Economic Development – Research, Tech Transfer, & Innovation
WMU students hope to commercialize technology for autonomous vehicles in snow
WXMI TV (Feb. 3)
What are the great apes telling us? [UM-D]
UM-Dearborn News (Feb. 8)
MSU startup Enspired Solutions gains steam with PFAS-destroying tech
Crain’s Detroit Business (Feb. 13)
Eastern Michigan Students Selected to Join NASA-backed Weather Balloon Project
dbusiness (Feb. 14)
University of Michigan working toward next phase of nuclear energy
Michigan Radio (Feb. 20)
Economic Development – Local Partnerships
University partners with major employers for talent development [GVSU]
Grand Rapids Business Journal (Feb. 9)
Henry Ford Health joins Pistons owner, MSU on $2.5B Detroit development
Bridge (Feb. 9)
Western Michigan University to connect ‘education city’ through new partnerships
Grand Rapids Business Journal (Feb. 13)
Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability
John Ball Zoo raises baby turtles to help prevent population decreases [GVSU]
WOOD TV (Feb. 9)
Biology Lab Studies Burbot [NMU]
Northern Today (Feb. 16)
High schoolers help scientists study stream pollution [LSSU]
Capital News Service (Feb. 24)
Health Care
What is the connection between concussions and long-term brain health? UM seeks answers
The Detroit News (Feb. 2)
Ferris partners with MedStar to employ health care students
Big Rapids Pioneer (Feb. 15)
OU Event Teaches Students about Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Patch (Feb. 20)
New CMU study explores how ego interacts with health
WJRT TV (Feb. 20)
K-12 Outreach
Eastern Michigan University, Washtenaw school district testing program to help teacher shortage
WJBK TV (Feb. 13)
SVSU and MiSTEM Network honor educators with STEM Stars award
MLive (Feb. 23)
Public Health, Safety, & Security
Looking to cut down 911 response time, UM-Flint police offer the city a data-driven solution
Flint Beat (Feb. 5)
NMU's New AIS Station Aids Boaters
Northern Today (Feb. 22)
Military & Veteran Outreach
OUWB opens Anatomy Lab to military medics for ‘extremely unique opportunity’
OUWB School of Medicine (Feb. 17)
Civic Engagement and Education
Student volunteers offer tax assistance at Flint Public Library [UM-F]
Flint Beat (Feb. 23)
Ferris State University to expand its Jim Crow history museum
Interlochen Public Radio (Feb. 25)
Culture & Placemaking
Singer’s concert at SVSU kicks off museum’s Black History Month celebration
MLive (Feb. 1)
Filmmaker from Saudi Arabia Featured in Central Michigan International Film Festival
WWTV TV (Feb. 19)
Soo Locks Engineers Day 2023, a multi-event occasion [LSSU]
DVIDS (Feb. 24)
Student & Faculty Service
Michigan Tech Choir hosts ‘Music for a Sacred Space’ concert and fundraiser
WLUC TV (Feb. 28)
Faculty Expertise
What are the flying objects shot down by the U.S.? Possible theories explained [MTU]
Reuters (Feb. 15)
|