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.
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.
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.
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?
According to the State of Michigan, PFAS “are a large group of human-made chemicals that are resistant to heat, water and oil."
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.
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.
Fate of the Earth Symposium Recap
The Fate of the Earth: Our Waters Symposium took place at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on March 20-21, 2025. Couldn’t make it? Here’s what happened...
Delisa Scholars Making Waves in Water Research
The Robert J. Delisa Scholarship Fund provides financial support to College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (CANR) undergraduate and graduate students interested in water research and environmental sustainability.
MSU researchers, community leaders address arsenic in rice and other issues of food safety
Research from MSU College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (CANR) faculty members Felicia Wu and Christian Kelly Scott is calling the health benefits of brown rice into question.
Water experts weigh in at Fate of the Earth Symposium
The Water Alliance sat down with Claire Chase and Annalise Blum to discuss their interests in environmental and water-related work and the most pressing water challenges for the next 10-15 years.
MSU professor’s fresh water mission
More than 70% of Earth is covered in water, but only about 3% is drinkable. This finite quantity is segregated in ice caps, lakes, rivers, groundwater and the atmosphere.