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Urban Institute invites Civilla for Human-Centered Design Talks

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Jan Furman, director of the Urban Institute stands in front of a large presentation screen that has the Civilla logo in the top-left, which is a multi-colored ribbon and says the company name. The title screen for the presentation says 'designing better futures using human-centered design.' Furman stands with her hands across her trunk and looks at the crowd.

On April 5, 2023, dozens of attendees converged on a lecture hall in the White building on University of Michigan-Flint’s campus for a presentation on how a focus on human-centered design can help us to have more equitable access to government and community resources. Researchers and designers, Kristen Uroda and Maki Nakagawa from Civilla were

Student Research Spotlight: Luis Martinez

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How do rational people discuss the economy, inflation, de-industrialization, labor unions, and profits today? “While we can each form our own opinions from reading and consuming the literature from the experts, it seems there are many experts defending positions that are unique and contradict one another,” according to UM-Flint undergraduate student Luís Martinez. They are