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COVID-19 Response
How researchers worked to create a crowdsourcing system for masks during pandemic [CMU]
WCMU FM (Jan. 10)
Children with COVID and another viral illness more likely to have severe outcomes, study shows [OU]
MLive (Jan. 17)
Economic Development – Research, Tech Transfer, & Innovation
Development of standardized tests for assessing lidars in autonomous vehicles [MTU]
TechXplore (Jan. 6)
U-M Developed Solar Panel Achieves Sustainable, High-efficiency Hydrogen Production
dbusiness (Jan. 9)
UM-Flint professor receives grant to continue research in optimizing 3D printing processes
UM Flint Now (Jan. 24)
NMU Awards Faculty Research Grants
Northern Today (Jan. 24)
MSU scientists looking at mint to cure disease, repel mosquitos
Detroit Free Press (Jan. 25)
Eight Public/Private Partnerships Strengthening Michigan’s Talent Pool [GVSU, MTU, UM]
Detroit Regional Chamber (Jan. 26)
Economic Development – Local Partnerships
CMU receives federal dollars to help with Saginaw area business growth
WJRT TV (Jan. 19)
Program seeks to help childcare worker shortage in Washtenaw County [EMU]
WEMU FM (Jan. 20)
New ‘one-stop shop’ business incubator at Grand Rapids Innovation Park set to open for tech entrepreneurs [MSU]
MiBiz (Jan. 30)
Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability
Nearly all U.S. households could cut energy cost burden by using EVs -study [UM]
Reuters (Jan. 11)
Traverse City freshwater research center takes step forward with federal grant [MTU]
Crain’s Detroit Business (Jan. 11)
Health Care
Donate your body to science and get a free resting place at a Metro Detroit cemetery [OU]
WJBK TV (Jan. 4)
OUWB, Chandler Park Academy host 11th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Health Fair
OUWB School of Medicine (Jan. 25)
Alpena Community College and Saginaw Valley College Univ. Partnership Leads to Bachelor Degree
WBKB TV (Jan. 26)
K-12 Outreach
Did Johnny write this or a robot? AI chatbots rock Michigan schools [CMU, UM]
Bridge (Jan. 20)
Public Health, Safety, & Security
New Research in MI on Preterm Births, Environmental Toxins [WSU]
Public News Service (Jan. 13)
EMU Police Department hosts free ALICE training sessions
The Eastern Echo (Jan. 23)
National Security Agency partners with Ferris State to boost university’s cybersecurity training
MLive (Jan. 29)
Veteran Outreach
Military and Veteran Resource director wins national Advisor of the Year honor [GVSU]
GVNext (Jan. 10)
Entrepreneurial program for veterans coming to Muskegon [GVSU]
The Lakeshore (Jan. 29)
Civic Engagement and Education
‘GOAT,’ ‘inflection point’ and ‘quiet quitting’ should be banished, annual list says [LSSU]
CNN (Jan. 2)
Michigan expanding 'baby courts' in bid to keep families together [WSU]
The Detroit News (Jan. 12)
UM-Flint student elected to Flint Community Schools Board of Education
UM Flint Now (Jan. 23)
Culture & Placemaking
‘It’s All Downhill’: Beaumier opens Ski exhibit [NMU]
The Mining Journal (Jan. 25)
Student & Faculty Service
Ferris ‘Learn and Play’ pickleball event benefits WISE
Pioneer (Jan. 23)
SVSU students provide community service to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
MLive (Jan. 23)
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