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four white male college students are gathered around a globe that has chalk marks. This is a black and white photo from 1960.
September 26, 2024
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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.
Tyler Cocker
September 26, 2024
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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.
Portrait of Brian Gulbransen
September 24, 2024
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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.
Rachel Passage speaks with Gun Lake councilwoman, Phyllis Davis.
September 12, 2024
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Now in its second year, the Building Bridges program continues to forge bonds between MSU and indigenous communities.
ariel image of lake by living community
September 9, 2024
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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.
The proposed outside of the new MSU Plant and Environmental Sciences Building. Note the rendering is not yet finalized.
September 6, 2024
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On Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees voted to authorize construction of a new Plant and Environmental Sciences Building. 
Six confocal images of tobacco, three showing expression of VAP27-1 and VAP27-3, three showing chloroplasts, and three showing those images merged.
September 5, 2024
Researchers have discovered what bridges two important pieces of cellular machinery in plants
Katharina Domnanich (left) and Greg Severin (right) are working together to build an isotope harvesting laboratory at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University.
September 5, 2024
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Katharina Domnanich is helping FRIB prepare to provide a bounty of isotopes useful for medicine, plant science and more
Erica Wehrwein
September 4, 2024
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Michigan State University’sErica Wehrwein has been inducted into the 2024 fellowship class of the American Physiological Society (APS).
drawer of colorful birds
September 3, 2024
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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. 
Back of ACRES t-shirt text Where Research Grows
August 30, 2024
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NSF renews funding for unique computational summer REU at Michigan State
Fan Wang, S. Shawn Wei and Yurong Zhang (left to right) stand on the deck of U.S. Research Vessel Thomas G. Thompson holding a green flag with a white Spartan helmet that says “Michigan State.” White clouds spread across a blue sky and sea in the background
August 30, 2024
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Songqiao "Shawn" Wei of shares his story of helping lead a research cruise studying seismology at the bottom of the South Pacific
Norman Birge
August 30, 2024
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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.
Red Backed Salamander
August 28, 2024
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Michigan State University researchers contributed to a recent amphibian-focused study that shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders.
Polly Hsu in her lab.
August 26, 2024
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Polly Hsu received $3.7 million in funding to expand genetic research that has applications for heartier crops and healthier lives.  
Gary Blanchard adjusting laser instruments in his MSU lab.
August 26, 2024
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Researcher Gary Blanchard will study the science behind a phenomenon discovered at MSU in 2023
Berkley Walker (right) shows Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz (left) around the lab.
August 26, 2024
Researchers Berkley Walker and Hiroshi Maeda were awarded $1.9 million to study how plants make critical choices during photosynthesis
Dominick Quinney
August 20, 2024
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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.
A computer rendering of bacterial microcompartment shell proteins. There are five round shells and a flat sheet.
August 19, 2024
The organelle can arrange itself in a sheet or a shell — but that doesn’t change how it operates
Dr. Zhang alongside Sparty.
August 16, 2024
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When it comes to inspiring the next generation of chemists, you can’t beat going green.
Liangliang Sun inspects instruments in his MSU lab.
August 13, 2024
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Liangliang Sun received a $2.2 million NIH MIRA grant for his breakthrough work in top-down proteomics.
Robert Quinn
August 12, 2024
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Quinn received a $2.5 million award from the NIH that builds on recent microbiome breakthroughs.
Preston Wake draws a graph on a whiteboard.
August 7, 2024
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Preston Wake has won an NSF CAREER Award for "quantifying congruences between modular forms”
An illustration of the complex, diversly structured and multilayered organization of Aspergillus fungal cell wall. The inset shows the antifungal drug caspofungin inhibiting the biosynthesis of β-1,3-glucan.
August 7, 2024
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Researchers have found how fungi rebuild, reinforce their cell walls after exposure to antifungals, opening opportunities to improve current therapies
Selvan Demir poses for a photo while working with her arms inside a glovebox.
August 6, 2024
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Combining chemistry and art, Selvan Demir has earned new support for her team’s ‘exceptionally creative’ research
Tuo Wang speaks at this investiture ceremony.
August 5, 2024
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The accolade recognizes research excellence in the realm of carbohydrate chemistry.
Kirsten Salonga stands in front of a black backdrop with “National Geographic” written on it. She holds a large yellow rectangle, making it look as though she’s on the cover of a National Geographic magazine.
August 5, 2024
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How Kirsten Salonga’s approach to science education was shaped by a research experience for teachers
Dozens of small, greenish-brown seeds are suspended in liquid in the conical tip of small vial held by a hand wearing a purple glove.
July 31, 2024
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Researchers in the Brandizzi lab have discovered two proteins that work in tandem to control an important response to cell stress
Eric Hegg
July 30, 2024
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Eric Hegg has been recommended to serve as the next dean of the College of Natural Science, effective Sept. 1, 2024
Four round MRSA cells are shown in purple in a colorized electron micrograph.
July 25, 2024
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Research reveals conditions that accelerate the spread of infectious bacteria
Marianne Huebner stands on a podium wearing a medal
July 24, 2024
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Marianne Huebner is changing how scores are determined in weightlifting
Coral Brock
July 23, 2024
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Research on newly discovered root metabolites earns PLB undergrad grand prize at research forum.
: The Artemis I launch stage is illuminated against a black sky at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s white Orion spacecraft is fixed to the top of the tall, cylindrical orange and white Space Launch System rocket. Bright yellow plumes are gushing from the bottom of the rocket as it begins its launch.
July 12, 2024
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NASA awarded its Silver Achievement Medal to a multi-institution team that includes researchers from the College of Natural Science
Patricia Soranno
July 10, 2024
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PatriciaSoranno will lead a chapter for this first-ever report to examine impacts of lost land, waters and wildlife
A schematic representing a microscopy measurement where a pulse of laser light (red curve) illuminates an atomically sharp tip (top) positioned above the sample surface. The graphene nanoribbon sits on top of a gold substrate. Experimental data is shown in blue, revealing the distribution of electrons above the nanoribbon.
July 8, 2024
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A new technique reveals single atom misfits and could help design better semiconductors used in modern and future electronics
A large green poplar leaf speckled with water droplets
July 8, 2024
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Spartan researchers have developed a way to get poplar trees to produce valuable molecules usually derived from shark livers

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