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MSU researchers turn the tide for safer, healthier water

In a world that feels unpredictable, Michigan State University is meeting the moment by creating practical climate solutions today that will ensure a more sustainable and secure future.
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MSU researchers to explore climate change solutions based on Indigenous knowledge in new NSF grant

Researchers will work with Indigenous communities to document the numerous challenges they face from climate change.
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Ask the expert: Using Detroit's wastewater as a public health tool

MSU Professor Irene Xagoraraki had been exploring wastewater’s promise as a public health tool years before anyone had heard of SARS-CoV-2.
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MSU Water Alliance celebrates World Water Day 2024

March 22 was World Water Day. See some of the ways Spartans are working to safeguard this vital resource.
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Student view: Exploring water insecurity

Priyanka Jayakodi is the recipient of the 2024-25 Rose Graduate Fellowship in Water Research, awarded through the MSU Water Alliance and the Graduate School.
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New MSU research shows how some agriculture practices impact food safety, health

Sustainable agriculture involves farming in a way to protect the environment, aid and expand natural resources, and make the best use of nonrenewable resources. But how does it affect food safety and public health?
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Newly published research by MSU scientists shows how low levels of water contamination impact fish behavior and survival

A research team spearheaded by MSU scientists has recently published findings detailing the impacts low levels of water contamination have on the behavior, simulated growth and survival of fish.
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Hurricanes causing mortality, major damage: MSU experts can comment

We know that at least 400,000 gallons of untreated wastewater was spilled due to Helene.
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New director named for MSU Institute of Water Research

Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor Pouyan Nejadhashemi has been named director of the MSU Institute of Water Research effective Oct. 15, 2024.
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Red Cedar River Cleanup

Using equipment and techniques like magnet fishing, grappling hooks, and motorized equipment, the day’s effort produced almost 1000 pounds of materials from the natural area and river.
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MSU research: Warming lakes and rivers may spread fish pathogens

As the Great Lakes ecosystem warms, an MSU researcher is investigating new pathogens that may become relevant to the fish that live here.
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Ask the expert: How do microplastics impact the health of humans and the planet?

They are found in the food we eat, and the water we drink. Microplastics are about the size of a human hair...