"Breed & Bootleg — Legends of Flint Rap Music" is an hour-long documentary film about Eric "MC Breed" and Ira "Bootleg" Dorsey who are pioneers of the Midwest Rap sound. In 2021, the film screened at more than 25 venues that include the Flint Insti...

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

The Apple Developer Academy is a partnership between MSU and Apple Individuals 18 or older have the opportunity to become a world-class developer using Apple’s iOS ecosystem. The Academy focuses on coding, design, entrepreneurship, and essential prof...

The Michigan Trails Advisory Council is an advisory body appointed by the governor to provide direction in guidance to developing trails in Michigan and supporting safety, diversity, economic development and public health and recreation through the d...

Food SPICE is a USDA Regional Food System Partnership Grant from Center for Regional Food Systems, that is creating stronger pipelines to resources, and more equitable and inclusive resources for farm and food entrepreneurs in Michigan. We are workin...

This USDA RMA Co-Operative Agreement Project is a one-year project that is educating adult small-scale farmers who identify as a person of color, BIPOC, socially-disadvantaged, underserved. We are providing outreach, engagement and zoom-based educati...

Community-engaged research project investigating the contribution of Special Olympics athletes to sport outcomes as well as the relationship of performance to markers of health. Measured and consulted with athletes on their current health, made medic...

Led panel discussion (in person and virtual) for WKAR's film screening of Move Me. This film explored a woman's experience with a physical disability after a diving accident. In this panel. Panel discussion focused on disability identity, ableism, an...

This international project is focused on documenting and analyzing the impact and response to the movement of people due to migration (forced or by choice) on the retention and practice of cultural traditions. It also is assessing the impact of publi...

Participated in community-engaged longitudinal teaching and learning research study exploring the benefits and challenges of farmers markets. Producing a documentary film.

Served as co-chair of the Data for Equity and Impact Table, which was convened by the 313Reads coalition of community groups providing literacy supports for students and families across Detroit.

Global Voices showcases how the work of young global innovators, MSU faculty, and industry leaders relate to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The series also serves as a coordinating platform for research and outreach activ...

The institute supports the preparation of university students for employment in child welfare agencies, the partnership between universities and agencies to build the workforce, action teams to address workforce challenges, and leadership development...

Panel moderated by Dr. Jake Rowan about the relationship between health and art. The discussion featured poet and storyteller Carolyn White, dulcimer maker and musician Doug Berch, and sculptor and painter Richard Tanner.

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...

An NSF-funded project designed to improve the ability of artificial-intelligence-based automatic speech recognition systems (ASRs) to understand the speech of people who stutter. The project has implications for improving employment opportunities and...

Diversity, inclusion, and equity activities have focused on improving the lives of poor smallholder farmers in West Africa. In much of West Africa, women are typically responsible for planting and farming tasks such as weeding, harvesting, and post-h...

Conduct participatory research including scenario workshops, interviews, and planning. Co-create products based on research results for community audiences, attend community events, create tools for community use.

Ubuntu Dialogues is an international partnership between Stellenbosch University Museum in South Africa and MSU (UOE, MSU Museum, African Studies Center, Matrix, and the Colleges of Social Science and Arts and Letters). The focus is on fostering deep...

Stepping Up is a national initiative administered by the National Association of Counties, the Council of State Governments Justice Center and the American Psychiatric Foundation to reduce the number of people with serious mental illness in jails. (s...

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...

Street Teams are student-run, creative collaborations within ComArtSci. Interdisciplinary groups of students partner with nonprofit organizations and assist them with media projects. They have real-world learning opportunities while giving back to th...

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...

Identify organizations for funding. Measure outcomes of funded organizations.

Twenty undergraduates from Europe were in residence at MSU for one month in summer 2022. The institute focused on civic engagement. The students participated in numerous outreach activities, including weekly community service, public presentations, a...