January 5, 2025

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

How Michigan is trying to recapture its innovation mojo [MSU, UM, WSU]

Michigan Advance (Jan. 11)

 

Brain implant lets man with paralysis fly a virtual drone by thought [UM]

New Scientist (Jan. 20)

 

MSU students working to invent new type of concrete to help Michigan roads

WXYZ TV (Jan. 22)

 

ArtPrize saw 800K visitors, $71M economic impact in 2024 [GVSU]

WOOD TV (Jan. 23)

 

How can we make driver assist features play nice together? [UM-D]

UM-Dearborn Reporter (Jan. 27)

 

$800K grant to explore atomic level purity for energy developments [WMU]

WMU News (Jan. 27)

 

Economic Development – Local Partnerships

Program encouraging EMU community to support Ypsi businesses marks successful third year

Concentrate (Jan. 8)

 

Building a historic partnership [UM-D]

UM-Dearborn Reporter (Jan. 16)

 

West Michigan executives are increasingly optimistic in the regional economy, survey finds [GVSU]

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business (Jan. 29)

 

Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability

Wolves could expand across the eastern U.S.— but they might need help [MSU, MTU]

Capital News Service (Jan. 9)

 

Health Care

University of Michigan lab develops blood test to identify HPV-related cancers

WOOD TV (Jan. 3)

 

K-12 Outreach

Growing number of new special ed teachers staying in Washtenaw County [EMU]

MLive (Jan. 8)

 

Michigan Tech Mind Trekkers offering summer academic programs

WLUC TV (Jan. 8)

 

Public Health, Safety, & Security

Michigan Department of Corrections gets cybercrime training at Michigan State University

WILX TV (Jan. 10)

 

SVSU, Delta College get Narcan ‘rescue boxes’ to combat opioid crisis

MLive (Jan. 15)

 

Civic Engagement and Education 

Saginaw Valley State University hosts Reverend Naomi Tutu

WEYI TV (Jan. 22)

 

OU Libraries Adds Local News Archive to Online Collections

Patch (Jan. 28)

 

Culture & Placemaking

UM-Flint receives $495K Mellon Grant to explore "Cracks in the Pavement"

UM-Flint Now (Jan. 27)

 

Student & Faculty Service

UM-Flint students tie blankets during Day of Service

WEYI TV (Jan. 20)

 

OUWB students honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day through community service

OUWB School of Medicine (Jan. 22)

 

Faculty Expertise

A look at the health impact shifting weather has on Michiganders [WSU]

CBS News (Jan. 3)

 

Germany and US have long been allies - that could change with Trump [WSU]

The Conversation (Jan. 9)

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