Outcomes: -Inform national landscape of farm to ECE regarding farm to ECE practices, motivation among providers to engage in farm to ECE, and barriers and how to address them to enable replication; Recognize CRFS as a leader and partner in research a...

Together, Michigan State University and Wayne State University are addressing the need for Addiction Medicine specialists in the state of Michigan and beyond. Communities across the nation need Addiction Medicine specialists to address the addiction ...

This is an ongoing standing committee in the field to increase the presence and voice of bipoc communities, specifically native Americans, to build welcoming spaces and collaborative research

The continued construction of the Turfgrass Information File (TGIF) database provides access to the world's literature about the design, construction, and maintenance of grass-like surfaces for use in landscape, utility, and sporting surfaces. This s...

A series of 4 webinars covered various topics related to pavement treatments, project selection, maximizing value of budgets, benefits and new technologies. The webinars replaced our four regional partnership face-to-face meetings. A fifth webinar wa...

study of factors leading to underrep. of minorities in federal jury pools

Design, development and delivery of the 16th annual iteration of continuing education program for the railway industry, including presentations and outreach to promote the program.

The association has as a primary purpose the education of patients (and their care providers) who have had head and neck cancer. As such, we plan educational events each year targeted to this patient population to provide them with up to date info ab...

I share my research on sustainable farming with agricultural specialists and managers. I translate my research into webinars, blogs, and extension articles. I also share these materials with the public via social media

This project addresses the problem of endemic and emerging vector borne (mosquito and tick borne) diseases in the upper midwest. Research addresses the dynamics of emergence and spread of such diseases (West Nile viral encephalitis, eastern equine en...

This activity broadly encompasses the problem of the appearance, emergence, expansion, and spread of mosquito and tick borne diseases regionally and within the state of Michigan; how to survey for these processes meaningfully; how to engage local pub...

Michigan is the lead state in a multistate project addressing issues related to mallard ecology in the Great Lakes. The expected increase in mallard numbers, in conjunction with high water levels in the Great Lakes, did not occur. The primary goal of...

MSUvote is a non-partisan campus committee whose mission it is to increase the number of registered student voters, to inform and educate students on candidates and issues, and to bolster student participation on Election Day. This is where our regis...

This is a multisite research project examining the potential benefit of training early intervention providers in the Part C system to use an evidence-based parent-mediated intervention with toddlers with social communication delays.

Presented results from scholarship in trans medicine to public audiences, health organizations, clinics, and health professionals.

Provided multiple interviews to various local and national media outlets (television, online, and print) focusing on impacts of legally restricting abortion access; proposed legislation limiting health care to transgender and nonbinary youth and adul...

Helped develop a multistate outreach program focusing on harmful algal blooms (HABs). Project goals were to assess current HABs outreach and education efforts, identify needs for HABs information, develop uniform recommendations for the North Central...

The North Central Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center funds working groups each year. These working groups cover a broad array of topics ‒ from crop-related groups to urban ag IPM, school IPM, tick IPM, pollinator and monarch conservation, etc....

Revision of the materials for Middle School Mathematics Teachers. Professional Learning for the Teachers and Leaders using the materials in field test.

Completed a randomized experimental study comparing a treatment to the control group over three generations of Chicago area high school students. The treatment involved providing extra art-related experiences for the treatment group. The results show...

Presented a lecture at a regional urology meeting. Demonstrated how developing resilience can improve success in the medical field.

In 2021, the National Farm to School Network and MSU Center for Regional Food Systems surveyed early care and education (ECE) providers across the country to better understand current initiatives, motivations, and challenges in applying farm to ECE a...

Serve as co-chair of the ACASA subcommittee on Collaboration, Collections, and Restitution Best Practices. Developing online resource for African objects in North American collections so African communities can find them and access contact informatio...