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EAST LANSING, MI — Mothers who took on burdensome caregiving roles as children — and weren’t allowed to just “be kids” — tend to be less sensitive to their own children’s needs, finds new research led by a Michigan State University scholar.
By A.J. Gross
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Scholarship recipient Kevin Reidel speaking at the Fostering Futures event
DETROIT, MI — More than 300 former foster youths received college scholarships through the annual Fostering Futures Scholarship Benefit held on the evening of September 25th.
Getting your vehicle ready for winter while temperatures are still mild is a proactive approach to preventive maintenance that helps ensure safety, reliability and fewer unexpected repairs when severe winter weather strikes. 
Sleeping in graveyards, picking worms off tobacco crops, and battling cultural and familial perceptions—these are just some of the stories chronicled in Memoirs of Black Entomologists, a new book published by the Entomological Society of America (ESA).
Photo by Ike Lea
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
Dear Readers,