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Economic Development – Research, Tech Transfer, & Innovation
Wayne State University’s AI for Mobility Project seeks to improve Detroit’s public transit system
Detroit PBS (Sep. 1)
Meet the robot that could one day harvest Michigan’s apple orchards [MSU]
MLive (Sep. 15)
U.S. Department of Energy Kicks Off Nationwide Battery Workforce Challenge Program [UM-D]
U.S. Department of Energy (Sep. 23)
Bio-based coatings: “Maintaining high-performance standards is a delicate challenge” [EMU]
European Coatings [Germany] (Sep. 23)
Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability
Researchers study a key link that might lead to reducing Detroit's premature births [WSU]
The Detroit News (Sep. 13)
MSU scientists awarded two new grants over $1M each to address PFAS impacts on agriculture
MSU Today (Sep. 27)
Health Care
University of Michigan study finds women receive lower quality cardiac care
WDIV TV (Sep. 4)
K-12 Outreach
High school students learn budgeting through immersive experience [NMU]
The Mining Journal (Sep. 28)
Special education fund to cover student services, address failures from Flint water crisis [UM-F]
The Detroit News (Sep. 30)
Global Outreach
EMU students help Afghan refugee families move into new homes
Detroit PBS (Sep. 1)
Public Health, Safety, & Security
New search opens for plane carrying 3 that crashed in Michigan’s Lake Superior in 1968 [MTU]
AP (Sep. 9)
UM-Flint experts talk benefits of $1.5M grant for SANE program
WNEM TV (Sep. 13)
Director of Michigan State Police visits WMU's Cold Case Program, talks about expanding to other schools
WZZM TV (Sep. 23)
University of Michigan study shows benefits of police body camera reviews
MLive (Sep. 29)
Military & Veteran Outreach
These Michigan colleges are gold level veteran-friendly schools, agency says [All 15 public universities!]
MLive (Sep. 23)
Civic Engagement and Education
Donna Posont Helps Blind People Become Birders—and Whatever Else They Want To Be [UM-D]
Audubon Magazine (Sep. 1)
SVSU Earns Recognition for Student Voter Engagement
WSGW FM (Sep. 13)
Discussion of Muslim characters in film, media since 9/11 at SVSU
Midland Daily News (Sep. 17)
Student voter registration contest pits GVSU, WMU against rivals [EMU, FSU, WSU]
WOOD TV (Sep. 20)
Culture & Placemaking
Providing opportunities in Battle Creek for Hispanic and MiXcano youth to learn history and culture [GVSU]
Second Wave (Sep. 12)
Students Produce U.P. History Segments for WNMU-FM [NMU]
Northern Today (Sep. 20)
Student & Faculty Service
Basketball seminar allows people with disabilities to ‘live their dreams’ [GVSU]
WOOD TV (Sep. 18)
Faculty Expertise
Federal Reserve rate cut prompts discussion on homeowner refinancing in Michigan [WMU]
WWMT TV (Sep. 20)
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