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- 1Detroit and Flint teens face mental health crisis, adults feel helpless▼Detroit and Flint teens struggle with mental health – and worried adults around them feel ‘helpless’
Teenagers in Detroit and Flint are struggling with mental health problems, according to a report from Michigan Advance. The adults around them — parents, teachers and mentors — say they feel 'helpless' in the face of the crisis. The report highlights growing concern in Michigan's two hardest-hit cities about young people's emotional wellbeing and the lack of effective support available to them.
- 2Zhen Xu Receives Golden Goose Award from AAAS▼Zhen Xu Receives Golden Goose Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Zhen Xu, a researcher at the University of Michigan's biomedical engineering department, has received the Golden Goose Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The award honors federally funded research whose unexpected or seemingly obscure work led to significant societal benefits. Xu's recognition highlights the value of curiosity-driven science, though details of the specific research being honored were not immediately available.