Detroit Results
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New Faculty Spotlight: Riana Anderson
We are excited to welcome Riana Anderson as a new assistant professor in Health Behavior and Health Education. We recently interviewed her to learn more about her work and what brought her to the School of Public Health. Read more
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New Faculty Spotlight: William Lopez
We are excited to welcome William Lopez as a new clinical assistant professor in Health Behavior and Health Education. We recently interviewed him to learn more about his work and what brought him to Michigan Public Health. Read more
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University of Michigan Launches New Projects to Fight Poverty
On any given day across Michigan nearly 100 homeowners or renters could be evicted—a rate almost one-and-a-half times the national average. That is a problem one of nine new projects funded by Poverty Solutions and with support from the Detroit Urban Research Center aims to tackle in 2019. Read more
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Better Implementation of State Law Could Improve Housing Stability for Detroit Homeowners
New Research from Alexa Eisenberg and Roshanak Mehdipanah
Increasing awareness of a program designed to prevent foreclosure among low-income homeowners in Detroit and making the application process easier are among the recommendations to help residents stay in their homes, according to a new University of Michigan report. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: It Just Got Easier For Poor Detroiters To Get Poverty Tax Exemptions
New Policy Actions from Alexa Eisenberg
The Detroit City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday that will make it easier for poor residents to obtain poverty tax exemptions, and therefore avoid home foreclosure. Read more
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Michigan Faculty Tackle Poverty in Detroit and Beyond
Poverty Solutions and Detroit URC grant-funded projects are helping to address housing stability, homelessness, energy poverty and more in Detroit, across Michigan, and throughout the country. Read more
