THE WEEK IN REVIEW, WITH AN EYE ON WHAT’S NEXT NEED TO KNOW

lege degree from 50.5 percent currently to 60 percent by 2030, WSU said in a release.

 MICHIGAN MEDICINE TO START PHARMACY DRONE DELIVERY

Chevy Bolt EVs. In announcing the switch, Mayor Mike Duggan said the purchase was an attempt to honor a commitment that the city would reduce its emissions by 75 percent by 2034.

 WAYNE STATE OFFERS TUITION-FREE GUARANTEE

THE NEWS: Wayne State University last week announced a guarantee of free tuition for Michigan students from families with less than $70,000 in annual income. e Wayne State Guarantee will provide tuition assistance to eligible new undergraduates to eliminate out-of-pocket tuition costs for those who attend the Detroit-based university beginning this fall. e tuition assistance is renewable for up to four years, with the option to apply for a fth year, provided a student is on track to graduate in that year, Wayne State said.

WHY IT MATTERS: e guarantee, coupled with the state’s new Michigan Achievement Scholarship, which provides up to $5,500 per year for up to ve years to students attending a Michigan public university, is another step toward the state’s goal of increasing the number of working-age adults with a skill certi cate or col-

THE NEWS: Some Michigan Medicine patients will see their prescriptions delivered to their homes via autonomous drone starting next year. e Ann Arbor health system announced Wednesday it entered into a contract with South San Francisco-based Zipline to begin o ering home delivery services in parts of Washtenaw County starting in 2024. e service coincides with a $58 million expansion of its mail-order pharmacy facility on West Joy Road in Dexter, roughly 11 miles northwest of its main hospital campus in Ann Arbor.

WHY IT MATTERS: Michigan Medicine espouses the reduction of waste and emissions savings as a bene t of the drones, but it also will allow its pharmacy to ll orders quicker, adding more capacity.

 DETROIT ELECTRIFIES CITY DEPARTMENT VEHICLE FLEET

THE NEWS: Detroit has moved its rst city department to an all-electric vehicle eet, spending $3 million to completely convert the municipal parking department’s 48 cars to

WHY IT MATTERS: Duggan said the city’s plan is to switch its entire eet of about 2,700 vehicles away from internal combustion engines. Now, about 250 vehicles are hybrid or electric.

 MADONNA UNIVERSITY NAMES NEW PRESIDENT

THE NEWS: Christopher Dougherty, who is currently serving as an associate professor of business at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, will become the eighth president for Madonna University, the 2,100-student liberal arts university in Livonia, effective July 1. Dougherty’s appointment is the result of a six-month, nationwide presidential search. He will take over from Ian Day, who has been serving as acting president since the retirement of Michael Grandillo on Feb. 21, 2022.

WHY IT MATTERS: With more than 30 years of higher education experience, Dougherty brings experience in academic leadership, fundraising, enrollment management, mission integration and student a airs at several colleges and universities.