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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. 

NSF renews funding for unique computational summer REU at Michigan State

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.

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.

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

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

Combining chemistry and art, Selvan Demir has earned new support for her team’s ‘exceptionally creative’ research

The accolade recognizes research excellence in the realm of carbohydrate chemistry.

How Kirsten Salonga’s approach to science education was shaped by a research experience for teachers

Researchers in the Brandizzi lab have discovered two proteins that work in tandem to control an important response to cell stress

Eric Hegg has been recommended to serve as the next dean of the College of Natural Science, effective Sept. 1, 2024

Research reveals conditions that accelerate the spread of infectious bacteria

Marianne Huebner is changing how scores are determined in weightlifting

Research on newly discovered root metabolites earns PLB undergrad grand prize at research forum.

NASA awarded its Silver Achievement Medal to a multi-institution team that includes researchers from the College of Natural Science

PatriciaSoranno will lead a chapter for this first-ever report to examine impacts of lost land, waters and wildlife

A new technique reveals single atom misfits and could help design better semiconductors used in modern and future electronics

Spartan researchers have developed a way to get poplar trees to produce valuable molecules usually derived from shark livers

The Data Nuggets program is promoting data literacy while making science more relatable

Summer is the time for grilling, but as cooking moves from the kitchen to the patio, unwelcome bacterial guests can tag along for dinner.