Michigan State University has received $2.1 million in grant funding to test for the coronavirus in wastewater, which has the potential to be an early warning system for COVID-19.
"Waste not, want not" was planted firmly in John Dorgan's ethos as a kid, watching his father pull nails out of old boards for reuse. In that spirit, Dorgan and a team of Michigan State University researchers are pursuing the "upcycling" of commonly disposed plastics such as grocery bags into higher uses with funding from a $2 million National Science Foundation grant.
Pavement performance research by two MSU civil engineering PhD students received national recognition during the Long-Term Pavement Performance Analysis Student Contest - a joint effort of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
America's economic competitiveness is tied directly to the pace of scientific and technological discovery, which requires sustained, long-term support as well as agility.