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September 26, 2024
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.
September 26, 2024
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.
September 24, 2024
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.
September 12, 2024
Now in its second year, the Building Bridges program continues to forge bonds between MSU and indigenous communities.
September 9, 2024
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.
September 6, 2024
On Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees voted to authorize construction of a new Plant and Environmental Sciences Building.
September 5, 2024
Researchers have discovered what bridges two important pieces of cellular machinery in plants
September 5, 2024
Katharina Domnanich is helping FRIB prepare to provide a bounty of isotopes useful for medicine, plant science and more
September 4, 2024
Michigan State University’sErica Wehrwein has been inducted into the 2024 fellowship class of the American Physiological Society (APS).
September 3, 2024
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.
August 30, 2024
NSF renews funding for unique computational summer REU at Michigan State
August 30, 2024
Songqiao "Shawn" Wei of shares his story of helping lead a research cruise studying seismology at the bottom of the South Pacific
August 30, 2024
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.
August 28, 2024
Michigan State University researchers contributed to a recent amphibian-focused study that shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders.
August 26, 2024
Polly Hsu received $3.7 million in funding to expand genetic research that has applications for heartier crops and healthier lives.
August 26, 2024
Researcher Gary Blanchard will study the science behind a phenomenon discovered at MSU in 2023
August 26, 2024
Researchers Berkley Walker and Hiroshi Maeda were awarded $1.9 million to study how plants make critical choices during photosynthesis
August 20, 2024
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.
August 19, 2024
The organelle can arrange itself in a sheet or a shell — but that doesn’t change how it operates
August 16, 2024
When it comes to inspiring the next generation of chemists, you can’t beat going green.
August 13, 2024
Liangliang Sun received a $2.2 million NIH MIRA grant for his breakthrough work in top-down proteomics.
August 12, 2024
Quinn received a $2.5 million award from the NIH that builds on recent microbiome breakthroughs.
August 7, 2024
Preston Wake has won an NSF CAREER Award for "quantifying congruences between modular forms”
August 7, 2024
Researchers have found how fungi rebuild, reinforce their cell walls after exposure to antifungals, opening opportunities to improve current therapies
August 6, 2024
Combining chemistry and art, Selvan Demir has earned new support for her team’s ‘exceptionally creative’ research
August 5, 2024
The accolade recognizes research excellence in the realm of carbohydrate chemistry.
August 5, 2024
How Kirsten Salonga’s approach to science education was shaped by a research experience for teachers
July 31, 2024
Researchers in the Brandizzi lab have discovered two proteins that work in tandem to control an important response to cell stress
July 30, 2024
Eric Hegg has been recommended to serve as the next dean of the College of Natural Science, effective Sept. 1, 2024
July 25, 2024
Research reveals conditions that accelerate the spread of infectious bacteria
July 24, 2024
Marianne Huebner is changing how scores are determined in weightlifting
July 23, 2024
Research on newly discovered root metabolites earns PLB undergrad grand prize at research forum.
July 12, 2024
NASA awarded its Silver Achievement Medal to a multi-institution team that includes researchers from the College of Natural Science
July 10, 2024
PatriciaSoranno will lead a chapter for this first-ever report to examine impacts of lost land, waters and wildlife
July 8, 2024
A new technique reveals single atom misfits and could help design better semiconductors used in modern and future electronics
July 8, 2024
Spartan researchers have developed a way to get poplar trees to produce valuable molecules usually derived from shark livers