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Lori's Hands is a nonprofit organization that connects college student volunteers to adults in the community who are living with chronic illness. The students provide companionship and practical assistance to people who share their health and life experiences to support students’ learning. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talked to Maddi Riemenschneider, Lori's Hands Metro Detroit Senior Manager, and Eastern Michigan University student James Thurman about the organization's mission to connect generations within the community.
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The National Institute of Health has bestowed a $500,000 grant to an Eastern Michigan University chemistry professor and her team to continue groundbreaking cancer and Alzheimer’s research. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.
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50 years ago, Eastern Michigan University laid the groundwork for the first academic major program focusing on Black studies in Michigan. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.
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Students and staff at Eastern Michigan University have planted rainbow flags on campus to show support for LGBTQ+ students during Coming Out Month. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.
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Eastern Michigan University has expanded ways to inform people in various emergency situations. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Over the years, Eastern Michigan University has changed how it teaches students about the events of 9/11 and its aftermath. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.
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Eastern Michigan University’s food pantry is marking its tenth anniversary of operation with plans to expand and grow in its community service. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.
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If you couple community building with the power of storytelling, perhaps we can build a better world. That’s a big part of the philosophy of the 826michigan organization. It serves the creative young minds in Ann Arbor, Detroit and Ypsilanti and has now moved operations to the campus of Eastern Michigan University. WEMU's David Fair caught up with 826michigan's Washtenaw County Program Manager, Megan Gilson, about the process of engaging the right brain and putting it to work for personal and societal growth.
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About 100 people showed up Thursday night for a town hall meeting with 6th District Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, the crowd had a lot to talk about.
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A former EMU football player, who now owns a restaurant in Saline, will be featured in a national food show. “America’s Best Restaurants Roadshow” spotlights local, independently owned restaurants across the country. On Friday, August 29th, they will be taping an episode at Oscar’s Sports & Grill on S. State Road in Saline. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor chats with owner James Scalzi about how Oscar's came to be chosen as a restaurant that stands apart.