Stewardship - The State Universities of Michigan and the Public Good, July 7, 2021

July 7, 2021

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.

COVID-19 Response

New Disabilities Plague Half of COVID Survivors After Hospital Discharge [UM]

U.S. News & World Report (June 7)

Pandemic Boosted Drinking Among Americans Over 50: Poll [UM]

U.S. News & World Report (June 10)

Techtown Detroit highlights their efforts to help during COVID-19 pandemic [WSU]

WXYZ TV (June 14)

CMU researchers find ‘surprising’ effects of COVID-19 fatigue on posture, movement

WCMU FM (June 17)

COVID-19 “Virus Is Getting Much Better at Moving from One Person to Another,” Wayne State Researcher Says

WDET FM (June 23)

Flint water crisis impacting COVID-19 vaccine rates [CMU]

CMU News (June 23)

Millions of dollars going to fund local COVID-19 wastewater monitoring projects

WSMH TV (June 24)

Pandemic's full toll on Michigan nonprofits won't be known for a few years [GVSU]

Crain’s Detroit Business (June 24)

COVID-19 and Flashbulb Memory [UM-D]

UM-Dearborn News (June 28)

Ferris State laboratory receives $1.8M in grants from state

Big Rapids Pioneer (June 29)

Economic Development – Research, Tech Transfer, & Innovation

Michigan Tech Researchers Tackle Autonomous Driving in Winter

dbusiness (June 7)

Can we make artificial intelligence more ethical? [UM-D]

UM-Dearborn News (June 14)

Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability

OU professor studies impact of hurricanes on coastal environments

Patch (June 28)

Health Care

Team at Western Michigan University creates potentially life-saving boot for diabetics

WWMT TV (June 10)

Oakland University-led research shows resistance training can help reduce type 2 diabetes risk

Yahoo! (June 16)

Major NIH Award To Wayne State To Offer State-Of-The-Art Proteomic Research Capabilities

Scienmag (June 29)

Most cases of dementia in U.S. seniors go undiagnosed, study says [UM]

UPI (June 29)

Using Virtual Reality To Help Address Inequities In Healthcare [EMU]

Forbes (June 29)

New Initiative In Detroit Focuses On Cardiometabolic Health And Disease [WSU]

Scienmag (June 30)

Western Michigan wins $1.9M grant to train ‘culturally and linguistically responsive’ behavioral health workers

MLive (June 30)

K-12 Outreach

Detroit Achievement Academy 8th graders surprised with acceptance letters to GVSU

WDIV TV (June 3)

Homeless students expelled four times more than others in Michigan schools [UM]

Bridge (June 15)

Global Outreach

Ferris State University helps people of Myanmar through Anu Sushi contract

Grand Rapids Business Journal (June 21)

Public Health & Safety

Professor Documenting Stories Of People Dealing With PFAS [GVSU]

WSJM FM (June 1)

Frankfort Beach Installs Pilot Program Warning System Lights For Beachgoers [MTU]

WWTV TV (June 7)

Confronting Michigan’s mental health challenges [CMU]

CMU News (June 15)

Culture & Placemaking

Eastern Michigan University YpsiWrites community writing center partners with University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a public art and writing tour through Ypsilanti

EMU Today (June 16)

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