Economic Development – Research, Tech Transfer, & Innovation
MSU rare isotope facility, in demand by scientists worldwide, awarded $529M
Detroit Free Press (Dec. 1)
Amid rise of EVs, constantly updating technology, WMU, KCC set to receive combined $4.7 million for electric vehicle, semiconductor learning programs
WZZM TV (Dec. 2)
University of Michigan, Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop computing, AI facility
The Detroit News (Dec. 5)
OU Business Students Continue Winning Ways at 2024 SAS Hackathon
Patch (Dec. 12)
Economic Development – Local Partnerships
Brad King, founder of Orbion Space Technology, shares how he became one of the U.P.’s leading rocket scientists [MTU]
MEDC (Dec. 1)
E. coli outbreaks hurt real estate values, study finds [SVSU]
The Alpena News (Dec. 4)
New Wildcat Collective Partnership Benefits Students, U.P. Communities [NMU]
Northern Today (Dec. 12)
Bedrock reveals innovation district plan on stalled Wayne County jail complex site [FSU, WSU]
WXYZ TV (Dec. 17)
Enterprise program connects students with industry [MTU]
UPword (Dec. 18)
Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability
Wayne State study links head, neck cancers to air pollution
Public News Service (Dec. 2)
GVSU is conducting first-of-its-kind deer study in Kent Co.
WGVU FM (Dec. 11)
Eastern Michigan University participating in entrepreneurship program focused on climate change solutions [MSU, UM, WSU]
CBS News (Dec. 11)
Deer in the dark: GVSU conducting data collection for Kent County
WXMI TV (Dec. 13)
Health Care
MSU researchers discover drug to treat medical implant rejection
Yahoo! News (Dec. 3)
Is pH the GPS of our cells? [UM-D]
UM-Dearborn News (Dec. 4)
University of Michigan developed 'unprecedented' AI tool to improve brain tumor surgery
Detroit Free Press (Dec. 9)
K-12 Outreach
Michigan High School Esports Federation holds Varsity finals at UM-Flint
WEYI TV (Dec. 7)
Global Outreach
OU Students Present Research to State Department Officials
Patch (Dec. 19)
Public Health, Safety, & Security
NMU's $2.5 Million NIH Grant Addresses Addiction, Employment and Poverty
Northern Today (Dec. 19)
Military & Veteran Outreach
UM-Flint lauded by The Military Times for veteran friendliness
UM-Flint Now (Dec. 2)
Wayne State University partners with U.S. Army to research improvements of mobile water treatment
States Newsroom (Dec. 6)
Annual ‘Operation: Fill the Trailer’ competition helping veterans across Michigan [SVSU]
WNEM TV (Dec. 13)
Civic Engagement and Education
Social workers offer services in unexpected Ypsi-area sites, from library to art center [EMU, UM]
Concentrate (Dec. 4)
National Training Institute will keep electrical training seminars in Washtenaw County [EMU]
WEMU FM (Dec. 12)
Culture & Placemaking
The Metro: The impact of Black churches in Detroit and beyond [UM-D]
WDET FM (Dec. 9)
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