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BLUElab Metro: Cultivating a thriving community at Willow Run Acres

Meet BLUElab Metro – a co-curricular student team working alongside their community partner, Willow Run Acres, to support food sovereignty and a healthy community.

Michigan Theme Park Engineering & Design: A C-SED Lab Spotlight

Learn all about how the C-SED Lab became a space for creativity and community for the amazingly creative co-curricular student team, Michigan Theme Park Engineering & Design!

Team CSF Global: Supporting nutritional improvements for children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh

In the 2024-2025 academic year, Team CSF Global took a big step towards realizing their vision of promoting the nutritional health and feeding independence of children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh. 

Team PACT: Increasing the accessibility of cervical cancer screenings in Ghana

When Team PACT joined the very first FUSED (Functional Uses of Socially Engaged Design) Program in the Fall of 2024, they were driven forward by one clear goal: to design, develop, and roll out a device that increases the accessibility of cervical cancer screenings in Ghana.

Wolverines on Wheels: Envisioning sustainable transportation on campus

Check out how Team 3 from the Winter 2024 SEED Course and Fellowship became Wolverines on Wheels – a new and enthusiastic student organization on campus!

BotaniBot: Helping the visually impaired navigate botanical gardens

BotaniBot, a navigation app designed for those with sensory disabilities, is one of the Winter 2024 SEED Course and Fellowship's incredible teams. But just how did they make it here?

2024 SEED Fellowship: Designing public accessibility for people with disabilities

When Smriti Vamaraju and McKenna Owens joined the cohort of the 2024 SEED Summer Fellowship, they embraced the opportunity to investigate what accessibility looks like in public spaces – for a variety of important stakeholders.

LIFT: The importance of listening in the design process

LIFT is a project team dedicated to offering support for those who provide care for older adults.

Memento Mori: Coming to Peace with Death

Maura McInerney-Rowley, a recent graduate from the University of Michigan’s Ross College of Business MBA program, conceptualized the idea for Memento Mori (formally known as WILD) after a series of experiences that brought death, dying, and grief into the forefront of her mind.

Cityzen: Equipping Young People with the Hope for Change

Chewy, Jawuan, and Nina joined Innovation in Action as Team Civic Junction. Driven by the vision of a user-friendly, gamified political engagement app, they began to create “Cityzen.”
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