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Ypsilanti District Library Gets $30,000 Grant to Expand STEM Programming
by Sam Killian
Get ready for more STEM at the Ypsilanti District Library. A $30,000 grant from Toyota will fund Project STEM@YDL, and will bring more kits, activities, and talks from experts in the areas of science, technology,…
Are You a Renter? Here Are Five Ways to Conserve Energy
by Sharon George
Research suggests that our motivation to save energy is influenced by factors including our personality, the attitudes of our family, and the behaviour of those sharing our residence.
Yet for environmentally…
Bivalent Updated COVID-19 Boosters Struggle to Prevent Omicron Subvariant Transmission –Here’s Why
by Dr. Matthew Woodruff
By almost any measure, the vaccination campaign against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been a global success.
As of January 2023, more than 12 billion vaccines against…
CDC Says Washtenaw County “High Risk” for COVID Transmission: Health Dept. Says “Not So Fast”
by Jon King, Michigan Advance
Health officials in both Livingston and Washtenaw counties are disputing their classifications as being at high-risk of COVID transmission.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that data…
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at 100 Percent with RSV Surge: Here’s What You Need to Know
by Kyle Davidson
Amid a surge in visits to pediatric emergency rooms, doctors and public health officials are advising families to take preventative measures to stop the spread of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other respiratory…
Through Executive Directive, Whitmer Aims to Lower Costs, and Manufacture Insulin in Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive to determine how the State of Michigan can lower the cost of insulin, including by developing its own manufacturing capabilities. Michigan is home to over 912,000…
Michigan Launches ‘988’ Behavioral Health Crisis Helpline
by Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance
State officials on Thursday announced that Michigan would join the nation in using a new number, 988, to connect residents experiencing behavioral health crises with resources.
In 2020,…
U-M study: In Michigan, Women, Hispanics and Low-Income Residents Hit Hardest by Long COVID
by Anna Gustafson
About one in five Michiganders infected with coronavirus develop “Long COVID,” and the often debilitating chronic illness that leaves people struggling with fatigue, cardiac issues and breathing problems. And it is…
House GOP Block Dem Efforts to Vote on Abortion Access Bills
by Allison R. Donohue, Michigan Advance
During the first session since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, House Democrats attempted Thursday night to bring bills to the floor for a roll call vote that would…
Do You Qualify? Over 1M in Michigan Have Health Coverage Through State-Funded Healthy Michigan Program
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Healthy Michigan Plan is now providing health care coverage to 1,000,456 million Michiganders, marking the first time more than one million people have opted for affordable and accessible…
