Stewardship - The State Universities of Michigan and the Public Good, Aug. 2, 2021

August 2, 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

Study shows Flint water crisis is a factor for some in vaccine hesitancy [CMU]

WJBK TV (July 6)

Ferris State uses grant to detect COVID-19 in wastewater samples

Big Rapids Pioneer (July 10)

Two Michigan State University labs will receive nearly $6 million for COVID-19 wastewater testing

WILX TV (July 13)

Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic [UM]

U.S. News & World Report (July 20)

WMU researchers develop framework for creating more efficient masks

WMU News (July 23)

70% vaccination could be a year away for Michigan, per projections [UM]

MLive (July 26)

Government distrust driving younger Detroiters’ COVID vaccine hesitancy, University of Michigan survey says

MLive (July 27)

GVSU researchers partner with health departments to test for COVID-19 in wastewater

WXMI TV (July 29)

Economic Development – Research, Tech Transfer, & Innovation

Bike safety research is going ‘high-res’ with this new technology [UM-D]

UM-Dearborn News (July 12)

Scientists Win $1.2 Million Prize for Research That Could Make Protein Shakes from Plastic Waste [MTU]

The Wall Street Journal (July 13)

SVSU’s Cardinal Formula Racing Team among top 20 in the world

SVSU Newsroom (July 16)

Oakland University Partners With Georgia Tech, University Of Tennessee On NSF-funded Research Center

Yahoo! Finance (July 20)

Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability

Monitoring mammals [NMU]

The Mining Journal (July 2)

NASA satellites help scientists learn where polluting microplastics go in the ocean [UM]

The Washington Post (July 3)

Rogue River becomes major focal point in Wolverine PFAS cleanup planning [GVSU]

MLive (July 11)

Leading the pack in wolf management [CMU]

CMU News (July 13)

Understanding why Detroit floods and why it keeps happening [WSU, UM-D]

Bridge (July 14)

Ferris State University Students Place First in U.S. Dept. of Energy Design Competition

WWTV TV (July 20)

MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center shares details on their cattle research

WLNS TV (July 27)

Health officials: Climate change threat to Michigan. But few make it priority. [UM]

Bridge (July 28)

West Branch resident helps SVSU geography professor study invasive species treatment

SVSU (July 28)

How ‘bat gates,’ ventilating U.P. mine shafts helps Michigan’s bat population [EMU]

MLive (July 28)

Health Care

MSU Researchers get $3.9 million to create app to detect Alzheimer’s disease

WILX TV (July 6)

Concussion Research Expands with Clinic [NMU]

Northern Today (July 7)

Grand Valley State Nursing College Gets $2.2 Million Grant To Help Underrepresented Nurses Get Advanced Degrees

MITechNews (July 11)

Real health care challenges meet real solutions [CMU]

CMU News (July 20)

K-12 Outreach

Michigan Tech’s summer youth program allows students to get in the cockpit

WJMN TV (July 23)

Public Health & Safety

Unique study led by OUWB student draws attention to vaping-related injuries

OU School of Medicine News (July 20)

Veteran Outreach

Western recognized for its support of wounded military members

WMU News (July 8)

Civic Engagement and Education

Museum of racist memorabilia plans $18.5 million expansion at Ferris State University

American School & University (July 12)

Levin Center expert takes part in panel on insurance oversight [WSU]

Detroit Legal News (July 20)

Culture & Placemaking

Through community partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American Muslims in Detroit

WMU News (July 2)

How a Detroit neighborhood is creating change one alley at a time [UM-D]

UM-Dearborn News (July 19)

Student & Faculty Service

Protecting Our Waters, St. Mary’s River Clean-Up on July 17 [LSSU]

WWTV TV (July 15)

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