Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are a long-standing and important design for conducting rigorous tests of the effectiveness of health interventions. However, many questions have been raised about the external validity of RCTs, their utility in explicating mechanisms of intervention and participants' intervention experiences, and their…

The purpose of the exploratory study was to understand what youth motivations in the Michigan Youth Farm Stand Project (YFSP) offered by the C.S Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University. The qualitative study included interviews and observations to explore the motivations of youth participants. An opportunity to earn…

This article presents the unique approach to university-community partnerships developed and practiced at Michigan State University (MSU). We have established a model of campus-community partnerships that builds a wide-reaching system of networks connecting the university to communities. Our approach is "developmental",…

DAY BY DAY REPORTS BY DIFFERENT VISITORS TO THE FLINT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DURING 1962 ARE PRESENTED ALONG WITH PRESS CLIPPINGS, INTERVIEWS, AND PICTURES RELEVANT TO EACH VISIT. TWO MARCH VISITORS, AN OFFICIAL OF THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC AND AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, BOTH SPOKE TO TO A GROUP OF FLINT CITIZENS ENROLLED IN…