Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, what they are, how they affect us, where they come from, and what we can do.

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.

This week’s articles by MSU faculty, specialists, and students making a difference feature hidden viruses in lake trout, health disparities in wastewater, and chemical risks in drinking water mapped by AI.

This week’s articles by MSU faculty, specialists, and students making a difference feature smarter farm technology, biodiversity in vacant lots, and new evidence linking lead in food to health risks.

Lansing is preparing to launch the first Bubble Barrier in the U.S., an emerging technology that uses a stream of air bubbles to push plastic out of the Grand River before it enters the Great Lakes.

Dozens of MSU graduate students, postdocs, and professors gathered on Oct. 16, 2025, for an Early Career Professionals Networking Event hosted by the MSU Water Alliance.

This week’s articles by MSU faculty, specialists, and students making a difference feature climate impacts on Mekong River flooding, PFAS exposure linked to maternal mental health, and natural gas reactions driven by underground water and rock interactions.

Starting in 2014, Lake Michigan, like the other Great Lakes, experienced increasingly high water levels, peaking in 2020. As water levels and wave energy increased during this time period, so did beach, dune, and bluff erosion. 

The Michigan State University Extension Center for Lakes and Streams released a new resource for anyone who spends time near Michigan’s waterways.

MSU hosted a two-day Climate Change Theatre Action event at Beal Botanical Garden and the Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center. It combined performance, ecological learning, and community dialogue as a way to confront climate change.

For public health officials, researchers, and community leaders, the end of swim season signals the start of another cycle. The work of testing water quality and tracking contamination continues well into the fall.

MSU’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife (FW) marked its 75th anniversary with a two-day program Sept. 12-13, 2025, highlighting the department’s many impacts, including long-standing ties to water.