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MSU to lead global food system innovation center
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.
MSU professors provide 'equitarian' care to remote Mexican villages
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.
MSU’s Broad Art Museum to bring $5.75 million in new annual spending to region
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.
Sharks: bad creatures or bad image?
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.
Study supports move toward common math standards
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.
MSU dedicates new facility for nursing research and education
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.
MSU clinic recognized for outstanding multiple sclerosis care
A national health organization on Thursday recognized MSU's Multiple Sclerosis Clinic as an outstanding resource for patients with the disease.
MSU-led team to combat Puerto Rico’s murder epidemic
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.
MSU students cover election in state’s ‘biggest newsroom’
On election night, newsrooms around the state will be shoulder-to-shoulder with writers, reporters and editors, all striving to get the stories quickly and accurately. But nowhere in Michigan will there be a larger, more fully staffed newsroom than at Michigan State University
Broad Art Museum at MSU to host opening weekend events
The Zaha Hadid-designed Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University will celebrate its opening Nov. 10-11 with a series of events, most of which are free and open to the public.
MSU announces inaugural Gran Fondo cycling event to benefit skin cancer research
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.
Emergency manager law poorly designed for school improvement, study finds
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.
Hurricane Sandy may be 2012’s “October Surprise”
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 more globally focused
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.
Obama's Michigan chances looking good
Mitt Romney doesn’t appear to be getting much of a home-state bounce in Michigan, MSU political scientist Matt Grossmann says.
Poston appointed dean of MSU CANR
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.
Kinesiology professor appointed to national board on fitness
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’s Community Cinema features ‘Solar Mamas’
WKAR will host its next Community Cinema screening and community discussion at 7:30 Thursday, Nov. 1, at the WKAR studios.
Small organisms could dramatically impact world’s climate
Warmer oceans in the future could significantly alter populations of phytoplankton, tiny organisms that could have a major impact on climate change.
MSU Board to meet Oct. 26
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Board Room of the Hannah Administration Building.
