The URC aggregates data on the combined economic impact of our three research intensive institutions, benchmarks our university cluster against other peer clusters in the US, and shares how we make an impact in sectors like K-12 education, fighting COVID-19, infrastructure, and more.
Michigan’s University Research Corridor added $958 million in economic activity to the city of Detroit in 2015, or the equivalent of $1,400 per Detroit resident, along with hundreds of programs that improve lives and…
Michigan’s University Research Corridor contributed $17.5 billion to Michigan’s economy, an increase of $700 million over the previous year, according to the 9th Annual Economic Impact & Benchmark Report released today.
Michigan’s leading research universities are magnets for top-notch talent, attracting, developing and retaining highly skilled individuals to propel Michigan’s economy into the future, a new report confirms.
Michigan’s University Research Corridor remains competitive with the nation’s top university research clusters, contributing $16.8 billion to Michigan’s economy according to the 8th Annual Economic Impact & Benchmark…
Michigan’s University Research Corridor (URC) is playing a major role in protecting the water resources of Michigan and the Great Lakes region and using those resources to promote economic development in the state and…
Michigan’s University Research Corridor (URC) ranks high among eight university innovation clusters in a new measure that examines R&D spending, research commercialization and talent production, according to a new…
Michigan’s University Research Corridor (URC) generated $15.5 billion in economic impact statewide, exceeded $2 billion in annual research expenditures and awarded more than 31,600 degrees in one year, placing it at or…
Michigan’s University Research Corridor is proving to be a powerful business incubator for students and alumni, playing a dramatically increased role in nurturing start-up efforts and providing a boost to aspiring…
Michigan is the birthplace of the modern automotive industry, where the automobile was catapulted from a novel product to an everyday necessity. Since the beginning of the auto industry, intense competition, increasing…
At the forefront of Michigan’s economic resurgence is the University Research Corridor, an alliance of Michigan’s three largest research institutions – Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne…