$7.75 million will carry Detroit students from high school into tech careers

A student in Detroit can now see a path that runs, unbroken, from a high-school classroom to a doctorate and a career in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence or systems engineering. The University of Detroit Mercy has received $7.75 million to expand exactly that kind of education-to-workforce pipeline, with scholarships, micro-credentials, research opportunities and internships along the way. The timing matters: the United States faces a shortage of cybersecurity professionals just as AI-driven risks grow. University president Donald B. Taylor argues the work needs ethical grounding as much as technical skill, and that Detroit Mercy is positioned to provide both. The programme reaches beyond undergraduates, too — active-duty military personnel and civilian defence employees can train through it as well.

SDG 4 · Quality education — Mechanism: funding & finance