Category Archives: Schools & Education

Smart Archaeology in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

December 1, 2009 – 11:33 am

Pictured Rocks Panorama4609Res by Mike Hainstock Former NMU student Tyler Weesen getting a GPS point on an ancient shoreline feature Researchers from the Northern Michigan University geography department have completed a three-year project at the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore that uncovered 23 new archaeological sites and reconstructed the Nipissing shoreline as it looked about 4,500 [...]

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Congratulations Coach Izzo!

November 30, 2009 – 4:38 pm

MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo has surpassed his predecessor Jud Heathcote with 341 wins for the school record of all time wins following a 106 to 68 trouncing of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After having had served as the assistant head coach under Jud, Izoo was named head coach after his retirement following [...]

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Generation Y in Michigan

November 18, 2009 – 7:50 am

“I am standing awkwardly by caterpillars Over half of all Michigan’s public university graduates leave the state within one year of graduation. Michigan Radio Intern Lauren Silverman will probably be one of them. Lauren has launched a new series for Michigan Radio called Generation Y Michigan that explores why young adults in Generation Y are [...]

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Growing Stupidity: Will MSU Extension Be Shuttered?

November 4, 2009 – 8:55 am

Pumpkin Patch by Larry the Biker In his essay Threatening Agriculture, Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry says that it looks as if Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will veto funding for agricultural extension programs after witholding the October payment for extension. He quotes dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University Jeffrey [...]

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AquaSWARM: MSU developing robot fish

November 3, 2009 – 10:21 am

Michigan State University researchers are developing aquatic robots that mimic fish movement to allow low cost and omni-present monitoring of harmful algal blooms in fresh water eco-systems. We at Absolute Michigan would like to welcome our robotic piscine overlords and invite you to watch this video! Share this:

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of Farms & Folly: Michigan Department of History, Arts & Libraries

August 5, 2009 – 8:01 am

Over on Michigan in Pictures there’s a post this morning titled Farming in Michigan in the  1880s that features an excerpt from a Michigan farmer’s diary from the 1880s. It also looks at the proposed elimination of the Michigan Department of History, Arts & Libraries (HAL). In a move that lies somewhere between shortsighted and [...]

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Michigan Wine & Spirits Competition Gold Medal Wine Reception 2009

August 4, 2009 – 5:46 pm

Michigan Wine & Spirits Competition Be among the first to try winning wines from the 2009 Michigan Wine and Spirits Competition and taste the breadth of quality from Michigan’s vineyards. Sip a glass of wine while chatting with winning winemakers to learn more about their wines. The Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center will host the [...]

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Michitwitter Rewind June 2009

June 30, 2009 – 2:09 pm

urban hope by buckshot.jones Throughout each month we post items of Michicentric interest to our Michitwitter page. In case you missed them here is a look back at just a few of the items for the month June. If you find these interesting there are plenty more for you to check out. We encourage you [...]

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Michigan lawmakers stare at the same chasm

June 22, 2009 – 9:19 am

hold on, I’m thinkin’ by buckshot.jones Lansing’s inability to execute compromises deprives many other agencies of the ability to plan properly as well. So write the editors of the Detroit Free Press, who say that this week is a crucial week for Michigan lawmakers as they address next year’s budget without any kind of agreement [...]

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Behind the scenes with the Michigan Works Film Class

June 8, 2009 – 9:15 am

Scott Allman has posted a cool video taking you behind the scenes at Michigan Works’ new Film Training Class through Michigan State University & Lansing Community College. The class uses actual filmmakers like Michigan’s Rich Brauer as instructors and retrains people to be able to work with movie crews. You can read about the class [...]

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