This grant renewal will total $1.3 million and will allow the university to continue offering its support services to students who are first-generation or low-income or who have disabilities to help increase student success, retention, and graduation.

The three-year partnership will see the university’s Construction Safety Research Center participating in the MIOSHA Alliance Program to strengthen workforce safety in the construction industry.

The Tennessee Department of Health has named the University of Tennessee Health Science Center the Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence. That designation comes with a $12 million grant.

The prosthetics and orthotics leader is partnering with the university for an event that will give individuals of all levels of movement the chance to participate in community and connection.

The university has received $35,000 from Motorola Solutions Foundation in order to fund the tuition of first responders for the Cybersecurity Management BBA program.

The Charter to CMU Guarantee provides guaranteed admission into CMU for students who graduate from one of 25 eligible charter schools in Michigan, provided they have a GPA of 2.8 or higher.

The new scholarship was established by alumna Lorri Oreolt, who spent 25 years as an open heart surgery nurse.

Recently signed transfer agreements with Macomb Community College, Oakland Community College, and Schoolcraft College will improve access to bachelor degrees from Oakland University.

The recognition comes via Insight Into Academia magazine, which has bestowed this award upon 70 institutions across the country.

The grant is intended to increase retention and graduation rates among the students served by Student Support Services, which includes first-generation students, low-income students, and students with disabilities.