Detroit Today: New podcast explores auto industry’s shift to electric vehicles
Over the last five years, automakers have been committing more resources to produce and distribute electric vehicles. Ford and General...
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Detroit Today: How the UAW strikes have shaken up the auto show
The North American International Auto Show opened to the public this week, amid a historic United Auto Workers strike against...
Detroit Today: Why university boards are key to accountability in higher education
Michigan State University announced Monday it will fire its head football coach, Mel Tucker, after details emerged about allegations against...
Detroit Today: What the UAW strike means for Michiganders
About 13,000 United Auto Worker members striked Friday morning — some at a General Motors auto plant in Missouri, others...
Detroit Today: How innovations like AI affect labor negotiations
Negotiations between the United Auto Workers union and Detroit automakers appear to be at a standstill — with contract negotiations...
Detroit Today: How Michigan plans to transition to 100% clean energy
Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced her hopes to enact a 100% clean energy standard. The state has also implemented...
Detroit Today: Expanding mental health care in Michigan schools
Launched in 2013 at the University of Michigan, TRAILS — which stands for Transforming Research into Action to Improve the...
Detroit Today: Why demanding Black students to share their trauma often reduces them to stereotypes
With students going back to school this fall, it also means the beginning of the college application season. But essay...
Detroit Today: Jefferson Chalmers residents work to reduce flooding damage from climate change
Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood maintains beautiful Venice-like blocks that feature inland waterways that often run right through residents’ backyards. It...
Detroit Today: How Michigan can improve its infrastructure to reduce storm damage
Last week, storms and seven tornadoes — four of them in Wayne County — hit Southeast Michigan. As of Friday,...
Detroit Today: Michigan conservatives react to the first Republican primary debate
The Republican Party held its first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee Wednesday night. Eight candidates made their case about why...
Detroit Today: How the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people socialize
It’s been a while since people were social distancing and wearing masks. Are we back to normal? What does "normal"...