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David J. Morrissey - University Distinguished Professor
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (46+ words) WKAR - On Air Now Playing WKAR News Talk - AM 870 | 102. 3 FM - On Air Now Playing WKAR Radio Reading Service David J. Morrissey - University Distinguished Professor Professor Morrissey teaches in the College of Natural Science (Chemistry; National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory)....
Michigan State men's club rugby is tough on the pitch, while embracing care away from it
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1018+ words) When a match ends, recovery is already waiting for Michigan State men's club rugby players. The sport, built around 80 minutes of continuous play, demands constant running, tackling, and transitions between offense and defense - and rarely slows down. When the final…...
Robin Pizzo: Youth and mental health wellness
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (466+ words) WKAR - On Air Now Playing WKAR News Talk - AM 870 | 102. 3 FM - On Air Now Playing WKAR Radio Reading Service Robin Pizzo: Youth and mental health wellness May is Mental Health Awareness Month and May 9 is proclaimed as Mental Health Day for…...
Join Us! Youth and Mental Health Wellness | A Community Conversation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (297+ words) Join WKAR for a community conversation exploring the mental health wellbeing of today's youth. Presented during national Mental Health Awareness month, the evening addresses the challenges, opportunities and community supports shaping young people's mental health across mid-Michigan and includes the…...
Whitmer tells internet summit federal action needed to protect kids
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (289+ words) Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for stronger federal action to protect children from addictive practices by social media companies to keep kids online. The Democratic governor took part in a summit Tuesday of groups seeking to hold internet companies accountable for…...
Michigan Senate committee takes up child care bills
3+ mon, 9+ hour ago (581+ words) A set of Michigan bills aimed at lowering the cost of child care received a hearing Tuesday before the state Senate Housing and Human Services Committee. The bills would ease regulations and codify the Tri-Share program, in which the state…...
Kids' willpower is no match for fast food and screens. Try this instead
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (694+ words) For decades, psychologists believed willpower was the ticket to a good life. "It was thought that people with better willpower would be more successful," says psychologist Marina Milyavskaya at Carleton University, in Ottawa, Canada. Hundreds of studies appeared to support…...
WKAR Celebrates PBS KIDS Day in 2026
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (410+ words) Over 1, 200 community members of all ages gathered recently to celebrate PBS KIDS" Day with WKAR. Families across mid-Michigan came together for the event, hosted at the WKAR studios on the campus of Michigan State University on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Attending children…...
Of top 100 cities by birth rate, Detroit has the most premature births
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (450+ words) Detroit came in last in a ranking of cities for premature births in an annual "report card" by the March of Dimes. The maternal and infant health-focused nonprofit organization found that babies in the city were more likely to be…...
Cash program for pregnant moms could expand to Lansing and Jackson
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (464+ words) A program offering cash to pregnant moms and their babies could be coming to Mid-Michigan families. The state is investing $270 million dollars to expand Rx Kids" a collaborative between Michigan State University and the University of Michigan that started last…...