Stewardship - The State Universities of Michigan and the Public Good, Sep. 4, 2019

September 4, 2019

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

Johnson Center initiative to identify, share best practices for board development [GVSU, FSU]

MiBiz (Aug. 4, 2019)

WSW Podcast: WMU Starts Drone Consulting Service

WMUK FM (Aug. 12, 2019)

SVSU partners with Dow for new asphalt technology

WNEM TV (Aug. 15, 2019)

Economic Development - Local Partnerships

GVSU's Traverse City Campus Encourages Students to Stay in Northern Michigan

WWTV TV (Aug. 1, 2019)

OU Pontiac Initiative receives $150,000 Marshall Plan grant

Rochester Patch (Aug. 22, 2019)

Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability

Understanding the 'why' of higher water levels in the Great Lakes not as simple as you might think [WSU, UM, MSU]

Corp Magazine (Aug. 1, 2019)

Michigan actually has a lot more sand dunes than we ever knew, MSU study shows

MLive (Aug. 8, 2019)

Campus plugs into energy savings [UM-F]

UM-Flint Now (Aug. 23, 2019)

Health Care

Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress comes in small doses [UM]

Los Angeles Times (Aug. 16, 2019)

In It for Good [WSU] (An essay by WSU Pres. Wilson)

Harvard Medicine (Aug. 1, 2019)

Western Michigan University receives grant to combat opioid epidemic

WWMT TV (Aug. 8, 2019)

Research targets brain disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's [CMU]

CMU News (Aug. 22, 2019)

K-12 Outreach

Ferris State president, wife create $700K scholarship endowment for foster youth

MLive (Aug. 8, 2019)

Brimley Schools partners with LSSU to provide CTE class

The Sault News (Aug. 10, 2019)

Eastern Michigan University, in partnership with Washtenaw Intermediate School District, chosen as part of collaboration of higher education leaders to address national shortage of special education teachers

EMU Today (Aug. 15, 2019)

GenCyber cyber security training camp comes to Michigan Tech

WLUC TV (Aug. 16, 2019)

Eastern Michigan University awarded grant to create new foster parent training program for State of Michigan

EMU Today (Aug. 28, 2019)

Michigan Tech hosts late summer science camps

WLUC TV (Aug. 29, 2019)

Public Health & Safety

Demolishing homes in Detroit decreases gun violence, says U-M study

Curbed Detroit (Aug. 5, 2019)

Ferris State University Professors Talk Cyber Security After Texas Attacks

WWTV TV (Aug. 21, 2019)

Veteran Outreach

LSSU, Coast Guard Renew Partnership

WWTV TV (Aug. 6, 2019)

OUPD Collecting Items To Benefit Homeless Veterans, Donations Will Go To Center In Detroit [OU]

WKBD TV (Aug. 19, 2019)

Civic Engagement and Education

New UM-Flint chancellor looks to bring campus, community together

MLive (Aug. 2, 2019)

Dearborn gathering takes on 'rise of divisive rhetoric' [UM-D]

The Detroit News (Aug. 29, 2019)

Culture & Placemaking

CMU Students Showcase Short Films at TCFF

WWTV TV (Aug. 1, 2019)

Faculty from U-M, MSU work together to create autism-friendly theater experience for children

WDIV TV (Aug. 20, 2019)

Community Theatres Break The Mold With MAMMA MIA! [SVSU]

Broadway World Detroit (Aug. 22, 2019)

Faculty Expertise

UM-Dearborn professor Aaron Ahuvia receives international lifetime achievement award

Dearborn Press & Guide (Aug. 1, 2019)

How to Make Sure Your Water Filter Really Removes Lead [WSU]

Consumer Reports (Aug. 16, 2019)

Michigan Association of State Universities | masu.org

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