is an assistant professor of nursing and expert on disaster response, community health and emergency care.

Ben van der Pluijm

Bruce R. Clark Collegiate Professor of Geology and Professor of the Environment

734-678-1397, [email protected], vdpluijm55 (Skype)

Ben van der Pluijm, a geologist and professor of earth and environmental sciences, is an expert on the societal impacts of geohazards.

Drew Gronewold

Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability

919-452-6593, [email protected]

Drew Gronewold, a hydrologist and associate professor of environment and sustainability, says the floodwaters in Midland will eventually flow into Saginaw Bay, contributing to ongoing record-high Great Lakes water levels. He can discuss historical, current and future Great Lakes water levels, including the hydrologic conditions that contribute to water level variability.

Amy Schulz

Professor, Health Behavior & Health Education

[email protected]

Amy Schulz, professor of health behavior and health education, can discuss the impact of the floods on low-income residents. Her research focuses on social factors that contribute to health with a particular focus on social and physical environmental factors and their effects on health, health equity and urban health.

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A new resource guide developed by the University of Michigan’s Youth Policy Lab offers timely information for Michigan nonprofits providing emergency response services as a result of COVID-19.

To support nonprofits who have stepped up to respond to this national emergency, the federal government recently authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funding under its public assistance program to help nonprofit organizations recoup some of the increased costs they’re incurring as a result of emergency response efforts.

Andrea Plevek, Executive Director, Youth Policy Lab

“Nonprofits are busy keeping people safe, alive and fed right now, and many aren’t able to devote the substantial energy and time required to digest these dense, federal regulations,” said Andrea Plevek, executive director of the Youth Policy Lab.

In close partnership with several other research centers at the Ford School, the Youth Policy Lab has launched the COVID-19 Consultant Corps to help respond to requests for assistance from public and nonprofit sector partners throughout Michigan.

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Those wanting to help small businesses in Southeast Michigan from the comfort of their homes now have another way to show their support.

Save MI Faves, a one-stop-directory for buying gift cards, connects Michigan consumers with their favorite shopping spaces or eateries that have been closed or seriously impacted by the novel coronavirus.