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Time of sale septic inspections can protect water quality: Part 2

Counties and townships can protect surface and groundwater by adopting time of sale septic inspection ordinances.
A narrow stream of dark water flows through a wooded area covered in fallen leaves.

Time of sale septic inspections can protect water quality: Part 1

Counties and townships can protect surface and groundwater by adopting time of sale septic inspection ordinances.
Illustrated diagram titled “PFAS Water Cycle” showing how contamination moves between industry, landfills, wastewater treatment plants, farmland, and water systems.

PFAS in Biosolids

Biosolids are the remaining organic materials following the treatment of sewage at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs).
Jade Mitchell, Ph.D. (right) receives the SRA Fellow award presented by Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, PhD (left), SRA 2025 President.

MSU's Mitchell named SRA Fellow

Jade Mitchell, Ph.D., was recognized for her outstanding contributions to the field of risk analysis with the honor of SRA Fellow
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Improved Surveillance and Technology Needed for Hospital Wastewater Management, Says Researcher

Emilia Emerson, a PhD scholar in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at MSU, spoke with Himalaya Times in an interview over waste water.
Educational illustration showing fish and organisms moving between a river and a lake with arrows indicating water flow and nutrient transfer.

Five lamprey species are found in the Great Lakes – only one is invasive

New poster offers detailed comparison of these ancient jawless fish.
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Water Alliance director Joan Rose delivers keynote at MSU advanced degree commencement

MSU Water Alliance director Joan Rose delivered the keynote address at Michigan State University’s Fall 2025 advanced degree commencement ceremony.
Aerial view of the Great Lakes.

MSU researcher brings rapid diagnostics expertise to IJC’s Health Professionals Advisory Board

MSU professor and researcher Evangelyn Alocilja is contributing her expertise in rapid diagnostics to the International Joint Commission’s Health Professionals Advisory Board (HPAB).
PFAS generated image with four people.

Understanding PFAS

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, what they are, how they affect us, where they come from, and what we can do.
Aerial view of a barn beside a pond and gravel driveway with people and a red truck nearby.

Powering the Blue Economy: How aquaculture can strengthen Michigan communities and economies

Growth in Michigan aquaculture could offer increased local food security, job opportunities, and more.
Long irrigation system sprays water across a green crop field.

Every drop has a reason: How irrigation scheduling helps justify water use

The Michiana Irrigation Association Winter Workshop returns December 12 in Elkhart, Indiana. Join us to explore tools and strategies to improve water use efficiency and productivity.

Researcher holding robot in a drainage pipe.

Research Spotlight: What happens when you cross a worm with a robot?

MSU Professor Xiaobo Tan and his team took inspiration from worms to create robots that easily maneuver through corrugated pipes which are vital for agricultural operations.