Stewardship - The State Universities of Michigan and the Public Good, Apr. 3, 2018

April 3, 2018

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

Autonomous car put to the test at Road America [MTU]

WLUK TV [WI] (Mar. 15, 2018)

Inaugural entrepreneur competition for community, tribal college students [LSSU]

Soo Today [Canada] (Mar. 18, 2018)

U-M, Detroit work to boost economic mobility

Michigan News (Mar. 19, 2018)

Fake news, tarantulas, hip-hop among studies at EMU undergrad symposium

MLive (Mar. 23, 2018)

An ecosystem for entrepreneurs grows in Dearborn [UM-D, CMU]

Metromode (Mar. 29, 2018)

Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability

Eastern Michigan University installs solar lighting panels at bus stops

EMU Today (Mar. 7, 2018)

Researchers capture image of first step of photosynthesis [UM]

UPI (Mar. 20, 2018)

Mussel-strengthening research

CMU News (Mar. 26, 2018)

Health Care

CMU College of Medicine hosts "Match Day"

WJRT TV (Mar. 15, 2018)

Study: GR health care costs higher than Detroit [GVSU]

WOOD TV (Mar. 20, 2018)

MSU scientists develop smartphone-based blood pressure monitoring method

WJRT TV (Mar. 22, 2018)

Oakland University Hosts Interprofessional Workshop on Opioid Crisis

Daily Nurse (Mar. 23, 2018)

K-12 Outreach

Challenges and Opportunities in Building a Teacher-Residency Program [SVSU]

Education Week (Mar. 1, 2018)

Over 150 West Michigan schools to benefit from WMU literacy project

MLive (Mar. 14, 2018)

Citing Poor Achievement, Business Leaders for Michigan Call for Best Practices in K-12 Education [GVSU]

dbusiness (Mar. 20, 2018)

STEM is the future [WSU] (by Pres. M. Roy Wilson)

The Detroit News (Mar. 25, 2018)

Global Outreach

SVSU professor earns prestigious Fulbright Scholar

Midland Daily News (Mar. 13, 2018)

Anthropology Professor Deploys Drone To Combat Hunger In Africa [OU, MSU]

Aero News Network (Mar. 18, 2018)

Public Safety & Veteran Outreach

NMU Public Safety Institute using simulator as major training tool

WLUC TV (Mar. 5, 2018)

UM-Flint Veterans Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program Receives $100,000 Grant

Daily Nurse (Mar. 12, 2018)

Vest whistleblower to get $5.7M in government settlement [LSSU]

Macomb County Legal News (Mar. 21, 2018)

Civic Engagement & Education

Michigan State researchers work to eliminate food deserts in Flint

Big Ten Network (Mar. 9, 2018)

Three-year, $2.4 million grant expands WSU racial equity initiative

Detroit Legal News (Mar. 20, 2018)

U of M-Dearborn lecturer assists community through tax work, gets students involved

Dearborn Press & Guide (Mar. 21, 2018)

A Michigan college basement is home to the nation's biggest collection of racist objects [FSU]

Vice News (Mar. 23, 2018)

NMU hosts TEDx talk to spread local ideas, issues

WLUC TV (Mar. 25, 2018)

Student & Faculty Service

Walk for a cause: Relay for Life comes to Ferris

Ferris State Torch (Mar. 26, 2018)

Culture & Placemaking

Michigan College Course Takes Students to Graveyard [UM-F]

U.S. News & World Report (Mar. 5, 2018)

Using GRACE to study well-being [MTU]

The Daily Mining Gazette (Mar. 8, 2018)

Faculty Perspective & Expertise

Gold mine of potash sits beneath Michigan, could be worth $65 billion [WMU]

Detroit Free Press (Mar. 16, 2018)

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