Stewardship - The State Universities of Michigan and the Public Good, Apr. 6, 2021

April 6, 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

If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills [UM]

U.S. News & World Report (Mar. 1)

How higher ed helps stem COVID learning loss in K-12 [GVSU]

University Business (Mar. 4)

Over 50,000 COVID-19 vaccines distributed in Saginaw County so far [SVSU]

MLive (Mar. 5)

Keeping vaccines cold, frontline worker finds new purpose through pandemic [OU]

The Oakland Press (Mar. 12)

Mobile Wayne Health vaccination clinic to take shots to the neighborhoods [WSU]

WJBK TV (Mar. 15)

Mass Vaccination Clinic Open to All Michiganders Over 16 in Sault Ste. Marie [LSSU]

NewsNet Northern Michigan (Mar. 17)

Grading the vaccine rollout [UM-D]

UM-Dearborn News (Mar. 17)

For a recent UM-Dearborn grad, the COVID vaccine is deeply personal

UM-Dearborn News (Mar. 17)

Saginaw couple celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary, a birthday, and shots [SVSU]

WJRT TV (Mar. 18)

Program to explore how different cultures deal with grief [MSU]

The Detroit News (Mar. 19)

Nursing Students Help at Vaccine Clinics [NMU]

Northern Today (Mar. 22)

CMU health bus supports rural vaccination effort

WOOD TV (Mar. 23)

Flu shot associated with fewer, less severe COVID cases, finds new study [UM]

International Business Times [India] (Mar. 25)

Volunteers help inform Ypsilanti Housing Commission communities about COVID-19 vaccines [EMU]

MLive (Mar. 27)

Public Health Doctor & EMU Regent Shares COVID-19 Education With Local Community

WEMU FM (Mar. 30)

Economic Development – Research, Tech Transfer, & Innovation

Invent@NMU Receives $320,000 Grant

Northern Today (Mar. 5)

Pioneering LGBTQ+ psychology research wins competition [UM-D]

UM-Dearborn News (Mar. 8)

Universities to Develop Lunar Power and Resource Utilization Tech for NASA [MTU]

NASA (Mar. 8)

Energy Department awards $18 million for automated vehicle development [MTU]

The Hill (Mar. 11)

Ferris State undergrads put research skills to the test

Big Rapids Pioneer (Mar. 15)

UM-Dearborn researchers land $475K automotive cybersecurity grant

UM-Dearborn News (Mar. 22)

U-M Computer Chip MORPHEUS Defeats 500+ Hackers

dbusiness (Mar. 29)

Economic Development – Local Partnerships

MSU, Apple partnering to create first US-based developer academy to teach coding, design, entrepreneurship

Lansing State Journal (Mar. 1)

Great Grocer Project aims to help independently owned grocery stores in Detroit [WSU]

WXYZ TV (Mar. 11)

Detroit's DIME to host livestream to benefit local venues and artists impacted by the pandemic [OU]

Metro Times (Mar. 30)

Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability

State awards $3.6M for invasive species prevention, management projects [LSSU]

WLUC TV (Mar. 15)

U.P. city saving migrating salamanders by closing popular road overnight [NMU]

MLive (Mar. 22)

K-12 Outreach

MiSTEM Network examines unconventional learning method [GVSU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (Mar. 5)

Dr. Mona’s Period Poverty project gives 12,000 menstrual products to Flint students [MSU]

MLive (Mar. 12)

Saginaw nonprofit aims to keep youth out of trouble with education [SVSU]

WJRT TV (Mar. 15)

Public Health & Safety

Vaping marijuana linked to lung injury in teens, study says [UM]

CNN (Mar. 3)

Wayne State to offer mental health program for first responders, families

Crain’s Detroit Business (Mar. 4)

Western Michigan University students to help Michigan State Police solve cold cases

WWMT TV (Mar. 15)

Wolverine’s plans for Belmont dump now focus on PFAS cap, more trees [GVSU]

WOOD TV (Mar. 18)

EMU Professors Pushing For New Michigan Laws To Protect The Disabled From Online Predators

WEMU FM (Mar. 22)

Ferris State professor assisting AG's office in investigating online threats

WXMI TV (Mar. 26)

Civic Engagement and Education

Discuss women’s history and current obstacles at these Eastern Michigan University events

MLive (Mar. 6)

SVSU Designated a “Voter Friendly Campus”

SVSU Newsroom (Mar. 12)

OU Recognized as a 'Voter Friendly Campus'

Patch (Mar. 19)

Student & Faculty Service

Lake Superior State University Adds Outdoor Protective Clothing to Professional Business Attire

Sault Online (Mar. 10)

W.M.U. music students singing for charity with unique “Choir For Good” project

WKZO AM (Mar. 19)

Faculty Expertise

A small, native predator is flourishing in the Upper Peninsula. Lower Michigan is a different story. [CMU, GVSU]

Interlochen Public Radio (Mar. 1)

How to prepare kids for social media use [CMU]

CNN (Mar. 23)

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