MSU News

The MSU College of Human Medicine today announced plans to hold West Michigan’s first Gran Fondo cycling event, June 29, 2013. Proceeds will support MSU’s skin cancer research in Grand Rapids.

Michigan's emergency manager law gives individuals sweeping power over financially troubled public school districts. But Michigan State University researchers say the law does not address student learning and could even hurt academic performance in high-need communities.

As in most presidential election years, the new media have been discussing the potential for an “October Surprise.” In 2012, Hurricane Sandy may be just that, said Saundra Schneider, MSU political science professor.

Community colleges in the United States have made huge strides since 2008 in cultivating a global workforce, according to a first-of-its-kind study co-led by a Michigan State University researcher.

Mitt Romney doesn’t appear to be getting much of a home-state bounce in Michigan, MSU political scientist Matt Grossmann says.

The MSU Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Fred Poston as dean of the university’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at its Oct. 26 board meeting.

Karin Pfeiffer, MSU associate professor of kinesiology, has been appointed to the Science Board of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.

WKAR will host its next Community Cinema screening and community discussion at 7:30 Thursday, Nov. 1, at the WKAR studios.

Warmer oceans in the future could significantly alter populations of phytoplankton, tiny organisms that could have a major impact on climate change.

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Board Room of the Hannah Administration Building.

Many police agencies are using ineffective methods to determine how many patrol officers they need and how to best deploy them, an MSU criminologist says.