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Researchers found the lunar cycle can impact behavior – at least in tropical mammals.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science presented the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams with the highest recognition for team achievements.

Dean Eric Hegg talks about his background and career at MSU, and he describes research and curriculum strengths of the college.

In the early 1930s, scientists discovered that some atomic nuclei were more stable than others. These nuclei had specific numbers of protons or neutrons, or magic numbers.

Michigan State University has named Johannes Pollanen as the inaugural Cowen Distinguished Chair in Experimental Physics.

In a new paper appearing in the journal Ecology, Michigan State University ecologists explore the impacts of warming temperatures and insect herbivory on plants’ biological cycles.

Vashti Sawtelle, associate professor of physics at MSU, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. 

Michigan State University has been awarded one of six Global Centers through the U.S. National Science Foundation

Tyler Cocker received a prestigious 2024 Early Career Research Award from the Department of Energy (DOE) for research that uses a technique he pioneered to study atomic motion in materials.

Ted Petrie, with his wife Jane, is solving problems for the next generation of Spartans. The couple has generously donated $500,000 toward the first-ever cohort of Petrie Scholars.

The world of gut health at Michigan State University just got more exciting, as MSU researcher and professor Brian Gulbransen just got recognized for his important work in enteric neuroscience.

Now in its second year, the Building Bridges program continues to forge bonds between MSU and indigenous communities.

One Michigan State University student is a semi-finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship for India, and another student is a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship for Malaysia. 

A team of Michigan State University researchers found that lakes in communities of color were three times less likely to be sampled at least once than lakes in white communities.

On Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees voted to authorize construction of a new Plant and Environmental Sciences Building. 

Researchers have discovered what bridges two important pieces of cellular machinery in plants

Katharina Domnanich is helping FRIB prepare to provide a bounty of isotopes useful for medicine, plant science and more

Michigan State University’sErica Wehrwein has been inducted into the 2024 fellowship class of the American Physiological Society (APS).

Michigan State University’s vast collections of preserved mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fishes, fossils, insects, and living and preserved plants are essential components of world-class scientific exploration and education. 

Songqiao "Shawn" Wei of shares his story of helping lead a research cruise studying seismology at the bottom of the South Pacific

Norman Birge, Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been appointed Interim Associate Dean of Associate Dean of Budget, Planning, Research, and Administration in the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University.

NSF renews funding for unique computational summer REU at Michigan State

Michigan State University researchers contributed to a recent amphibian-focused study that shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders.

Researcher Gary Blanchard will study the science behind a phenomenon discovered at MSU in 2023

Polly Hsu received $3.7 million in funding to expand genetic research that has applications for heartier crops and healthier lives.  

Researchers Berkley Walker and Hiroshi Maeda were awarded $1.9 million to study how plants make critical choices during photosynthesis

Dominick Quinney has been named the next director of the Charles Drew Science Scholars Program at Michigan State University, bringing his extensive experience and focus on student development and engagement to the College of Natural Science.

The organelle can arrange itself in a sheet or a shell — but that doesn’t change how it operates

When it comes to inspiring the next generation of chemists, you can’t beat going green.

Liangliang Sun received a $2.2 million NIH MIRA grant for his breakthrough work in top-down proteomics.

Quinn received a $2.5 million award from the NIH that builds on recent microbiome breakthroughs.

Preston Wake has won an NSF CAREER Award for "quantifying congruences between modular forms”

Researchers have found how fungi rebuild, reinforce their cell walls after exposure to antifungals, opening opportunities to improve current therapies