July 5, 2016

Economic Development - Innovation & Entrepreneurialism

Gov. Rick Snyder unveils Michigan branding campaign called Planet M [UM, MSU, WSU]

The Detroit News (June 2, 2016)

Nearly $1 billion generated in Detroit by Michigan's research universities [WSU, UM, MSU]

MLive (June 2, 2016)

Ann Arbor startup excites investors with technology that uses brain activity to control software, objects

Crain's Detroit Business (June 5, 2016)

How 'Handshake' is helping GRCC students, alumni secure jobs [MTU]

MLive (June 10, 2016)

One Nation: Young, eager unleash Rust Belt economy [UM, WSU, MSU]

Detroit Free Press (June 12, 2016)

Michigan Tech, MSU partner to drive development in state's forestry industry

MiBiz (June 12, 2016)

MSU neuroscience grad launches startup focused on educational drones

MiBiz (June 12, 2016)

Credit score company FICO buys University of Michigan spinoff

Crain's Detroit Business (June 15, 2016)

Invent@NMU director invited to Washington, DC

WLUC TV (June 17, 2016)

Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship at NMU presented with check

WJMN TV (June 17, 2016)

Cybersecurity startup wins Adopt-A-Biz award from Macomb-OU INCubator

Crain's Detroit Business (June 17, 2016)

GVSU opens small business innovation hub in Muskegon

WZZM TV (June 20, 2016)

Tech magazine ranks Wayne State spinoff as 37th smartest company in world

Crain's Detroit Business (June 23, 2016)

Lansing's becoming the Silicon Valley of particle acceleration [MSU]

Lansing State Journal (June 24, 2016)

University of Michigan professor raises $27 million for new drug company

Crain's Detroit Business (June 24, 2016)

GVSU Hosts Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy

WGVU FM (June 24, 2016)

Muskegon entrepreneurs eye onsite electrical generation with new power system [GVSU]

MiBiz (June 26, 2016)

MSU's century-old barley revived to make Michigan beer

Lansing State Journal (June 29, 2016)

Support networks, collaboration help university startups flourish [UM]

Crain's Detroit Business (June 30, 2016)

Economic Development - Research, Development & Technology Transfer

This 'Demonically Clever' Backdoor Hides In a Tiny Slice of a Computer Chip [UM]

Wired (June 1, 2016)

Study: More women on boards may boost bottom lines [GVSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (June 2, 2016)

City, GVSU start summer-long tourism impact study

Grand Haven Tribune (June 3, 2016)

GVSU's economic impact rises to $780 million

Grand Valley Lanthorn (June 6, 2016)

U-M researchers work to determine when people are lying [UM-F, UM]

Detroit Free Press (June 6, 2016)

U-M President Schlissel says research key to keep auto industry in Detroit [MSU, WSU]

MLive (June 7, 2016)

Artificial brains benefit from MSU's new supercomputer

Lansing State Journal (June 10, 2016)

Consumer sentiment: 94.3 vs. 94 expected [UM]

CNBC (June 10, 2016)

Flat and happy? Forecast for West Michigan manufacturing eases as economic cycle matures [GVSU]

MiBiz (June 12, 2016)

$2.9M to help put old tires to new use in Michigan [MSU, MTU]

The Detroit News (June 14, 2016)

OU hosts Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition

The Oakland Post (June 16, 2016)

PERCEPTION VS. REALITY: Despite employers' claims, Michigan manufacturing wages continue falling [GVSU, UM]

MiBiz (June 19, 2016)

UX to LX: The Rise of Learner Experience Design [MSU]

EdSurge (June 20, 2016)

Canaanites Sacrificed Animals From Egypt 5,000 Years Ago, Archaeologists Find [GVSU]

Haaretz [Israel] (June 21, 2016)

Poverty in the UP: Down and out in purest Michigan [NMU]

Bridge Magazine (June 21, 2016)

Michigan State researchers, Ingham County Road Commission experiment with rubber-modified asphalt

Equipment World (June 23, 2016)

Should low-wage workers have to sign non-compete agreements? [UM]

CBS News (June 27, 2016)

State awards $2 million to Ann Arbor's connected vehicle test program [UM]

Crain's Detroit Business (June 28, 2016)

Environmental Sustainability

CMU student researches on Beaver Island for 10-week program

Central Michigan Life (June 5, 2016)

Some E.coli in Chip coming from humans [SVSU]

The Morning Sun (June 7, 2016)

MSU plans Detroit center for studying urban food

Detroit Free Press (June 8, 2016)

Solar plant at GVSU ready to power homes [WMU]

WOOD TV (June 10, 2016)

Lake Michigan research boat trips open to public in Michigan City [GVSU]

South Bend Tribune [IN] (June 11, 2016)

Gov. Snyder announces new Michigan water strategy at Lake St. Clair gathering [GVSU]

Macomb Daily (June 11, 2016)

Scientists release summer 'dead zone' estimates for Bay [UM]

The Star Democrat [MD] (June 13, 2016)

Will long-gone Arctic grayling thrive again in Michigan? [MTU]

Lansing State Journal (June 14, 2016)

Net metering changes could drive people off grid, Michigan researchers say [MTU]

Midwest Energy News (June 14, 2016)

40th annual CMU Public Auction slated for Saturday

Central Michigan Life (June 15, 2016)

200 years of Muskegon Lake's shoreline explored in new exhibit

MLive (June 15, 2016)

Michigan to resurrect cherished fish species lost to the Midwest [MTU]

MLive (June 15, 2016)

Environmental benefits of biofuels are overblown, says UM researcher

Michigan Radio (June 15, 2016)

Eastern Michigan hopes to save $2.6M annually with energy-saving projects

MLive (June 24, 2016)

MSU Gardens mix serene beauty with research

Lansing State Journal (June 25, 2016)

Adios El Nino; Hola La Nina: Michigan starts summer with high temperatures and lake levels [MSU]

WKAR FM (June 26, 2016)

Researchers discover invasive snails in AuSable River [GVSU]

Gaylord Herald Times (June 27, 2016)

Lake State opens Sea Grant office [LSSU, MSU, UM]

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (June 29, 2016)

Restoration project begins on Little Rapids section of St. Marys River [LSSU]

WPBN TV (June 29, 2016)

MSU solar project moves forward

Lansing State Journal (June 29, 2016)

Flint Water Crisis

How will the Flint crisis end for Snyder? [WSU]

Detroit Metro Times (June 22, 2016)

Flint water crisis: What's behind civil suit against three companies? [WSU, UM-F, MSU]

Christian Science Monitor (June 22, 2016)

Schuette: Firms made Flint's water crisis 'worse' [WSU, UM-F]

The Detroit News (June 22, 2016)

Health Care

Students selected as stem cell research assistants at Oakland University

The Oakland Press (June 2, 2016)

Chesterfield-born professor is doing this amazing project at American university [WSU]

Derbyshire Times [UK] (June 6, 2016)

Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation 2016 grants total $5.4 million [WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (June 9, 2016)

Spectrum Health considers marketing transplants to patients outside of Michigan [UM]

MiBiz (June 12, 2016)

Free community health and wellness program offered in Royal Oak [WSU, MSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (June 12, 2016)

Fox Run showcases health, wellness programs [WSU]

Hometown Life (June 13, 2016)

SVSU neuroscience student honored for brain research

San Antonio Express News [TX] (June 13, 2016)

Report: Primary care access increased for Medicaid patients after expansion in 2014

Crain's Detroit Business (June 17, 2016)

U-M study: Number of uninsured hospital patients drops

Detroit Free Press (June 21, 2016)

Pros reveal which germs could spoil summer swim fun [WSU]

C&G Newspapers (June 22, 2016)

Sparrow, MSU team up to create healthy eating app

WILX TV (June 23, 2016)

Free 20-minute HIV tests offered in Flint, Saginaw and Bay City [SVSU]

MLive (June 23, 2016)

MSU study finds helping out coworkers causes fatigue

MiBiz (June 26, 2016)

University of Michigan Unveils New Pacemaker

WEMU FM (June 30, 2016)

K-12 Outreach

An education in mushrooms [LSSU]

The Herald-Palladium (June 3, 2016)

University chiefs: Detroit kids need college prep help [UM, MSU, WSU]

The Detroit News (June 8, 2016)

Students to get hands-on experience with mechanical engineering [MTU]

WJMN TV (June 9, 2016)

Copper Country High School students attend robotics workshop at MTU

WJMN TV (June 16, 2016)

Superior Edventures camps get kids interested in science [LSSU]

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (June 16, 2016)

FIRST Robotics Team members get a leg up on competitors [MTU]

WLUC TV (June 16, 2016)

Body language is stated to make a difference in the workforce [MTU]

WLUC TV (June 20, 2016)

Local children attend Summer College [NMU]

WBUP TV (June 20, 2016)

High school chemistry students earn college credit [LSSU]

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

Women in Engineering camp teaches ambitious girls skills [MTU]

WBUP TV (June 23, 2016)

If early childhood education is so important and expensive, why aren't teachers paid more? [EMU]

Michigan Radio (June 24, 2016)

Students get hands-on learning during summer LEGO camp [LSSU]

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

Students ride the waves to learn about careers in natural science [MTU]

WBUP TV (June 24, 2016)

Middle school students partake in CMU's first drone camp

Central Michigan Life (June 25, 2016)

High school scholars receive scholarship to visit MTU

WLUC TV (June 28, 2016)

Global Outreach

Michigan Technological University team visits Indian industries

Times of India (June 1, 2016)

Public Safety & Veteran Outreach

Project Clean Slate helps Detroiters expunge records and get back to work [WSU]

Michigan Chronicle (June 3, 2016)

Michigan State to host veterans heading to Washington, DC

WWTV TV (June 6, 2016)

Murder convictions overturned in case of Michigan man who confessed when 14 [UM]

Reuters (June 8, 2016)

Michigan Senate votes to compensate exonerated inmates [UM]

Associated Press (June 9, 2016)

MDOT study focuses on older drivers [WMU]

WLUC TV (June 13, 2016)

Parade to escort Travelling Vietnam Wall [NMU]

WLUC TV (June 15, 2016)

Community works to build life-saving stations [NMU]

The Mining Journal (June 23, 2016)

Cybersecurity 'training hub' to open at Pinckney High School [WSU]

MLive (June 27, 2016)

Detroit fire officials urge safety when using fireworks [WSU]

The Detroit News (June 29, 2016)

Civic Engagement & Education

Report: Big 3 universities pivotal in Detroit's revival [WSU, UM, MSU]

The Detroit News (June 2, 2016)

Professor presents dig findings [CMU]

The Alpena News (June 3, 2016)

SVSU chooses next class for leadership development program

Midland Daily News (June 5, 2016)

Becoming the media: Allied Media Conference celebrates 10 years in Detroit [WSU]

Model D Media (June 9, 2016)

UM-Flint groups plan candlelight vigil to honor Orlando shooting victims

MLive (June 12, 2016)

U-M concert will honor shooting victims with 'Requiem for Orlando'

MLive (June 13, 2016)

MSU archaeology students finding history one shovel at a time

Lansing State Journal (June 13, 2016)

Countdown under way for Port Huron to Mackinac sailboat race [OU]

Detroit Free Press (June 13, 2016)

Michigan Tech reflects on Orlando shooting during moment of silence

WLUC TV (June 14, 2016)

NMU official brings U.P. perspective to infrastructure commission

WBUP TV (June 14, 2016)

The Intersection: The Politics of Jobs and Poverty [CHARTS] [WSU]

WDET FM (June 16, 2016)

CMU to honor victims of Orlando mass shooting with Friday gathering

MLive (June 17, 2016)

Tiana Carruthers to be honored at Juneteenth Celebration at WMU

WOOD TV (June 19, 2016)

Hearing loss discussion set for June 27 at Saginaw Valley State University's Curtiss Hall

Midland Daily News (June 20, 2016)

Grandparents University to bring generations together during three-day summer camp

Central Michigan Life (June 20, 2016)

SVSU students provide possible solutions to Chesaning identity crisis

Argus Press (June 22, 2016)

University to offer free CPR training sessions June 27, 28 [LSSU]

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

Salsa, pickle and fruit food preservation workshops with MSU Extension

Hillsdale Daily News (June 25, 2016)

Rare Detroit pictures seek names for long-lost faces [WSU]

MLive (June 28, 2016)

Brexit's impact on the economy [NMU]

WLUC TV (June 29, 2016)

Student/Faculty Service and Outreach

Bike For Babies: An EMU Professor Bicycles 600 Miles To Help Fight A Deadly Disease

WEMU FM (June 15, 2016)

Culture & Placemaking

Wharton Center drives mid-Michigan's economy [MSU]

Greater Lansing Business Monthly (June 1, 2016)

Special Olympics of Michigan Prepares for State Summer Games [CMU]

WWTV TV (June 1, 2016)

Mini Maker Faire returning to Grand Rapids for third year [GVSU]

MLive (June 1, 2016)

Black Voices in the Copper Country [MTU]

WLUC TV (June 2, 2016)

Sculpture exhibit opens June 4 at SVSU's Marshall Fredericks Museum

MLive (June 3, 2016)

Growth begins near planned U-M health center

Livingston Daily Press & Argus (June 3, 2016)

Kids' Fishing Pond open for business [LSSU]

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (June 8, 2016)

U-M photo exhibit goes inside Elizabeth Taylor's home

Detroit Free Press (June 11, 2016)

WMU to host second annual Activate: Midwest New Play Festival

The Western Herald (June 15, 2016)

Art Week open house at NMU

The Mining Journal (June 20, 2016)

Filmmaker Dr. Michael Loukinen to visit the Sault [LSSU]

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

Panowski Playwriting Award Winner Announced [NMU]

WJMN TV (June 22, 2016)

Michigan Tech students hit the outdoors with sculpting projects

WLUC TV (June 23, 2016)

Festival at WMU aims to blend live performance with electronics

WXMI TV (June 25, 2016)

Broad Art Museum a gem for visitors, community [MSU]

Lansing State Journal (June 25, 2016)

MTU Archives seeks tellers of copper mining history

The Daily Mining Gazette (June 25, 2016)

CMU Summer Theatre performs across the state, gains experience in all aspects of theater

Central Michigan Life (June 26, 2016)

LSSU ready to welcome Glenn Miller Orchestra

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (June 29, 2016)

Islam in the U.P. - Muslim population in U.P. growing [MTU]

WBUP TV (June 30, 2016)

Faculty Perspective & Expertise

How Some Charter Schools Leave Special Needs Students Behind [WMU]

Huffington Post (June 1, 2016)

High lake levels submerge beaches in west Michigan [GVSU]

Detroit Free Press (June 2, 2016)

The new farmers: A new generation of growers in West Michigan is transforming the way we eat [GVSU, MSU]

Grand Rapids Magazine (June 2, 2016)

WSW: The Criminal Justice System And Mental Capacity [WMU]

WMUK FM (June 2, 2016)

Expert Reveals Why A Clinton Presidency Could Be Tougher Than Even Her Critics Believe [GVSU]

Black Daily News (June 8, 2016)

Whirlpool's beer system gets a taste of crowdfunding [WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (June 12, 2016)

Millennials aim to attain American Dream, but can they? [WSU]

Detroit Free Press (June 15, 2016)

Educators push students toward internships before the great job hunt [WSU]

C&G Newspapers (June 15, 2016)

Scientists want to replace lab workhorse E. coli with the world's fastest-growing bacterium [MSU]

Science (June 18, 2016)

Wealth wisdom: Wayne Law professor offers a 'White Collar Watch'

Macomb Legal News (June 22, 2016)

CMU Professor, Financial Advisors React to Brexit Impact on United States

WWTV TV (June 24, 2016)

New U.S. drone rules get positive reviews from researchers [CMU]

Science (June 24, 2016)

Experts in southeast Michigan split on what impact UK move from European Union will have locally [OU]

Macomb Daily (June 24, 2016)

Families say no justice for workers killed on the job [MSU]

Detroit Free Press (June 25, 2016)

Charitable dollars ebb and flow as total giving reaches record high [GVSU]

MiBiz (June 26, 2016)

Lack of rain makes Michigan among driest in Midwest [MSU]

The Detroit News (June 27, 2016)

Brexit roils stocks: U.S. 'best house in bad neighborhood' [WSU, UM, MSU]

Detroit Free Press (June 27, 2016)

MSU scholars/profs worry over relaxation of Detroit teacher standards

WKAR FM (June 27, 2016)

Supreme Court rejects Kwame Kilpatrick's new trial bid [WSU]

The Detroit News (June 27, 2016)

How to Count Higher Ed Costs [UM]

Inside Higher Ed (June 28, 2016)

Report: At-risk students need more Michigan funding [WSU, MSU]

Detroit Free Press (June 29, 2016)

This Michigan pollster goes beneath the surface of politics [MSU]

Michigan Radio (June 30, 2016)

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