Stephen Gasteyer, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, is gaining deeper insight into the gap in U.S. water access by analyzing the link between water infrastructure and economic development in rural U.S. communities.

Two projects to help small meat processors manage wastewater have been funded by the Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture.

Research from a team of Michigan State University scientists shows there’s another benefit people derive from forests, but they might not recognize it: filtering and supplying clean drinking water.

A Michigan State University researcher has received a $394,600 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to develop a solar power-based irrigation technology that improves energy- and water-use efficiency.

To combat the growing threat of erosion, Michigan State University researchers are teaming up with several coastal communities to collect essential data — empowering local leaders with the knowledge needed to protect and preserve the state’s shorelines for future generations.

Newly appointed Michigan State University AgBioResearch-affiliated scientists are diving deeper into the water story, working to better understand water movement and the human impact on it.

Tom Fernandez, an MSU professor in the Department of Horticulture, has spent much of his 25-year career at MSU studying how to effectively manage water in greenhouses and nurseries to increase water-use efficiency and reduce nutrient runoff.

Just a few years ago, Grostic Cattle Company was a booming family-owned non-GMO beef business in Brighton. The farm that once belonged to Jason Grostic's grandfather was growing more profitable every day. And then, with one Zoom meeting in 2022, everything changed.

All summer, a crew of students and other seasonal staff manned a mobile boat wash at about 40 stops around Michigan. They crisscrossed the state with their heated high-pressure washer, containment system and invasive species resources to demonstrate to boaters how to clean their vessel and trailer before they head home.

For more than 20 years, Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have partnered to rebuild Black Lake’s sturgeon population. Together, they opened the Black Lake Stream Side Rearing Facility, located in Onaway, Michigan, and have supplied sturgeons to a variety of hatcheries.

A team of Michigan State University researchers found that lakes in communities of color were three times less likely to be sampled at least once than lakes in white communities.

A global initiative led by Dr. Matt Schrenk and key faculty at MSU is forming to revolutionize water sustainability in small and rural communities, addressing the complex water-food-energy nexus through a circular water economy with international collaboration.