Stewardship - The State Universities of Michigan and the Public Good

February 4, 2019

Michigan's 15 public universities are pleased to share the following news items with you. Stewardship is a monthly update on various activities our universities are engaged in that enrich their communities, regions, and the state of Michigan.

Economic Development - Research, Tech Transfer, & Innovation

Eastern Michigan University students to display various technologies at North American International Auto Show Jan. 14-17

EMU Today (Jan. 10, 2019)

WMU plans major expansion of research and technology park

Crain's Detroit Business (Jan. 13, 2019)

Michigan Technological University is making autonomous boats a lot smarter

cnet (Jan. 16, 2019)

Wayne State, Microsoft Team to Strengthen Employability in Detroit

dbusiness (Jan. 16, 2019)

How connected vehicles' windshield wipers could help prevent flooding [UM]

Michigan News (Jan. 17, 2019)

Central Michigan University: 2D Sketches Jumping to 3D Works of Art

WWTV TV (Jan. 22, 2019)

Feeling the beat [OU]

Rochester Patch (Jan. 23, 2019)

Invent@NMU Launches Remote Kiosk on NMU's Campus

WLUC TV (Jan. 24, 2019)

Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability

Michigan Ag grants funds for state fertilizer research work [MSU, GVSU]

Farm World (Jan. 9, 2019)

Global study of rivers finds climate affects cycle of carbon, led by Oakland University professor

The Oakland Press (Jan. 13, 2019)

Staying sustainable [FSU, CMU, GVSU]

Ferris State Torch (Jan. 26, 2019)

New Study May Revitalize Abandoned Mines [MTU]

WLUC TV (Jan. 28, 2019)

Campus natural areas provide a winter land of wonder [UM-D]

UM-Dearborn News (Jan. 28, 2019)

Lake State biologist and class test out carbon-cycling [LSSU]

Soo Today [Canada] (Jan. 31, 2019)

Health Care

Facebook Junkies Are Similar to Drug Addicts, Study Finds [MSU]

Bloomberg (Jan. 10, 2019)

GVSU awarded $500 thousand to study carbon 3D printing in healthcare

3D Printing Industry (Jan. 22, 2019)

Q&A with the mid-Michigan woman changing the way we treat opioid dependency [CMU]

Epicenter (Jan. 22, 2019)

Public Safety & Veteran Outreach

Researchers develop artificial fingerprints, claiming they could hack into a third of smartphones [MSU]

CNBC (Jan. 1, 2019)

Eastern Michigan University honors 68 soldiers deploying overseas

WDIV TV (Jan. 5, 2019)

SVSU named Military-Friendly university for eighth year

WSMH TV (Jan. 25, 2019)

Civic Engagement & Education

'Collusion,' 'ghosting,' 'POTUS' top list of banished words for 2019 [LSSU]

CNN (Jan. 2, 2019)

Celebrating a life and legacy: Ferris community participates in Freedom March

Big Rapids Pioneer (Jan. 21, 2019)

College opens financial planning center [WMU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (Jan. 21, 2019)

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro booked for University of Michigan talk

MLive (Jan. 29, 2019)

Writers receive education and support through local center [SVSU]

Route Bay City (Jan. 31, 2019)

Student & Faculty Service

Volunteers mark MLK holiday with day of service at Flint soup kitchen [UM-F]

WJRT TV (Jan. 21, 2019)

Volunteers build 'little free libraries' for Flint [UM-F]

WEYI TV (Jan. 21, 2019)

Culture & Placemaking

Plan would grow walkable campus linking Detroit cultural institutions [WSU]

The Detroit News (Jan. 10, 2019)

NMU Offers Sensory-Friendly Ballet Performance

Northern Today (Jan. 15, 2019)

Faculty Perspective & Expertise

Finance Professor Vivek Singh talks research findings and what works for him when it comes to investing [UM-D]

UM-Dearborn News (Jan. 14, 2019)

Michigan Association of State Universities | masu.org

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