Michigan Educators, Kids Get Ready to Return to School Amid Rising COVID-19 Numbers

Educators and parents were counting on this pandemic school year being safer with vaccinations, but the highly infectious delta variant has...

On Ghosting and Being Ghosted with Camille Rogers and Aaron Applebey

The Science of Grief, produced by WDET and Science Gallery Detroit, explores the stories, science and solutions around grief and...

Detroit Aims “To Make Sure That Everyone Has the Opportunity To Get Vaccinated,” Health Officer Says

The City of Detroit Health Department has been going door to door since June to inoculate anyone who wants to...

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Talks COVID-19, Floods and Census Response

After the FDA authorized additional COVID-19 vaccine doses for the immunocompromised, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced he would offer a third dose...

Solutions for Worsening Plastic Pollution in Great Lakes: “It’s Not Enough Just to Pick Up Trash”

Pollution -- specifically plastic pollution -- is threatening the Great Lakes. Crain’s Detroit Business recently put together a major analysis...

New Report Showcases Role of Immigrants in Building Community Resilience in Detroit

Global Detroit recently released a study on the impact of Detroit's fast-growing immigrant neighborhoods over several years. Executive Director Steve...

How to Summer: Level Up Your Picnic and Charcuterie Game With Detroit Charcuterie and Detroit Picnic Company

WDET’s “How to Summer” is a season-long series that offers insider tips and advice from social media and listeners on...

Unpacking the Infrastructure Package and What It Means for Michigan

Earlier this week, the Senate passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, a sweeping piece of legislation that has already made...

Reps. Debbie Dingell and Fred Upton on Bipartisan Support for Sweeping Infrastructure Bill

A monumental $1 trillion infrastructure bill took shape earlier this week in Washington. Two lawmakers from Michigan, who were part of the...

Detroit Community and Cultural Organizer Uses Food as a Medium for Ancestral Healing

Rooted shares stories about land tending, community healing and regeneration happening right here on the ancestral land of the Indigenous Anishinaabe, the...

New Book “Just Get on the Pill” Takes Look at Uneven Social Messaging Around Birth Control

It’s been 61 years since the FDA approved the birth control pill, a landmark victory for reproductive health and autonomy....

How the Pandemic Has Changed the Conversation on Mental Health

Mental health has been widely talked about in America recently with emotions surrounding the pandemic and the awareness movement led...