Ann Arbor Times

Dingell Announces More Than $5.9 Million in HHS Grants for the University of Michigan

By Ann Arbor Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On May 30, announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $6,241,941 for aging, neurological disorders, mothers and children, cancer biology, diabetes, lung disease, endocrinology, and metabolic research

Dingell, Fitzpatrick, Wasserman Schultz, Allred Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Breast Cancer Diagnostic Tests

By Ann Arbor Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

On Jun 6, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), co-chair of the Congressional Cancer Prevention Caucus, Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Colin Allred (D-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to make breast cancer diagnostic tests more affordable and accessible to women by eliminating copays and additional out-of-pocket expenses

Dingell, Fitzpatrick Lead 42 Members in Urging HHS to Address Patient Boarding

By Ann Arbor Times Report | Jun 4, 2023

Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today led 42 of their House colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the department to convene a task force to address the growing public health crisis of emergency department (ED) patient boarding. Boarding takes place when a patient cannot be sent home from the ED or transferred to another facility for further treatment because there are no available beds, so they must wait, or be “boarded” in the ED – often for hours, sometimes days, or even weeks

Dingell Announces $9.8 Million for University of Michigan for Connected Vehicle Technology

By Ann Arbor Times Report | Jun 2, 2023

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On May 26, 2023, announced that the Ann Arbor Connected Environment project at the University of Michigan will receive $9,859,240 from the Department of Transportation to retrofit the AACE with cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology

Dingell Announces $1 Million for Clean Hydrogen Project at University of Michigan

By Ann Arbor Times Report | Jun 1, 2023

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) On May 26, 2023, announced the University of Michigan has been selected by the Department of Energy (DoE) to receive up to $1 million to support a project that will advance critical technologies for producing, storing, and deploying clean hydrogen