Eric Syverson News Today

Catching a glimpse of Monday’s rare solar eclipse can be exciting – but can cause lasting vision damage without proper safety precautions, say faculty members at Ferris State University’s Michigan College of Optometry.  “Unsafe viewing of the sun, even for a few seconds, is not worth a lifetime of vision impairment,” said Dr. Eric Syverson, an MCO assistant professor and chief of Medical and Surgical Services. A rare total solar eclipse will be visible across p...

Higher ed funding in 2022 was higher than any year since the 2008 recession, defying expectations. Some worry the boost was a short-term spike. State funding for public higher education increased by nearly 5 percent in fiscal year 2022—without factoring in inflation, according to the latest State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO). 

A small but growing number of students nationwide who are increasingly being offered free college tuition.

For many people, there is nothing more freeing and relaxing then a day spent fishing on a river or another body of water. The gurgle of a stream while a meticulously placed cast is placed...

The International Boundary and Water Commission met virtually with local stakeholders on Friday afternoon to tell them the steps being done to fix what’s called an unprecedented leak recently at Stewart’s Drain.