Stewardship - The State Universities of Michigan and the Public Good, Jan. 7, 2020

January 7, 2020

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 engineering students build electric swing for child with special needs

MLive (Dec. 3, 2019)

iGym levels playing field for disabled, able-bodied children [UM]

AP (Dec. 10, 2019)

Trio of UM-Dearborn faculty lands $650K research grant

UM-Dearborn News (Dec. 10, 2019)

Nail Enamel Gets Greener [EMU]

happi (Dec. 12, 2019)

Oakton Announces Medical Cannabis Career Partnership With Northern Michigan University

Journal & Topics [IL] (Dec. 16, 2019)

CMU puts new ideas to the test

CMU News (Dec. 18, 2019)

Ascension Borgess plans new cancer center in WMU business park

MLive (Dec. 18, 2019)

Is Mass Timber The Path To Sustainable Construction? [MTU]

Forbes (Dec. 20, 2019)

Economic Development - Local Partnerships

MSU is worth $3.1 billion to Greater Lansing's economy. Here's how it generates that value

Lansing State Journal (Dec. 6, 2019)

Fiscal health: Mixed signals for Michigan's local governments [UM]

UM News (Dec. 10, 2019)

Ferris State University Receives Equipment Donation From Consumers Energy

WWTV TV (Dec. 12, 2019)

Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability

New Isle Royale wolves finding moose, beaver and hares just fine [MTU]

Duluth News Tribune [MN] (Dec. 2, 2019)

Health Care

MSU, Spectrum Health partner to find new treatments for 'orphan diseases'

MLive (Dec. 9, 2019)

New research aims to improve oral delivery of insulin [WSU]

Phys.org (Dec. 12, 2019)

Wayne State University launches new Office of Women's Health

Michigan Chronicle (Dec. 12, 2019)

He's changing the way Michigan teachers help children with trauma [WMU] [Note: descriptions of violent content]

Detroit Free Press (Dec. 14, 2019)

K-12 Outreach

Medical student program reaches out to refugee youth in metro Detroit [OU]

Metromode (Dec. 5, 2019)

Local educators meet students' needs with game-based learning and innovative classroom strategies [CMU]

Epicenter (Dec. 19, 2019)

Public Health & Safety

Ferris State Optometry Students Perform Eye Exams for Local Students

WWTV TV (Dec. 5, 2019)

Homeless youth focus of a new Comprehensive Health Initiative [GVSU]

MLive (Dec. 12, 2019)

$300,000 raised for Flint Development Center water lab [UM-F]

FlintSide (Dec. 18, 2019)

Alternatives to Violent Force training offered at UM-Dearborn

Dearborn Press & Guide (Dec. 29, 2019)

Civic Engagement and Education

Teaching Resilience in the Face of Climate Change [EMU]

The New York Times (Dec. 2, 2019)

Elissa Slotkin's town hall provides stark example of nation's partisan divide [OU]

Lansing State Journal (Dec. 16, 2019)

SVSU's Marsh Institute continues legacy of leadership

Midland Daily News (Dec. 24, 2019)

Culture & Placemaking

Poetry slam contest to raise funds for historic Saginaw mansion [SVSU]

MLive (Dec. 12, 2019)

NMU climate change production selected to compete at festival in Madison

WJMN TV (Dec. 19, 2019)

Student & Faculty Service

'Tis the season of giving at UM-Flint

UM-Flint Now (Dec. 9, 2019)

Michigan Association of State Universities | masu.org

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