Spartans Making a Difference: (Dis)closing the Water Gap
MSU researchers, in collaboration with the nonprofit DigDeep and the Matrix: Center for Digital Humanities & Social Sciences at MSU have created a national dashboard to better address water and sanitation access in the U.S.
Testing for contaminants in soil, water and plants
Sometimes, what you don’t know can hurt you. MSU Extension's soil testing service offers a variety of analyses through the Home Lawn and Garden Soil Test Mailer, and the commercial soil test bag.
One lake's success story: Winning the fight to control invasive Eurasian water milfoil
Higgins Lake uses diver-assisted suction harvesting to reduce the aquatic invasive species but it has taken an investment of time and money.
Michigan is last state without a septic system code. Will that change?
A new Senate bill would address the regulation, inspection and re-evaluation of septic systems. If passed, Michigan would become the last state with a comprehensive septic code intended to prevent contamination of drinking water.
MSU packaging assistant professor Yoorae Noh explains the human health implications of micro- and nanoplastics
Dr. Yoorae Noh has spent her career investigating plastics, microplastics, and the emerging concern of nanoplastics.
WaterCube NRT Fellows Attend Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore
WaterCube NRT Fellows Autumn Bland and Leo Baldiga participated in the Global Young Scientists Summit (Jan 5–9).
Understanding Microplastics: How Tiny Plastics Impact Michigan’s Waterways
MSU researchers are studying how microplastics develop, how they move through Michigan’s water systems, and what that means for humans and ecosystem health.
About the MSU WaterCube National Research Traineeship
The WaterCube NRT program at MSU was designed to prepare a competent workforce for addressing future sustainability and socio-economic challenges in water.
River Has No Borders | Mekong Voices Exhibit at MSU Broad Art Museum
Often called Southeast Asia’s “Mother River,” the Mekong sustains the lives, cultures, and food systems of more than 60 million people.
Apply for 2026 Water Research Fellowships
The Rose Graduate Fellowship and Clifford Humphrys Fellowship are now open for graduate and doctoral students conducting water-related research.
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.
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.