September 7, 2023

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.

COVID-19 Response

Detroit Today: How the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people socialize [WSU]

WDET FM (Aug. 23)

 

How research uses wastewater to monitor viruses [CMU]

WWTV TV (Aug. 24)

 

New COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 reported in Washtenaw County; Medical experts urge caution [WSU]

CBS Detroit (Aug. 29)

 

Economic Development – Research, Tech Transfer, & Innovation

Michigan State University invests in future of semiconductor industry

WXMI TV (Aug. 10)

 

Freedom Forge [MTU]

dbusiness (Aug. 18)

 

How long until a robot is doing your chores? [UM-D]

BBC News (Aug. 29)

 

Economic Development – Local Partnerships

Bipartisan, regional collaboration vital to securing funds for key Greater Lansing projects [MSU]

Lansing State Journal (Aug. 13)

 

Gov. Whitmer attends demolition ceremony at former Marquette hospital site

WJMN TV (Aug. 16)

 

Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability

Preparing for a Great Lakes oil spill [LSSU]

WKAR FM (Aug. 5)

 

New College of Great Lakes Ecology, Education [LSSU]

Sea Technology (Aug. 7)

 

MTU receives EPA funding for energy transition study

The Daily Mining Gazette (Aug. 15)

 

GVSU’s ‘Pixie Drone’ collects plastic from waterways

WOOD TV (Aug. 16)

 

CMU students, staff study climate change and biodiversity in Antarctica

WJRT TV (Aug. 22)

 

NMU Dining Assists Composting Effort

Northern Today (Aug. 25)

 

Health Care

Team from University of Michigan creates easier to use tourniquet to help save lives

WDIV TV (Aug. 10)

 

Scientists Find New Weapon Against Brain Tumor: 'Major Crack in the Armor' [UM]

Newsweek (Aug. 16)

 

Michigan University to Establish Brain Health Institute [WSU]

Public News Service (Aug. 22)

 

OU Professor Co-Authors Article on Ethics of Pediatric Decision Making

Patch (Aug. 31)

 

K-12 Outreach

Gaylord Community Schools partners with CMU to combat teacher shortage

WPBN TV (Aug. 7)

 

Michigan Department of Education launches program to address teacher shortage [WMU]

WXMI TV (Aug. 15)

 

Ferris State University Early Childhood Center making it easier for parents to get degrees

WWTV TV (Aug. 23)

 

Genesee Early College gets new home on UM-Flint campus

MLive (Aug. 31)

 

Global Outreach

OU Welcomes Japanese Students for Two-Week ESL Program

Patch (Aug. 4)

 

Public Health, Safety, & Security

M.O.M.S. tour in Detroit aims to reduce infant mortality rate, pregnancy related death [WSU]

Detroit Free Press (Aug. 15)

 

Eastern Michigan University to Launch a Bachelor’s Degree Program at a Women’s Prison

WIA Report (Aug. 25)

 

Ann Arbor has new directive for police after updating traffic stop policy

MLive (Aug. 30)

 

So far, so good for a new policing strategy in downtown Flint [UM-F]

WJRT TV (Aug. 31)

 

Military & Veteran Outreach

SVSU Is a Veteran Friendly School

WSGW FM (Aug. 25)

 

GVSU offers free entrepreneurship program for veterans in Battle Creek

WWMT TV (Aug. 27)

 

Ferris achieves gold-level status for veteran-friendly program

Pioneer (Aug. 28)

 

Culture & Placemaking

What’s that? Scenes of Bay City’s historic figures grace downtown building. [SVSU]

MLive (Aug. 21)

 

Faculty Expertise

Here’s how 3 metro Detroit businesses are using Artificial Intelligence to their advantage [UM-D]

Metromode (Aug. 24)

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