054 - NatSci News Rewind December 2023 Transcript

You're listening to NatSci News Rewind a podcast that counts down the monthly news headlines in the world of NatSci. Let's take a look back at the news for December 2023.

Number 5:
Kicking off the news this month - Increasing sorghum's biomass by manipulating the cell wall
A research team led by MSU scientists has made a biological discovery that could help sorghum become an even more promising biofuel feedstock.

Number 4: 
NatSci investiture ceremony honors two outstanding faculty members
Michigan State University researchers Piotr Piecuch and Guowei Wei were formally recognized as outstanding faculty at an investiture event held by the College of Natural Science.

Number 3:
Coming in at number 3 - 'Friendly' hyenas are more likely to form mobs
Michigan State University researchers have shown that relationships and social interactions between hyenas influence when they “mob” lions.

Number 2: 
Michigan State University senior named Marshall Scholar
Michigan State University senior Dorothy Zhao is the institution’s 20th Marshall Scholar. The Marshall Scholarship provides support for outstanding undergraduates in the United States to study any academic subject at universities of their choice in the United Kingdom for up to three years. 
 
Number 1:  
And our top news story this month - MSU researchers are helping shape the future of particle physics
Michigan State University researchers are helping set priorities and develop projects that will define the next decade of exploration into the fundamental workings of the universe.

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