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MSU Board of Trustees to meet Sept. 7
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees will meet at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 7 in the Board Room of the Hannah Administration Building.
Sparty to once again compete in Capital One Mascot Challenge
For the second year in a row, MSU's mascot Sparty is one of 16 mascots on the Capital One All-America Mascot Team that will vie for the title of "Capital One National Mascot of the Year."
Witch hunts targeted by grassroots women’s groups
Witch hunts are common and sometimes deadly in the tea plantations of Jalpaiguri, India. But a surprising source – small groups of women who meet through a government loan program – has achieved some success in preventing the longstanding practice, a Michigan State University sociologist found.
Tigers take the night shift to coexist with people
Tigers aren’t known for being accommodating, but a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that the carnivores in Nepal are taking the night shift to better coexist with humans.
Microbes help hyenas communicate via scent
Bacteria in hyenas’ scent glands may be the key controllers of communication.
New HIV/AIDS registry to help answer key questions
A new community-based HIV/AIDS registry, one of the first in the nation to include patients from rural areas, will provide a unique opportunity to find answers to myriad medical questions, from the impact of drugs such as marijuana on the virus to why some patients naturally ward off the disease.
MSU kicks off football season with Friday night showdown
Michigan State University is preparing for the first football game of the season, a nationally televised, Friday night showdown at Spartan Stadium against Boise State University.
Bosch partners with MSU College of Engineering
International manufacturing and technology firm Robert Bosch LLC is partnering with Michigan State University’s College of Engineering, supporting the college’s first-year program – the Cornerstone and Residential Experience.
Computer viruses could take a lesson from showy peacocks
Computer viruses are constantly replicating throughout computer networks and wreaking havoc. But what if they had to find mates in order to reproduce?
Kauffman grant to support innovative MSU Law laboratory
The MSU College of Law will use a $150,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support ReInvent Law, a law laboratory devoted to technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.
MSU receives grant to fight harmful algal blooms
Fueled by changing climate, harmful algal blooms can foul drinking water, kill large populations of fish and spoil recreational waterways. Using a $749,801 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, MSU researchers are hoping to curb the growth of HABs in lakes and reservoirs across the United States.
Plants unpack winter coats when days get shorter
Mechanisms that protect plants from freezing are placed in storage during the summer and wisely unpacked when days get shorter.
