Go World Travel Magazine • 12th February 2025

Up Close with Elephants and Tea Plants in Sri Lanka

I’m in a souped-up safari SUV in a Sri Lankan national park, and a couple of car lengths away, a female elephant and her baby are pulling plants from the ground and eating them. I’m close enough to hear them chewing.

Second Wave Michigan • 31st January 2025

Collaboration gets Dearborn air quality data to people who need it

“Air quality, even just down the street, can be very different from your front door. Having these sensors at a hyper-local level can really give you a better picture of what's going on,” says Nick Thomas, director of MiNextCities at NextEnergy.

Chalkbeat • 10th January 2025

Detroit’s high childhood asthma rate contributes to chronic absenteeism

In Detroit, children have especially high rates of both asthma and absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism – when a student misses 10% or more of the school year – is a complex and pervasive problem.

Belt Magazine • 9th January 2025

Living the Tiny Cabin Life

My husband and I packed our two kids and our dog into the car and spent a weekend in a tiny cabin in a destination I’d never heard of.

Parents • 13th December 2024

Why 3 Out of 4 Parents Are Thinking About Pulling Their Kids Out of Sports

Kids benefit from sports in various ways, but the cost of their participation has become a problem for many families.

Starting Line 1928 • 12th December 2024

Sara Mae Berman — Starting Line 1928

In 1969, 32-year-old Sara Mae Berman was the first woman to cross the finish line in the Boston Marathon. She did it again in 1970 and 1971. But women weren’t allowed to enter officially.

WebMD • 20th November 2024

What Is Scarcity Mentality?

A scarcity mindset is a way of thinking that focuses on something you don’t have enough of.

Model D • 6th November 2024

East Side seniors better equipped to age in place with home repair grants and education

Seniors in Detroit often face challenges maintaining older homes. The nonprofit organization U SNAP BAC created a program to help with home repairs and to address needs that it often sees among the seniors it serves.

Parents • 5th November 2024

The Childhood Hobby Shared by 69% of Women Leaders

Girls who play sports can benefit in many ways, including improving their physical and mental health and boosting their academic performance. A recent study by the Women’s Sports Foundation shows that sports prepare girls to be leaders, too.

The Guardian • 25th October 2024

Hellah Sidibe: the man on a seven-year run streak who once hated running

Hellah Sidibe has been on a streak since 15 May 2017. Rain or shine, and no matter how his body is feeling, he has gone for a run for the last 2,700-plus days.

Lonely Planet • 4th October 2024

Epic Runs of North America

I wrote two pieces in this Lonely Planet book: White Sands National Park and The Detroit Riverwalk

National Wildlife • 29th September 2024

Maintaining a Sandhill Crane Oasis in the Desert

In a New Mexico desert transformed by human activity, wildlife managers create the seasonal wetlands that sandhill cranes rely on each fall and winter.

Planet Detroit • 26th September 2024

Planet Detroit's guide to running in Detroit

There’s never been a better time to be a runner in Detroit.

WebMD • 22nd September 2024

COVID Headache: How Long Does It Last?

A COVID headache is a headache that you get as a symptom of COVID-19, or the coronavirus. It’s a common symptom.

Audubon • 3rd September 2024

This Runner Is Completing a 100-Mile Ultramarathon in Every State—For Owls

Ten years ago, Pete Ripmaster was running through the frozen Alaska woods in the middle of the night, lost and alone.

Stanford Social Innovation Review • 31st August 2024

Closing the Racial Diversity Gap in Medicine

A growing body of research shows a positive correlation between the racial diversity of doctors and health outcomes for underserved communities. Yet data reveals a significant disparity in representation across US racial demographics.

Model D • 5th August 2024

Protecting Hubbard Richard neighborhood amid ongoing development

Situated next to the Ambassador Bridge and Corktown, close to the newly reopened Michigan Central Station, Detroit’s Hubbard Richard neighborhood has been navigating industry and development for decades.

Model D • 9th May 2024

Help for Detroiters navigating the path to buying or renting a home

The home-buying process can be daunting. Sometimes it’s hard to figure out where to start and what you can afford. On Detroit’s East Side, the nonprofit U SNAP BAC has been providing workshops and counseling to help people through this journey.

Chalkbeat • 2nd April 2024

Efforts to require home-schoolers to register spark furor

As a House Education Committee meeting ended last month, a group of home-schooling parents and community members began shouting at the lawmakers who wouldn’t allow them to speak. They wanted to speak out against the possibility that Michigan might one day require home-school parents to register with the state.

U-M Erb • 19th March 2024

Tom Lyon’s book on corporate political responsibility helps to ‘unrig’ the system

Many Americans believe business has too much influence in politics, says Erb faculty member Tom Lyon, the Dow Chair of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce.