November 5, 2024

Happy Election Day from MASU!


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

6G: The next steps in wireless tech are on the horizon [CMU]

WOOD TV (Oct. 13)

 

University of Michigan Leads $35M Spacecraft Project from U.S. Space Force [WMU]

dbusiness (Oct. 16)

 

Michigan lab gains steam on mission to turn plastic waste into food [MTU]

Crain’s Detroit Business (Oct. 31)

 

Economic Development – Local Partnerships

Startups in Michigan Central to receive fellows from new mobility innovation program [WSU]

The Detroit News (Oct. 7)

 

Universities must work together to keep graduates in Michigan, leaders say [MSU, UM, WSU]

Bridge (Oct. 15)

 

Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability

CMU researchers helping communities prepare for floods

WJRT TV (Oct. 14)

 

Michigan State University Named an NSF Global Center to Solve Food Challenges

dbusiness (Oct. 17)

 

Health Care

OU Offering Mental Health First Aid Trainings Throughout October

Patch (Oct. 1)

 

UM-Flint School of Nursing receives $3.94M grant to address rural nursing shortage

UM Flint News Now (Oct. 23)

 

Checking back in with Wayne State's Medicos Amigos one year later

WXYZ TV (Oct. 17)

 

K-12 Outreach

Pilot program gives 15 students degrees for free, returns them home to teach in Grand Rapids [MSU]

MLive (Oct. 7)

 

Teen scientists are learning STEM skills today as they prepare for the jobs of tomorrow [SVSU]

Route Bay City (Oct. 16)

 

Financial program from high schoolers, GVSU to launch across Michigan in 2025

Holland Sentinel (Oct. 21)

 

Eastern Michigan University Hosts the Annual Digital Divas Conference to Inspire High School Girls in STEM

The Sun Times News (Oct. 22)

 

NMU Participates in Teacher Pipeline [CMU]

Northern Today (Oct. 29)

 

Public Health, Safety, & Security

Police unit focused on support for victims of abuse expanding in Saginaw County [SVSU]

WEYI TV (Oct. 18)

 

Does your teen consume protein supplements? Here’s what experts say [UM]

CNN (Oct. 21)

 

U of M-Flint sees success by expanding police patrols downtown

WJRT TV (Oct. 29)

 

Military & Veteran Outreach

MTU gets federal counterintelligence award

The Daily Mining Gazette (Oct. 12)

 

Civic Engagement and Education 

UofM Flint hosts gravestone cleaning workshop

WEYI TV (Oct. 5)

 

EMU Department of Women's and Gender Studies presenting voter equity forum

WEMU FM (Oct. 28)

 

Culture & Placemaking

How Discover Kalamazoo is reaching WMU students, visitors

WOOD TV (Oct. 16)

 

NMU Hosts Indigenous Perspectives Symposium Nov. 1

Northern Today (Oct. 21)

 

Student & Faculty Service

GVSU working with SpartanNash to provide Hurricane Helene relief

WOOD TV (Oct. 10)

 

OU Honors College makes blankets for children in hospitals

The Oakland Post (Oct. 30)

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