Education on food preservation, safe food storage and preparation, and cottage food law.

Includes education on mental health and stress, mindfulness, diabetes self management, pain management, and falls prevention.

Education for families eligible for SNAP-Ed on healthy eating and physical activity. Coordination of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service-funded SNAP Education program as part of MSU Extension includes equipping all nutrition instructors and educators...

Redevelopment of a traveling exhibition, creation of an online version of the exhibition, and development of extensive educational curriculum materials and educational resources.

Education for parents, caregivers, and youth on healthy eating and physical activity.

Suggested the novel and then facilitated a discussion among all of the employees of the nonprofit organization, CultureSource, based in Detroit. Toni Morrison's SULA led to a wonderful discussion of literature, the genre of the novel, and issues of g...

The scholarship involves developing and refining anti-racist approaches to the teaching of Black language in partnership with classroom teachers and Black students. This focus responds to an urgent need in the field of English education: how to build...

A collaboration between the Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS), African Studies Center (ASC), and the Africa America Institute (AAI) to diversify the curriculum of the University Preparatory Schools in Detroit. The goal of the ...

This program is promoted by the Italian Consulate in Detroit. Representatives of universities and colleges in Michigan that have an Italian program were invited to meet with local Italian businesses and firms to create possible connections for future...

A film festival of filmic adaptations of poems, presented online. Peter Johnston organized the event, gathered the filmmakers, connected them with poets, organized the screening and did the publicity. The goals are to create new art, spur students to...

Since 2012, Gerald Lindman has served on a five member panel of judges selected by Crain’s Detroit for their annual Best Managed Nonprofit Contest. Duties start in October of each year after the applications are closed. Judges read and rank order all...

A collection of creative sound-making and space-making activities that provide asset-based programming for youth and the general public with a tri-fold focus on literacy formation in youth, development of local artists' teaching capacity, and buildin...

Consulting with Renee Wallace, executive director of FoodPlus on a variety of her projects related to food systems in Detroit and Flint. These include helping her develop a proposal for a cooperative project with other MSU faculty.

Documentation and presentation of the diverse folk and traditional arts of Michigan as well as nationally and internationally. This work is done in partnership with communities and traditional artists. University Outreach and Engagement, the MSU Muse...

A group, selected by Governor Whitmer, to study, examine research, and then recommend changes for women and girls in sports in Michigan.

This project explores robots for dementia patient caregiver dyads in home settings. A new approach is being explored to design assistive robots for people with dementia and their caregivers.

Alexandrea Thrubis serves as the marketing and communications Manager for Endeavor Detroit, leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement in Michigan and beyond. She is currently building and executing a marketing and communications strategy for ...

The program aims to enrich the educational experiences of high school students in the City of Detroit, while connecting them to professional journalists and resources in the MSU J-School. Mentors nurture their raw talent and teach the students how to...

MSU Professors Joe Grimm and Geri Alumit Zeldes worked with Publisher Pat Rencher of Urban Aging News that features news on older adults and their caregivers.

In 2019 the National Science Foundation awarded a Discovery Research for preK-12 (DRK-12) Grant to further study the Teaching Science Outdoors professional development program with 4th and 5th grade teachers from Lansing and Detroit Public Schools, B...