Provided direction to state, multicounty and federal resource management personnel dealing with this invasive, tree-killing forest insect. Distributed research results. Created and distributed a pdf with an inexpensive option for hemlock wooly adelgi...

Projects included: (1) Helping a local company build an infrared machine that can reduce or deactivate lectins in dry beans so that bean ingredients/flours generated can be used to make low-moisture foods (crackers, cookies) that are safe for human c...

Equity in the Classroom Conference focused on the impact of the pandemic on K-12 students. Dorinda Carter, chairperson of the Department of Teacher Education, spoke to all MI colleges and universities about preparing for students who have been away f...

Develop and share actionable information and resources for PFAS-impacted communities.

This project was in partnership with New Level Sports Ministries to develop an urban garden in a neighborhood in Battle Creek, Michigan. The goal is to create a community of gardeners to help thwart hunger among the citizens of inner-city "food deser...

Provided an eight-day summer residential camp for 60 high school students from across Michigan interested in medicine and health care-related careers. Strive to recruit a diverse cohort of students each year to increase diversity among medical studen...

Developing an interactive online tool to explore woodshed (wood basket) maps for sawlogs (hardwood and softwood), pulp and pulpwood, and biomass for industry, landowners, and forestry professionals. The tool would help understand the market extent an...

Provided direct consultations to fish farmers who are losing fish in the North Central Region of the U.S. in an effort to improve the health of their fish through alternative disease prevention methods. Have provided information on improving fish hea...

Collaborated with local school districts to understand the relationship between student academic achievement and well-being and digital inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hosted three regional programs (Detroit, Macomb, Lansing) over the course of eight weeks at varying times of the year to expose high school students to medicine and health care-related careers. The goal is to create a pathway for students from underr...

Worked as an organization administrator and mentor as part of a Google Summer of Code group based at MSU in the Physics and Astronomy Department. The goal was to train new contributors to the group's scientific software. Assisted with administrative ...

Legume Lab is five-year research capacity building development program managed by MSU that focuses on grain legumes in West and Southern Africa. Help monitor and evaluate the outputs and outcomes of this USAID-funded grant. During this outreach and e...

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....

The goal of the academy is to introduce students in grades 7-12 to careers in seven biological STEM disciplines in agriculture and natural resources and to engage students in hands-on exercises related to these disciplines. The disciplines are animal...

Organized symposium and webinars on PFAS contamination. Testified at the Department of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Field hearing on interagency collaboration. Also organized an annual retreat and semiregular meetings with the...

Hands-on activities for Clinton County 8th and 10th graders to learn more about veterinary nursing as a career. Including meeting a dog, discussing career pathways, putting together a skeleton puzzle, and looking at parasites.

Worked with a Girl Scout troop to discuss veterinary medicine through hands on activities

MSU Vet Med has created a partnership with the DIA to nurture young women interested in science to consider veterinary medicine. Working with 250 young women with an interest and science. Deploy a faculty a month to teach a science lesson and discuss...

Served as an editorial board member working with the editorial team of the journal to provide high-quality peer review of scientific and clinical papers submitted for publication.

Meeting to develop an educational brochure (in print and on website) about thyroid gland disorders and management of these problems in horses.

Worked with GEAR UP program to discuss veterinary nursing with students as a potential career path.

Invited to seminar as part of the MSU College of Human Medicine/Grand Valley State University community health lecture series in Grand Rapids.

Presented an overview of 30 years of research on endurance riding in horses. Aimed to educate fellow academicians and horse owners participating in endurance rides.

Collaborating with the Ingham County Health Department to install personal air filtration (PAF) devices in the homes of families with one or more children who have high blood lead levels. Assessing the effectiveness of PAF devices at reducing indoor ...

This weeklong course is intended for the professionals (food safety regulators, academicians, biosafety officer, etc.) to teach them about international food safety laws, risk assessment, hazards analysis, use of biotechnology in food production/test...