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Boyer tapped as first faculty director of new UMCI in Detroit

UM's Detroit innovation center advances toward 2027 opening

The University of Michigan's prominent graduate school and research center, which broke ground over two years ago, is still on track to open next year. When it opens in fall 2027, the University of Michigan Center for Innovation (UMCI) aims to offer new, multidisciplinary education unique to the Detroit campus.

A map of the new UMCI site and the surrounding area in downtown Detroit

U-M to lease UMCI residential building

The University of Michigan Center for Innovation in Detroit will lease a residential tower at 2205 Cass Ave., being developed by Related Companies and Olympia Development of Michigan.

Aerial view of a modern, multi-story building with green rooftops and curved architecture, surrounded by city streets and other urban buildings.

U-M closes on nearly 2.3 acres of land in Detroit

The University of Michigan closed on a $9.5 million purchase of land at 2201 W. Grand River Ave. from MGM Grand Detroit.

A rendering of the glass exterior of the new UMCI building

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UMCI design approved, construction ramps up

The Board of Regents has approved the schematic design for the University of Michigan Center for Innovation in Detroit, a six-story building expected to open in spring 2027.

UMCI breaks ground: Center to spur economic growth, educational enrichment in Detroit

The University of Michigan Center for Innovation in Detroit broke ground Thursday with high-energy musical performances and 13 shovels held by leaders of the partners bringing the project to fruition.

Scott Shireman in front of the Detroit River and the Detroit skyline

U-M hires inaugural director of innovation center in Detroit

Scott Shireman, an experienced higher education administrator with deep expertise in global and online education, is the inaugural director of the University of Michigan Center for Innovation in Detroit.

The first adult learners of “Saturdays in the D”

The first cohort of adult learners in Detroit’s “Saturdays in the D” summer program completed their six-week courses and earned certificates, marking a new expansion of the program to include adult professional development.