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For his work on developing new treatments for tuberculosis, a Michigan State University researcher has been named a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Robert Abramovitch of MSU’s Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is using a synthetic biosensor that glows green in response to conditions that [...]
For some freshmen students, their first experience in an MSU lab or classroom will occur a month before they arriving on campus in East Lansing in Fall 2012. SpartaNature is an intensive 4-day summer program hosted by the College of Natural Science. The program is designed to give freshmen a jump start on fall semester with a [...]
The journal Science has awarded a biology lab developed for BS110 the Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction. The “Campus Trees Phenology Project” was developed by Tammy Long, an assistant professor of plant biology, and Sara Wyse, now an assistant professor of biological sciences at Bethel University, as part of the coursework in the class Biological Sciences [...]
Covance, one of the world’s largest drug development services companies, is coming to MSU campus as part of an annual recruitment visit. MSU is one of a select group of universities partnering with Covance to provide career placement and internships for students. Covance has a strong track record of hiring MSU graduates and they are especially [...]
The MSU Neuroscience Program is hosting the Brain Bee competition on Saturday, February 11, 2012, for high school students in mid-Michigan. The annual Brain Bee at MSU is a live question and answer competition that challenges high school students on their knowledge of neuroscience facts, including emotions, sensations, aging, addiction, and more. This event is [...]
A $7 million gift will help expand Michigan State University’s Department of Geological Sciences, fostering better understanding of Earth’s systems and resources. The gift, from an MSU graduate who wishes to remain anonymous, will help build a program focused on excellence and leadership in Earth science. The gift will mainly go toward new professorships and [...]
Diane Ebert-May, professor of plant biology, was named the Michigan winner of the 2011 Professors of the Year awards program. She was among the national and state winners honored on November 17, 2011, at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Professors of the Year awards program celebrates outstanding instructors across the country. Sponsored [...]
The Geological Society of America has recognized MSU doctoral student Sheldon Turner with an Outstanding Mention Award – one of 20 awards presented by the GSA during their annual conference in Minneapolis. Turner was recognized for his research in understanding how to best communicate complex science issues through images and visualizations. “A common way to communicate [...]
More than 1,200 freshmen arrived on campus and will study one of the 28 majors offered by the College of Natural Science. The Freshmen Welcome event on Tuesday provided students opportunities to meet with departments and explore other majors and opportunities in the college. Dean R. James Kirkpatrick provided an overview of the college along with suggestions [...]
Brian Hampton, assistant professor of geology, was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to examine the origin and tectonic history of the Farewell terrane in Alaska. For the next three weeks, Hampton and two MSU undergraduate geology majors are conducting field work in the remote backcountry of the western Alaska Range – [...]
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