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With opioid-related deaths increasing most years since 1999, Michigan’s three research universities [Michigan State University, University of Michigan and Wayne State University] and Spectrum Health said Friday [February, 22nd] they were starting a project to train more physicians to become addiction medicine specialists.

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A growing partnership on economic mobility with the city of Detroit, a new collaboration with Harvard University, community voices, policy impact and student engagement are among the highlights in the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions impact report released today.

Detroit Mayor, Mike Duggan

The report includes efforts at Poverty Solutions that have led to concrete policy changes based on data and evidence, including changes in the way that Detroit Community Schools collects data on homelessness and housing stability, and a partnership on the evaluation of a new policy in the city related to keeping renters in their homes.

“This fellowship program is helping us increase our ability to reach more residents in need of greater access to affordable housing, the internet and youth employment,” said Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. “We appreciate this collaboration with the University of Michigan and the work it is doing to expand economic opportunity to all Detroiters.”

Matthew Shapiro, Lawrence R. Klein Collegiate Professor of Economics; MITRE Director

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Matthew Shapiro, the Lawrence R. Klein Collegiate Professor of Economics at U-M, testified Wednesday before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business about the potential impact the recent partial government shutdown had on small businesses.

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