University of Michigan’s Innovation in Action program set to join Acumen and the Rockefeller Foundation in the “Student Social Innovation Challenge” This fall, Innovation in Action (IiA) is one of four university social innovation competitions selected to be a part of The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge. The areas of focus for this challenge […]

September 13 Great Lakes Drowning Prevention Joined by stakeholders from Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium, students clarified, ideated, and developed potential solutions to the topic, “Design a way to increase beachgoers’ awareness and understanding of the dangers of the Great Lakes while encouraging the safe enjoyment of their beaches and shoreline.” Read the article from […]

C-SED summer studio interns Suzanne Chou and Brianna Broderick presented the findings from their project at the MI-ACE Annual Conference in Traverse City. The conference is hosted by the Michigan Section of the American Water Works Association, which aims to promote education and knowledge about public health, safety, and sectors involving water. The summer was […]