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Abbass Berjaoui, a second-year student pursuing a bachelor’s in biology, is no stranger to the consequences of health disparities. It’s the reason he was compelled to create MedEq: Medical Equity at Wayne State. MedEq is a nonprofit student organization that aims to reduce health disparities and promote equity in the health care system. Berjaoui, 20, […]

Leah Ouellet, who is currently working toward a master’s in criminal justice at Wayne State University, spends her Monday evenings hosting a writing circle with inmates at a local correctional facility to aid in the efforts of restructuring the prison system. Ouellet, 25, got involved with the Prison Creative Arts Project after spending time working […]

Kaitlin Carter, 21, a senior anthropology student at Wayne State University, has been working alongside assistant professor Julie Lesnik to educate people about entomophagy, or the practice of eating insects. We spoke with Carter about her experiences in the field and working on Eating Insects Detroit, the first international entomophagy conference in the U.S. What made […]

Jared Talaga, 26, is a graduate student working toward a master’s in urban planning at Wayne State University. He is working alongside Growing Hope, an agricultural focused nonprofit in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to assess their local food system this summer. Through his data collection and assessment, Talaga hopes that he can help persuade people to grow […]