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\nYang Deng<\/strong> – Earth and Environmental Studies
\nToward Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management with New, Green, Low-Cost Sorbent-Coated Wood Mulch (Phase II)<\/em>
\nUS Environmental Protection Agency
\n$75,000
\nDr. Deng\u2019s project will develop effective, low-cost, and easy filter media from a novel source. The filter media will be used for filters designed to absorb pollutants from urban water runoff with minimal leaching. This project aims to remove numerous contaminants from urban stormwater at the source, shortening water treatment time, and increasing efficiency of the process.
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\nMargaret Freedson<\/strong> – Early Childhood\/Elementary Education
\nInternational Consortium for Multilingual Excellence in Education (ICMEE)<\/em>
\nUS Department of Education
\n$7,000
\nThis supplemental award, funded by a subaward from University of Nebraska Lincoln, will support Dr. Freedson\u2019s exploration of the content of available ICMEE e-workshops on second language acquisition and on ELL content area instruction in K-6 math and science. Dr. Freedson will then integrate appropriate eworkshop content into the in-service work and field experiences of approximately 40 students enrolled in MSU graduate and undergraduate courses with a focus on ELL supports, creating school- and university-based learning communities around the eworkshop use.
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\nValerie Sessa<\/strong> – Psychology
\nJennifer Bragger<\/strong> – Psychology
\nLongitudinal Leadership Development Study (Year 5)<\/em>
\nC. Charles Jackson Foundation
\n$3,609
\nIn their fifth year of their study, Dr. Valerie Sessa and Dr. Jennifer Bragger plan to continue to longitudinally assess college student leaders at five universities during their college years plus two years post-college. The research seeks to determine which students pursue leadership development opportunities, which opportunities they choose, what they are learning, how these opportunities build on each other, and the impact of the process on student leadership competencies, success in college, and post-college experiences and leadership activities. The C. Charles Jackson Foundation has generously supported this project for the past four years.
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\nKrystal Woolston<\/strong> – Center for Community Engagement
\nDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service \u2013 2018<\/em>
\nNJ Commission on National and Community Service
\n$4,000
\nThis grant was awarded in support of MSU volunteers who participated in the national Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. This marks the fourth year that the Center for Community Engagement and the Volunteer Center collaborated to organize the event.
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