Hi fellows! Hard to believe our second week is almost over, I can already tell this summer is going to fly by. With this being our first full week, I felt as though I’m getting into a better routine for myself and getting my work done. This summer I am partnered with the Southwest Detroit […]
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This summer, I am interning with Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) with Abby. The mission of NSO is to deliver holistic care and wrap-around services to address social determinants impacting health, education and economic stability of vulnerable populations in Detroit. They have a multitude of programs designed for whole person care including, but not limited to,
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This summer, I’ll be working with Detroit Public Television’s Great Lakes Now, a monthly TV series that airs stories about anything and everything related to the Great Lakes, from current issues to recreation opportunities to environmental justice. Great Lakes Now also has a website that publishes original articles about these same topics. My summer project
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This summer, Tottianna, Manar, and I were placed with the Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV). The organization aims to help to improve both the economy and environment through partnerships with other individuals, groups, or organizations. They mainly focus on 3 categories: Healthy Land; Healthy Water; and Healthy Air. Within these 3 broad groups, they work
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Hello everyone! My name is Tottionna Bushell but most people call me Totti. I transferred to U of M one year ago and have been an active member of the undergraduate research community ever since. I am majoring in Afro-American studies and Statistics with hopes to conduct statistical research in marginalized communities. Doing statistical analysis
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Hi Everyone! My name is Manar Aljebori and I am a rising Junior majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience and minoring in Social Class and Inequality. I have lived in Dearborn Heights most of my life and would consider it to be my first community. I know the people here, the schools here, the stores
Hey everyone! My name is Malak, and I’m a rising sophomore planning on double majoring in Economics and International Studies with a Political Economy and Development (PED) sub-major or possibly switching to the Public Policy major at the Ford school. To me, a community is a group of people brought together by their shared qualities
Hi everyone, I’m Myla Lyons. I am from Southfield, Michigan, and am attending U of M as a junior in the fall. I intend to major in biopsychology, cognition, and neuroscience, acquire a(n accelerated) Master’s in Psychology, get a minor in entrepreneurship, dance, and maybe figure out where to fit statistics and or sociology in
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So, I am a student like all of you and I have a secret to share. Freshman year, after just barely passing MATH 115, I promised that I would never do math again. That promise is now broken. I am working on a FiNaNciAL LiTeRaCy resource booklet for ProsperUS Detroit with the LEGENDARY Crystal King.
