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Water flowing from a pipe.

Spartans Making a Difference: Flushing out COVID, tech, and tide charts

This week's articles by MSU faculty, specialists and students making a difference feature virus tracking in wastewater, COVID-19 testing, AI forecasting, and U.S. ocean sampling.
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Alizadeh joining MSU to help Michigan agriculture, water resources confront extreme weather

The former MIT postdoctoral associate is bringing his expertise on Earth system science to MSU to help protect Michigan water systems and farms from extreme weather impacts.
Cut hay lies in rows across a grassy field with farm equipment nearby.

Early season irrigation for small grains and forages

Irrigated small grains and alfalfa hay tend to have higher water demands when compared to most field crops and are often overlooked when it comes to timely irrigation.
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Spartans Making a Difference: Microbes, machines, and the future of your food

This week’s articles by MSU faculty, specialists and students making a difference feature foodborne pathogen behavior and precision agriculture tools that detect crop disease risks.
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MSU researcher hired through Agricultural Resiliency Program working to improve water quality in Michigan

Subhasis Giri has joined the MSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering.
Field of energy turbines.

Spartans Making a Difference: From farmland to faucet

This week’s articles by MSU faculty, specialists and students making a difference feature the food-energy-water nexus, freshwater fish distributions, greenhouse gas emissions, and PFAS.
Water being poured into a glass.

New study of PFAS forever chemicals highlights need to reduce contamination in drinking water

A new study involving researchers from MSU has revealed concerning findings on the long-term impact of PFAS exposure in communities affected by industrial contamination in drinking water sourced near an abandoned paper mill landfill.
Lake Michigan at sunset.

Spartans Making a Difference: Sea pests, smart tanks, and digital defense

This week’s articles by MSU faculty, specialists and students making a difference feature juvenile sea lamprey, aquaculture, and an Internet of Things-based disease forecaster.
The Electro Eels.

Michigan’s young engineers are using LEGO robotics to combat sea lamprey

A group of fourth and fifth graders from Wass and Hill Elementary Schools have traded in their backpacks for blueprints.
Toxic foam.

Toxic foam?

According to the State of Michigan, PFAS “are a large group of human-made chemicals that are resistant to heat, water and oil."
Beach in Michigan.

Spartans Making a Difference: Disappearing beaches and phosphorus overload

This week’s articles by MSU faculty, specialists, and students making a difference feature beach erosion and phosphorus fertilizer overapplication among Michigan corn farmers.
Map of Detroit

Detroit River habitat projects nearing completion

Michigan Sea Grant and partners, including the Friends of the Detroit River, have been working to restore habitat along the Detroit River for more than fifteen years.