Stewardship - The State Universities of Michigan and the Public Good, August 2, 2017

August 2, 2017

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

GVSU group develops tool for children to earn screen time

GVNow (July 6, 2017)

UM-Flint alumnus helps establish a "Scholarship for Innovators"

UM-Flint Now (July 6, 2017)

What an artificial intelligence researcher fears about AI [MSU]

The Conversation (July 13, 2017)

Ford, UM-Dearborn create new summer internship program

UM-Dearborn News (July 21, 2017)

University of Michigan invests $600K in autonomous, transportation technologies [MSU, MTU, WSU]

MLive (July 28, 2017)

Oakland University INCubator Client Wave Water Works Teams with Engineering Students

Rochester Media (July 31, 2017)

Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability

Geological mapping could spur economic development, protect water quality [WMU]

Gas & Electricity (July 5, 2017)

Deadly Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Research at Oakland University

Rochester Media (July 26, 2017)

What's happening to Great Lakes whitefish? [CMU]

Macomb Daily (July 27, 2017)

U.P. organizations receive grants to test inland lake water [LSSU]

WNMU FM (Jul. 28, 2017)

Flint Water Crisis

New UM research confirms generally understood aspect of Flint water crisis

Michigan Radio (July 28, 2017)

Health Care

SVSU receives federal grant to improve health care in northern lower Michigan

Record & Clarion (July 5, 2017)

Economics Professor Patricia Smith's research looks at U.S. fast food consumption across socioeconomic groups [UM-D]

UM-Dearborn News (July 21, 2017)

Wayne State researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to better understand rare genetic disorders

News Medical (July 21, 2017)

$1.8 million NIH grant to Wayne State to aid in developing improved cholera treatments

EurekAlert! (July 24, 2017)

Central Michigan University Treatment Center Helps Kids With Autism

WWTV TV (July 26, 2017)

Feeling stressed? Try talking to yourself, but in third person [MSU]

Newsweek (July 28, 2017)

K-12 Outreach

Belle Isle hosts 35th annual Metro Detroit Youth Day [WSU, UM, MSU, EMU, WMU]

C & G Newspapers (July 20, 2017)

Read with a Cop putting books into the hands of Flint kids [UM-F]

WJRT TV (July 21, 2017)

Mi-STAR Earns State, National Status as a STEM Education Program [MTU]

WJMN TV (July 23, 2017)

SVSU hosts 'Camp Infinity' for middle school girls interested in tech fields

WEYI TV (July 24, 2017)

Groundbreaking Teacher Training Program for Pre-Service Teachers Launches with Funding from ECMC Foundation [GVSU]

WFIE TV [IN] (July 27, 2017)

Global Outreach

Instructor, Student Reflect on 'Life-Changing' Study Abroad Trip to Haiti [FSU]

Ferris State University News (July 2017)

Public Safety & Veteran Outreach

Coast Guard-friendly university [LSSU]

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (Jul. 7, 2017)

Ferris State survey reveals strong job market for criminal justice graduates

The Peninsula (July 12, 2017)

Civic Engagement & Education

Youth work with archeologists to find artifacts at Fort St. Joseph [WMU]

Stars and Stripes (July 18, 2017)

Smelter site projects upgrade curb appeal [MTU]

The Daily Mining Gazette (July 19, 2017)

NMU surveying public

The Mining Journal (July 25, 2017)

Culture & Placemaking

NMU offers up recreation rentals to students, community

WLUC TV (July 6, 2017)

Faculty Perspective & Expertise

How Ypsi's past informs its present and shapes its future [EMU]

Concentrate (July 26, 2017)

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