The Engaged Scholar - The Engaged Scholar Magazine - Volume 4

Volume 4

Summer 2009

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THE ENGAGED SCHOLAR MAGAZINE focuses on collaborative partnerships between Michigan State University and its external constituents--partnerships forged for mutual benefit and learning, with an emphasis on research.

This issue looks at sustainability, a core value of MSU's engagement efforts.

Foreword

Wildlife and Natural Resources

Birds of Prey as Environmental Monitors and Tools for Learning
Growing up on a farm in the Upper Peninsula, Jim Sikarskie was accustomed to seeing birds of prey. His childhood dream was to become an ornithologist. He was struck...more

Improving Fish Consumption Safety Through Community-Based Research
Geoffrey Habron believes it is important not only to develop solutions to community problems and issues but also to involve community members throughout the research...more

Knight Center for Environmental Journalism

Environmental Science & Policy Program

Agriculture and Rangelands

The Mainstay of Humanity: Grasslands Research
According to Carolyn Malmstrom, "Grasses are the mainstay of humanity, feeding people both directly through grain production and indirectly...more

Spotlight on Engaged Student Scholarship
As food systems become increasingly globalized and consolidated, Michigan has experienced a decline in traditional family farms...more

Short- vs. Long-Term Goals in Agriculture: Mediating the Trade-offs
Sieg Snapp is fascinated by how farmers make decisions. "There's a gap between what researchers are interested in and what farmers want," she...more

The MSU Student Organic Farm

Green Energy

GET City: Youth Exploring Energy Technologies
Lansing has been hit hard by the downturn in the automotive industry and continuing high levels of unemployment in Michigan. These problems were...more

Clean Chemistry
Cutting out energy-intensive steps and producing clean byproducts from chemical reactions is what the research of Rob Maleczka and Mitch Smith is...more

Walking the Talk...How Green is MSU?

Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment

Sustainable Economic Development

Giving Rights to Trees: Fair Trade and Sustainability
Paulette Stenzel is following the Fair Trade movement, especially as it develops in Latin America, with great interest. Along with other advocates for...more

Fueling Michigan's Biobased Economy
How can Michigan State University connect its biobased technology expertise with private sector partners in a way that helps the partners, facilitates...more

Outreach and Engagement at MSU

The World is Changing and So is Land Use
How can Michigan State University connect its biobased technology expertise with private sector partners in a way that helps the partners, facilitates...more

SNAPSHOT: Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University, 2008
Sponsored by MSU's National Center for the Study of University Engagement (NCSUE), the Outreach and Engagement Measurement Instrument (OEMI) gathers...more

Awards and Recognitions
Professor William S. Davidson's Adolescent Diversion Project has been named the North Central Region winner of the 2009 W. K. Kellogg Foundation...more

News & Notes from UOE

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