June 1, 2016

Economic Development - Innovation & Entrepreneurialism

Michigan races to stay in the driver's seat on autonomous vehicle legislation [UM]

Crain's Detroit Business (May 1, 2016)

GVSU considers new ways to foster entrepreneurial growth

MiBiz (May 1, 2016)

Capital Gain: If area banks backed loans against intellectual property, it would propel Michigan's video game industry [WMU]

dbusiness (May 9, 2016)

UM's Desai Accelerator selects 6 startups for summer program

Crain's Detroit Business (May 13 2016)

Invent@NMU Featured Among State's Top Innovative Programs

WLUC TV (May 12, 2016)

Greek Energy Company Opens First U.S. Office in Oakland [OU]

dbusiness (May 12, 2016)

GVSU's MAREC relaunches with new name, co-working space in Muskegon

MiBiz (May 13, 2016)

Startup proves medical packaging is more than just a box and a bag [GVSU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (May 13, 2016)

Wayne State to host hackathon this weekend

Crain's Detroit Business (May 20, 2016)

Michigan Tech students pave the way for plastic 3D Printing

WLUC TV (May 20, 2016)

Dingell says research grants for younger students, visa reform critical for innovation [UM]

MLive (May 20, 2016)

University lab commercializes research discoveries [MTU]

WBUP TV (May 25, 2016)

Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Boot Camp coming to Sault Ste. Marie [MSU, LSSU]

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (May 25, 2016)

Faculty 'Shark Tank' [MTU, UM, MSU, WSU]

The Daily Mining Gazette (May 26, 2016)

Delphinus Medical Technologies lands in larger HQ in Novi [WSU]

Southeast Michigan Start-Up (May 27, 2016)

Economic Development - Research, Development & Technology Transfer

U-M experts: Smart-home platform not so intelligent

Detroit Free Press (May 3, 2016)

GVSU students design in-mouth wheelchair device for 10-year-old boy

WZZM TV (May 3, 2016)

Michigan Researcher Leads $2.3-Million Grant To Combat Downy Mildew In Vegetables [MSU]

Growing Produce (May 5, 2016)

U of M's Marlo robot uses algorithms to conquer uneven terrain

Engadget (May 6, 2016)

West Michigan Economy Still Rising [GVSU]

Moody on the Market (May 6, 2016)

Who Needs Males? Self-Cloning Females Heal Faster [EMU]

National Geographic (May 10, 2016)

EMU professor examines facts and fiction regarding millennials in new book

MLive (May 10, 2016)

Fifty Shades of Grey readers show higher levels of sexism, study finds [MSU]

The Guardian [UK] (May 10, 2016)

New potash facility to open near Evart [WMU]

Cadillac News (May 12, 2016)

Consumer sentiment hits 95.8 in May vs. 90 estimate [UM]

CNBC (May 13, 2016)

Consumers remain wary of self-driving cars: U-M study

Detroit Free Press (May 23, 2016)

MSU biologist gets $300,000 for electric fish research

Detroit Free Press (May 24, 2016)

ForcePhone software makes any mobile device pressure sensitive [UM]

Engadget (May 26, 2016)

Going 3-D: Manufacturers say tech drives sustainability, revenue [MTU]

MiBiz (May 29, 2016)

Environmental Sustainability

U.S. EPA Announces 28 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling over $12.5 million [MTU, GVSU]

WJMN TV (May 4, 2016)

Consumers Energy installing "solar garden" at Western Michigan University BTR Park

WNWN FM (May 5, 2016)

Tech gets grant to battle invasive species

WNMU FM (May 5, 2016)

Report finds $368M value in garbage diversion [GVSU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (May 6, 2016)

University partners with Ann Arbor Public Schools for annual e-waste recycling event [UM]

The Michigan Daily (May 8, 2016)

GVSU places in top 50 at RecycleMania

Grand Valley Lanthorn (May 9, 2016)

MSU selling Spartan green train after going coal-free

Crain's Detroit Business (May 10, 2016)

Oakland University conference focuses on energy efficiency

Petoskey News (May 10, 2016)

College wins $440K grant for sustainable design [FSU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (May 11, 2016)

Professor says dioxane probably has reached Huron River already [WSU]

MLive (May 13, 2016)

MSU students ditch 300 tons of futons, microwaves and more

Lansing State Journal (May 16, 2016)

Researchers get fresh Great Lakes data from aboard Beaver Island ferry [CMU]

Great Lakes Echo (May 17, 2016)

Faster water quality test results is goal of Bay County/SVSU agreement

WSGW AM (May 17, 2016)

Sites of demolished Detroit homes used to soak up water [UM]

The Detroit News (May 19, 2016)

Researchers look for caffeine and estrogen in water [MSU]

Traverse City Record-Eagle (May 22, 2016)

Beaver Island Boat Company lends ferry to Central Michigan University Researchers

Charlevoix Courier (May 24, 2016)

Michigan scientists study sex lives, potential immortality of turtles [UM, MSU]

Detroit Free Press (May 26, 2016)

30 years of raising Atlantic salmon [LSSU]

Sault Online (May 27, 2016)

Flint Water Crisis

Google, U-M to partner to help Flint water crisis [UM, UM-F]

Detroit Free Press (May 3, 2016)

Flint gets a boost from Google to help with water crisis data [UM, UM-F]

Michigan Radio (May 3, 2016)

New free preschool program in Flint aimed to help mitigate effects of lead [UM-F]

MLive (May 16, 2016)

New standards put in place to prevent Legionella after Flint outbreak [WSU]

MLive (May 18, 2016)

Don't do this: learning from the Flint water crisis [GVSU]

Michigan Radio (May 24, 2016)

What Life Is Like in Flint, Michigan, 3 Years Into the Water Crisis [MSU]

ABC News (May 29, 2016)

Experts: Flint's water quality still improving [WSU]

The Detroit News (May 31, 2016)

Pipe replacement still needed despite lead drop in Flint water, experts say [WSU]

MLive (May 31, 2016)

Health Care

Evidence conflicts on iron's role in Parkinson's disease [WSU]

Science News (May 2, 2016)

Duggan, WSU President to Lead Health Equity Summit

WDET FM (May 2, 2016)

Wayne Co. black baby deaths 3 times higher than whites [WSU]

The Detroit News (May 3, 2016)

Global sleeping patterns revealed by app data [UM]

BBC News (May 7, 2016)

Hopelessness affects older whites more than blacks, study finds [UM]

Michigan Radio (May 7, 2016)

New tick shows bugs' reach [LSSU, MSU]

Traverse City Record-Eagle (May 9, 2016)

U-M study: Pesticide exposure may be ALS risk factor

MLive (May 10, 2016)

Fear of violence led to weight gain in young black women, Flint-based study shows [UM]

MLive (May 12, 2016)

Physics Makes Aging Inevitable, Not Biology [WSU]

Nautilus Magazine (May 12, 2016)

Legislation to study medical marijuana limits for drivers

Port Huron Times Herald (May 15, 2016)

University study finds spanking harmful for children [UM]

The Michigan Daily (May 15, 2016)

Where you live affects how much you sleep, study of global sleep patterns shows [UM]

The Sydney Morning Herald [Australia] (May 16, 2016)

Why we shouldn't single out moms for kids' health [WSU]

WPTZ TV [NY] (May 17, 2016)

Michigan's warmer months bring greater risk of Legionnaires' disease [WSU]

WDIV TV (May 17, 2016)

Lone star tick might be latest invader in Michigan [MSU]

Port Huron Times Herald (May 22, 2016)

University of Michigan Health System joins Together Health as network provider

Crain's Detroit Business (May 26, 2016)

K-12 Outreach

Hands-on summer camp for sixth graders [CMU]

Ionia Sentinel-Standard (May 2, 2016)

Taking education to the next level [FSU]

WOTV TV (May 3, 2016)

High school students attend science competition at Michigan Tech

WLUC TV (May 4, 2016)

Bioathlon offers science challenges to high schoolers [MTU]

The Mining Journal (May 6, 2016)

High School Students attend Career Fair at NMU

WJMN TV (May 6, 2016)

Dearborn high school students get journalism tips at Oakland University workshop

Press & Guide (May 8, 2016)

Saranac student selected for summer program [MTU]

Ionia Sentinel-Standard (May 10, 2016)

NMU hosts Young Wildcat Scholars Camp

WLUC TV (May 12, 2016)

Teachers engage young students at Young Scholars event [NMU]

WBUP TV (May 12, 2016)

NMU offering skilled trades camps this summer

WJMN TV (May 13, 2016)

Houghton schools dominate Math Championships [MTU]

The Daily Mining Gazette (May 16, 2016)

WSW: Report Calls For Slowing Growth Of "Virtual Schools"

WMUK FM (May 16, 2016)

Success of Girls Rock Detroit summer camp inspires expansion [WSU, UM]

Detroit Metro Times (May 19, 2016)

Sault team wins aquaponics challenge [LSSU]

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (May 21, 2016)

MSU's North Farm hosts benefit auction

WLUC TV (May 22, 2016)

Young Michigan Math Whizzes Compete At Eastern Michigan University

WEMU FM (May 23, 2016)

Thousands of students from around world in Knoxville for Destination Imagination [MTU]

WATE TV [TN] (May 25, 2016)

U.P. SMILE Offers Training, Tools to Teachers [NMU, MTU, LSSU]

WJMN TV (May 26, 2016)

Middle school band, Wayne State professor to put on unique spring concert

The News-Herald (May 27, 2016)

Bay City Western students analyze sports physics through SVSU, Dow Corning Foundation initiative

Midland Daily News (May 30, 2016)

Four Gaylord students compete at forensics state finals at CMU

Gaylord Herald Times (May 31, 2016)

Pontiac students learn life lessons from 'Pinocchio' at Oakland University

The Oakland Press (May 31, 2016)

Global Outreach

Dunn, Other WMU Officials, At United Nations Friday

WMUK FM (May 6, 2016)

First CMU student likely to study in Cuba this summer

Central Michigan Life (May 9, 2016)

Students learn medicine and more abroad [NMU]

WBUP TV (May 18, 2016)

May takes Fulbright award overseas [WSU]

Grosse Pointe News (May 19, 2016)

Wayne Law professor presents to delegation from Armenia

Detroit Legal News (May 24, 2016)

CMU professor, students constructing 3D map of ancient Spanish city

MLive (May 28, 2016)

Public Safety & Veteran Outreach

Vietnam veterans honored, welcomed home at Central Michigan University

WPBN TV (May 4, 2016)

Training begins for NMU Police Academy

WLUC TV (May 5, 2016)

Man charged in 38-year-old Cass County homicide once ruled suicide [FSU]

WSBT TV (May 5, 2016)

Ferris State University honors fallen law enforcement officers with memorial ceremony

WPBN TV (May 10, 2016)

Fewer cops, abandoned parks, and why more cities will crumble unless Michigan changes [MSU]

Bridge Magazine (May 12, 2016)

Wayne State Police Chief On Keeping Campus Safe Through Decades of Change

WDET FM (May 13, 2016)

Delta College seeks grant to better serve veteran population [UM-F, SVSU, CMU]

Midland Daily News (May 16, 2016)

2016 Hidden Wounds of War Conference offers PTSD and Moral Injury resources [GVSU]

WGVU FM (May 19, 2016)

How WMU Cooley Law Innocence Project uses DNA, forensic evidence to help the wrongfully imprisoned

Second Wave Southwest Michigan (May 19, 2016)

Who really killed 4 people at a Detroit drug house? [UM]

Detroit Free Press (May 21, 2016)

Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum gets grant for veterans mural [SVSU]

MLive (May 25, 2016)

EMU Officers Save Overdose Victim's Life With Naloxone

WEMU FM (May 25, 2016)

Lansing Police, MSU team up to end elder abuse

WILX TV (May 26, 2016)

Civic Engagement & Education

Tech Tuesday starts up at Peter White Public Library [NMU]

WLUC TV (May 3, 2016)

EMU Summer Food Program Will Keep Students From Going Hungry

WEMU FM (May 4, 2016)

Mt. Pleasant Indian boarding school history efforts win statewide award [CMU]

The Morning Sun (May 4, 2016)

Mercury transit of the Sun today is live-streamed on NASA websites [MSU, WSU]

MLive (May 9, 2016)

Food pantry eliminating processed food from its shelves [GVSU]

WZZM TV (May 10, 2016)

Transgender panel held at WMU on Wednesday night

WWMT TV (May 11, 2016)

Conference in Kalamazoo focusing on all things medieval [WMU]

The Mining Journal (May 12, 2016)

Former Michigan running back seeks volunteers for Flint garden project [UM-F]

MLive (May 13, 2016)

Holocaust historian discusses FDR [WSU]

The Detroit News (May 15, 2016)

Baby boomers dealing with debt can find financial help [WSU]

Detroit Free Press (May 22, 2016)

Bugs for dinner? Detroit's newest food trend has wings [WSU]

Detroit Free Press (May 23, 2016)

Preservationists from state university investigate the Croswell House [EMU]

The Daily Telegram (May 24, 2016)

Superior District Library receives NEA Big Read grant [LSSU]

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (May 24, 2016)

NMU graduate degree ranks high in affordability

WBUP TV (May 26, 2016)

College names director of local history office [GVSU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (May 30, 2016)

Student Service and Outreach

Library hosts tea party for kids [NMU]

WLUC TV (May 13, 2016)

Culture & Placemaking

GVSU estimates regional economic impact at $780M

MLive (May 1, 2016)

Kendall students put on one last show before graduation [FSU]

WXMI TV (May 1, 2016)

'Armenians and the Cold War' International Conference Takes Place at UM-Dearborn

Armenian Weekly (May 5, 2016)

Hope Starts Here [NMU]

WLUC TV (May 8, 2016)

Youth showcase both classical and contemporary arrangements [NMU]

WLUC TV (May 8, 2016)

M-Prize international chamber music ensemble competition begins Tuesday [UM]

Crain's Detroit Business (May 16, 2016)

US symposium exploring modern architecture coming to Detroit [WSU]

The Daily Mining Gazette (May 19, 2016)

Calidore String Quartet captures inaugural $100,000 M-Prize [UM]

MLive (May 19, 2016)

Blooms arriving at peony garden at University of Michigan

WWTV TV (May 22, 2016)

MSU Museum announces 2016 Folk Festival line-up

WSYM TV (May 25, 2016)

Eichler receives Best in Show Award [SVSU]

Huron Daily Tribune (May 26, 2016)

Traveling back in time into Upper Peninsula history [MTU]

WBUP TV (May 26, 2016)

$650,000 in grants to fund Michigan oral history projects, exhibits [WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (May 27, 2016)

'North of the 45th' Exhibit Opens at NMU

WJMN TV (May 27, 2016)

Ride the Keweenaw [MTU]

WLUC TV (May 28, 2016)

Wayne State ready to kick off Wednesday Farmers Market

The Detroit News (May 28, 2016)

Conference focuses on Midwestern history, culture, art [GVSU]

Ledger-Enquirer [GA] (May 31, 2016)

Faculty Perspective & Expertise

Lecturer Gets Fingers Sticky With Lemonade [WMU]

The Chicago Maroon (May 2, 2016)

Experts predict high-wage job growth in Oakland County [UM]

Detroit Free Press (May 5, 2016)

Flint water whistleblower, Wayne State professor join Mackinac Policy speaker lineup [MSU, WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (May 6, 2016)

Purchasing managers' index jumps in April [WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (May 6, 2016)

Who Gets to Drink From the Great Lakes? [WSU]

The Atlantic (May 10, 2016)

Friends with your ex? You may be a psychopath: People with dark personality traits are more likely to stay in touch with former lovers [OU]

Daily Mail [UK] (May 10, 2016)

Carr Center to be moved as Detroit rebuilds [WSU]

Detroit Free Press (May 12, 2016)

Facebook's news feed algorithm is so mysterious, users are developing "folk theories" about how it works [UM, MSU]

Quartz (May 14, 2016)

Detroit schools' decline and teacher sickout reflect bad economy and demographic shifts [WSU]

Los Angeles Times (May 15, 2016)

'Mission Possible' honors Mich. support for Soviet Jews [WSU]

The Detroit News (May 16, 2016)

DPS emergency manager attends school board meeting, says he'll be back [WSU]

Michigan Radio (May 18, 2016)

Labor Expert: New Overtime Pay Rules Will Have 'Significant Impact' On Economy [WSU]

Wisconsin Public Radio (May 18, 2016)

Unclogging courts by resolving simple cases online [UM]

Bridge Magazine (May 19, 2016)

Census report: More than a city of Detroit story, covers suburbs, too [WSU]

Hometown Life (May 22, 2016)

Monster morels once-in-a-lifetime find for Michigan woman [MTU]

MLive (May 25, 2016)

How Four Words Rewrote Bayer-Monsanto Deal Script [UM, WSU]

The New York Times (May 27, 2016)

Crime-fighting term is still going gangbusters [UM]

Michigan Radio (May 29, 2016)

New regs open equity-based crowdfunding to more investors [GVSU, UM]

MiBiz (May 29, 2016)

With corporate income tax comes volatility for Michigan, economists say [MSU]

MiBiz (May 29, 2016)

UM prof will challenge former Fed chairman on money policy, unsure about Trump

MLive (May 30, 2016)

NMU instructor spreads message of sustainable living

WLUC TV (May 31, 2016)

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