This toolkit is helping to address gaps in youth sexual health care

New online resource provides evidence-based sexual health guidance for youth, families, and clinicians, aiming to reduce misinformation and barriers.

Jessica Tharp, owner of Book Love Bar in Ypsilanti.
Independent bookstores succeed by playing to their strengths

Despite the collapse of the big-box bookstore, local independent stores have successfully emphasized community, tactile experience, curation, and collaboration.

Opinion: AI is ‘The Thneed’ of the 21st Century

AI itself shows alarming parallels to the “Fine-Something-That-All-People-Need” in more ways than one.

When everyone is welcome: How Michigan’s CCBHCs are changing care

CCBHCs have been improving access to quality mental health care for Michigan residents since 2021.

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could hold Big Tech liable

For decades, Section 230 shielded technology companies from liability for content that their users post. The K.G.M. litigation uses a different legal strategy: negligence-based product liability.

How Denver’s Northeast Park Hill community reduced youth violence by 75%
How a notorious maximum-security prison was transformed into a thriving preschool
Indiana health center trains local residents as dental assistants to fill workforce gaps

HealthLinc, a federally qualified health center in Valparaiso, covers training costs while preparing local residents for dental assistant jobs, strengthening workforce pipelines and expanding access to care.

New campaign seeks to reduce businesses’ food waste by doubling food donations

Michiganders send 1.5 to 2 million pounds of food to landfills every year, including massive amounts of perfectly edible food.

A surge of career-connected learning is sweeping across Michigan

Kent ISD’s second CTE center in Caledonia is more than a new building—it’s a bet on opportunity, supported by an already impressive 96.7% graduation rate for Kent County's CTE students and a countywide goal to welcome 10,000 students annually to the power of CTE by 2030.

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