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Assistant Professor Yoorae Noh.

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.
Autumn Bland, MSU Water Alliance Director Joan Rose, and Leo Baldiga at GYSS in Singapore, Jan 5-9, 2026. PHOTO Credit Samantha Yeap, GYSS Photo Gallery

WaterCube NRT Fellows Attend Global Youth Science Summit in Singapore

WaterCube NRT Fellows Autumn Bland and Leo Baldiga participated in the Global Youth Science Summit (Jan 5–9).
Scattered plastic bottles.

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.
Greg Rouland conducting field research.

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.
Woman standing in a museum, "river has no borders."

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.
Water with bubbles in it.

Apply Now for Upcoming Water Research Fellowships

The Rose Graduate Fellowship and Clifford Humphrys Fellowship are now open for graduate and doctoral students conducting water-related research.
A person standing in shallow water lowers a handheld testing device into the surface.

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).
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.
Photo of Beaumont Tower with green overlay.

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).