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For college students, job market a mixed bag

November 15, 2012 - 12:00am

As Michigan State University’s Recruiting Trends report shows, college students are experiencing a mixed bag of outcomes when it comes to finding a job.

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Job market sluggish for college grads

November 15, 2012 - 12:00am

The job market for new college graduates, hampered by a lackluster economy and political uncertainty, will increase at a sluggish 3 percent this academic year, predicts MSU's annual Recruiting Trends report.

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Broad Art Museum welcomes nearly 6,000 opening weekend

November 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Nearly 6,000 people visited the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU during the Nov. 9-11 dedication weekend. Grand opening festivities included museum tours, a public talk with Eli Broad and the museum’s Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid, live concerts, discussions with Broad museum staff, art-making activities and more.

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MSU and partners earn award for improving health care in Michigan

November 13, 2012 - 12:00am

MSU and regional partners have been recognized for a project to strengthen Michigan’s health care workforce.

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Principal plays surprising role in why new teachers quit

November 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Why do so many beginning teachers quit the profession or change schools? Surprising new research from MSU finds it’s not a heavy workload or lack of resources that has the most significant effect, but instead the relationship between teachers and their principal.

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Ancient foot massage technique may ease cancer symptoms

November 12, 2012 - 12:00am

A study led by a Michigan State University researcher offers the strongest evidence yet that reflexology – a type of specialized foot massage practiced since the age of pharaohs – can help cancer patients manage their symptoms and perform daily tasks.

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MSU national leader in study abroad, international student enrollment

November 12, 2012 - 12:00am

Michigan State University is one of only four higher education institutions in the nation to rank in the top 10 for study abroad participation and international student enrollment, according to the Institute of International Education’s annual Open Doors Report released Nov. 12.

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Climate change threatens giant pandas’ bamboo buffet

November 9, 2012 - 12:00am

China’s endangered wild pandas may need new dinner reservations – and quickly – based on models that indicate climate change may kill off swaths of bamboo that pandas need to survive.

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MSU professors take physiology lessons to local high school

November 9, 2012 - 12:00am

A pair of MSU professors will visit Lumen Christi High School in nearby Jackson Nov. 12 to teach students some basic physiology and stoke their interest in science and technology.

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Broad Art Museum at MSU opens new Zaha Hadid building

November 9, 2012 - 12:00am

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU, a new Zaha Hadid-designed contemporary art museum, will open Nov. 10 following a 10 a.m. public dedication ceremony.

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Sparrow, MSU launch referral call center for pediatric care

November 9, 2012 - 12:00am

MSU and Sparrow have launched a new pediatric resource and referral service that will match the region’s youngest patients with the specialty care they need, cutting down on wait times and making it easier for families to navigate the health care system.

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Ferguson, Mosallam elected to MSU board

November 8, 2012 - 12:00am

Joel Ferguson and Brian Mosallam have been elected to the MSU Board of Trustees.

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MSU to lead global food system innovation center

November 8, 2012 - 12:00am

MSU will use a grant from U.S. Agency for International Development to improve agricultural production and reduce poverty in areas of the world suffering from rapid urbanization, population growth and skills gaps.

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MSU professors provide 'equitarian' care to remote Mexican villages

November 8, 2012 - 12:00am

A trio of MSU professors traveled to Mexico last month to provide veterinary care to working equids – horses, mules, donkeys and burros – and educate the people who depend on the animals for their livelihood.

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MSU’s Broad Art Museum to bring $5.75 million in new annual spending to region

November 7, 2012 - 12:00am

Michigan State University’s Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is expected to attract somewhere between 125,000 to 150,000 annual visitors and pump $5.75 million per year in new spending into the regional economy, an economic study predicts.

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Sharks: bad creatures or bad image?

November 7, 2012 - 12:00am

Historically, the media have been particularly harsh to sharks, and it’s affecting their survival. The results of a Michigan State University study, appearing in the current issue of the journal Conservation Biology, reviewed worldwide media coverage of sharks – and the majority isn’t good.

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Study supports move toward common math standards

November 5, 2012 - 12:00am

A new study analyzing the previous math standards of each state provides strong support for adoption of common standards, which U.S. students desperately need to keep pace with their counterparts around the globe, an MSU scholar argues.

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MSU dedicates new facility for nursing research and education

November 2, 2012 - 1:00am

The Michigan State University College of Nursing today hosts the dedication ceremony for the new Bott Building for Nursing Education and Research, a three-story, 50,000-square-foot center for students, researchers, practitioners and educators to come together to shape the future of health care.

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MSU clinic recognized for outstanding multiple sclerosis care

November 1, 2012 - 1:00am

A national health organization on Thursday recognized MSU's Multiple Sclerosis Clinic as an outstanding resource for patients with the disease.

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MSU-led team to combat Puerto Rico’s murder epidemic

November 1, 2012 - 1:00am

Hoping to curb Puerto Rico’s soaring murder rate, the Justice Department has tapped a renowned team of homicide investigators led by an MSU criminologist to help the island’s police force.

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