Carolyn Wilson administers the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to Dr. Eric Kane at Beaumont Service Center in Southfield on Dec. 15, 2020.

Michigan health care professionals work to assuage skepticism as they roll out COVID-19 vaccines

Health care professionals across Michigan are doing their best to respond to Michiganders' concerns and deliver the vaccine to as many residents as possible.

The High Ground team enjoys a 'thank you' lunch at El Mercadito de Memphis with key stakeholders in our "On the Ground: Hickory Hill" coverage, including residents and representatives from nonprofits and the Memphis Police Department. (High Ground)
Destination Eats: Hickory Hill has what you’re craving
(Forever Ready Productions)
60-second video series is helping parents find some peace in the pandemic
The Arts Café is looking for residents of the Memphis' Riverview-Kansas area who enjoy making art or poetry to share how COVID-19 has affected their community. The deadline to apply is January 29.
Arts Café calls for Riverview-Kansas residents to share their pandemic stories through art, poetry
Reggie Reed, who went to Beecher, is one of several local players trying to make the Flint United roster.
Flint United is providing hope for local hoop dreamers

"It means everything to the city.”

Applications now open for Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program

Grants — which can be used for payroll, rent or mortgage, utility expenses, and other business-related costs — of up to $20,000 may be awarded to eligible businesses that have been temporarily closed; eligible businesses that have been partially closed or are open and can demonstrate they’ve been affected by the pandemic can apply for up to $15,000.

GRDC supporters gather in front of a community mural in the days before COVID-19.
Resilient Neighborhoods: How COVID-19 rewrote the rules for community engagement in Detroit

Detroit nonprofits have adopted new strategies to reach communities during the pandemic.

Dr. Wassim Tarraf has carried out research on COVID-19's impact on people of color.
Michigan grapples with COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on people of color’s mental health

COVID-19 has taken a toll on mental health in Michigan and across the world, but new Wayne State University (WSU) research shows that burden has been heaviest for people of color.

(Courtesy of Memphis Light Gas and Water)
MLGW to give away kits and tips for saving cash January 14 online, January 15 in North Memphis
The star cluster Westerlund 2 in the Milky Way galaxy, with an estimated age of about one or two million years. (Courtesy of NASA)
NASA is helping a U of M professor bring space sciences to Memphis-area K-12 classrooms

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