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Head and shoulders photo of Anthony Kendall standing in front of solar panels in a field.

Spartan researchers make every drop count

Researches create system to increase groundwater and preserve aquifers by harnessing the power of solar panel arrays.

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Should farm fields be used for crops or solar? MSU research suggests both

Strategic use of solar arrays could provide financial boost, help farmers continue producing crops and even save water.

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Ask the expert: Why is the Earth heating up faster than expected?

Climate researcher Wolfgang Bauer explains an important detail that climate models aren’t taking into account — and what we can do to make our environment more resilient.

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Two EEB Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows poised to build bridges to discovery

Two early-career scholars bringing integrative research collaborations across four departments in two colleges, and thoughtful community engagement, will be the next MSU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior.

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2025 MSU Tech Transfer Achievement Award-Bruno Basso’s Crop Yield Modeling System

Bruno Basso is honored with the Tech Transfer Achievement Award, recognizing his long-term commitment to developing, licensing, and commercializing intellectual property at MSU.

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MSU to host inaugural Great Lakes Plant Science Conference

The Great Lakes region is poised to become an epicenter for plant science collaboration as Michigan State University prepares to host the inaugural Great Lakes Plant Science Conference.

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Want to understand grasslands? Look at the bigger picture.

Researchers from the Brudvig Restoration Ecology lab are attempting to solve a longstanding question in community ecology.

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The 2025 Alumni Awards

The College of Natural Science held its 45th annual Alumni Awards ceremony on April 4 to celebrate excellence among its faculty, alumni and students.

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2025 International Awards: Kay Holekamp

Kay Holekamp is the 2025 recipient of the Ralph H. Smuckler Award for Advancing International Studies and Programs at MSU, which recognizes long-term achievement in the promotion and advancement of international scholarship, teaching and public service.

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MSU scientists discover new microbes in Earth’s deep soil

James Tiedje, a world-renowned expert in microbiology at Michigan State University, discovered in this huge, unexplored microbial world a completely different phylum, or primary category, of microbe called CSP1-3.

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Erica Wehrwein receives the President's Distinguished Teaching Award

Erica Wehrwein’s passion for teaching and mentorship has left an indelible mark on her students and the field, blending innovation with a deep commitment to student success.

Erik Hegg, Dean Michigan State University College of Natural Science

Eric Hegg honored with IMPACT award

Eric Hegg, dean of the Michigan State University College of Natural Science, was honored with The Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) 2025 IMPACT Award.

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College of Natural Science faculty among honorees of University Awards ceremony

Multiple faculty members of MSU College of Natural Science were recognized for various honors and awards.

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Christoph Adami honored with William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award

Adami is being recognized for significant contributions across multiple scientific fields including evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

A view of the Andromeda galaxy in optical light and an enhanced, zoomed view using the XMM Newton and the Chandra telescope. Credit: Sloan Digital Sky Survey, XMM-Newton, Chandra X-ray Observatory, collected via Aladin

When a black hole winks at you

MSU researcher identifies variability in supermassive black hole at the heart of the Andromeda galaxy.

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MSU researchers use ‘smart’ bomb therapy to destroy breast cancer

A wife and husband professor team at Michigan State University are collaborating with researchers at the University of California, Riverside to create a new light-activated “smart” bomb to treat aggressive breast cancer.

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Christopher Contag inducted into the 2025 class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers.

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Kay Holekamp among MSU 2025 international award winners

Michigan State University has named nine recipients of the 2025 MSU International Awards, presented by International Studies and Programs.

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Four MSU researchers named AAAS fellows

“This year’s class of fellows are the embodiment of scientific excellence and service to our communities,” said Sudip Parikh, AAAS chief executive officer and executive publisher of the Science family of journals

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MSU College of Natural Science students awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Three Michigan State University College of Natural Science students have earned the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

Dirk Colbry, senior specialist in the Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering Department, answers a student’s question during a data science capstone class.

From chemistry to coding, AI tools enhance learning at College of Natural Science

College of Natural Science faculty are embracing generative AI as the future. They’re changing the way they teach to focus on problem-solving and connecting concepts.

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U.S. Department of Energy approves start of execution of $49.7M project: High Transmission Beam Line at FRIB

On Feb. 24, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC) approved construction of a $48.5 million instrument at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB).

A graphic promoting the MSU SciFest STEAM Expo Days World of Plants room. The graphic has a magenta background and features images around the border of plants, seeds, soil, a microscope, and other scientific equipment. There is a white circle in the center containing the following text, Michigan State University Science Festival STEAM Expo Weekend, April 5-6, 2025. Explore the World of Plants, 17 plant science booths for all ages, STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, room 2202.

MSU Plant Science Community showcases 'The World of Plants' at STEAM Expo Days

Plant scientists from labs and research groups across MSU will present 'The World of Plants,' a showcase featuring 17 unique booths dedicated to different aspects of plant science, at the 2025 SciFest STEAM Expo Days.

graduate student Majid Jafari, Professor Jian Hu, and postdoctoral research associate Dr. Yao Zhang

Micro metal-movers: MSU biochemists are one step closer to better cancer treatments

By unraveling the complex choreography of cellular machinery, Michigan State University researchers are helping identify the next generation of drug targets and cancer therapies.

Albert Cohen, director of Michigan State University’s graduate certificate in sports analytics

Ask the expert: What’s the science of bracketology?

The College of Natural Science recently sat down with Albert Cohen to talk about statistics, sports and the science of bracketology.

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Want to preserve biodiversity? Keep natural areas connected, MSU, U-M researchers say

Large and connected forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to research supported by Michigan State University.

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Using unique approaches to study plants in future conditions

Researchers in the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory Sharkey lab are studying changes in plant metabolism that occur when plants are grown in high light, high CO2 conditions.

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More than a gut feeling: How climate change affects GI health

From heat-related illnesses to the geographic expansion of infectious diseases, emerging research outlines how the compounding effects of climate change could weaken human gut microbiomes, with the most severe impacts expected across middle- and low-income countries.

A pair of dorcas copper butterflies, a North America native species, and one of the 324 species studied in this report. Photo by David Pavlik, Michigan State University

Study raises the possibility of a country without butterflies

Butterflies are disappearing in the United States. All kinds of them — and at a rate scientists call alarming.

An artist’s conception of the exoplanet K2-33b, a 10 Myr Jupiter-sized planet, transiting in front of its active host star. This system is comparable to those which will be observed by the KRONOS collaboration. Photo credit: NASA/JPL-CalTech

MSU forges strategic partnership to solve the mystery of how planets are formed

A new collaboration among Michigan State University, Arizona State University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will seek to answer how planets are formed with the help of a powerful telescope and high-performance computers.

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Two MSU mathematics faculty receive Frontiers of Science awards

Two Michigan State University faculty, Alexander Volberg and Konstantin Matetski, were honored with Frontiers of Science Awards from the International Congress for Basic Science (ICBS) for their groundbreaking research in mathematics.

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February 27, 2025

MSU researchers use open-access data to study climate change effects in 24,000 US lakes

Michigan State University researchers discovered key climate-related patterns in algal biomass levels through time for freshwater lakes.

Picture of a starry night sky.

February 27, 2025

Ask the expert: What is a ‘planetary parade,’ and how can I see it?

The night sky offers us a variety of spectacles throughout the year, but for the remainder of the month, we have front-row seats to see — not one or two — but seven planets at once.

Two birds standing on a grassy field.

February 27, 2025

Environment nudges birds to fast, or slow, life lane

A new study of non-migratory birds provides clues about how climate change may affect the long-standing evolutionary strategies of feathered friends.

A young man stands in a forest with a butterfly net.

February 25, 2025

MSU researchers bring new approach to stopping the biodiversity crisis

What if saving one animal species from extinction at a time isn’t the most effective approach? Michael Belitz, a Michigan State University postdoctoral researcher in the Zipkin Quantitative Ecology Lab, asked himself that question during his graduate work protecting a single butterfly species.

Loretta Van Camp and Barnett Rosenberg. Photo courtesy MSU Archives and Historical Collections

February 24, 2025

Did you know Spartans helped shape these world-changing discoveries?

Spartans are natural innovators. They push the limits of discovery and create solutions that benefit all of us. In fact, Michigan State University is ranked in the top 50 of the National Academy of Inventors’ list of top U.S. universities granted utility patents and has been a top 100 university globally for 11 consecutive years.

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