MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory
The MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory aims to discover how photosynthetic organisms work at the molecular level to develop technologies to improve human lives.
Learn MoreWelcome to the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation supports MSU’s research and creative activity by administering research funding, ensuring research integrity for both faculty and students, providing grants support services, fostering collaboration, licensing university inventions, and overseeing regulatory compliance. Visitors can experience a sampling of outstanding faculty research by viewing lectures on YouTube, reading Research@MSU news, or by following research blogs on Spartan Ideas.
Global Impact Initiative
To support growth and accelerate the pace of discovery, Michigan State launched the Global Impact Initiative (GI2) in 2014 with the goal of recruiting 100 new faculty in some of the most exciting areas of research.
MSU Innovation Center 2018 Annual Report
The MSU Innovation Center merges corporate research engagement, technology transfer, and startup company formation with experiential student entrepreneurship support.
Student Research
Scholarship and creative activity are encouraged at every level of learning at MSU. Students have numerous opportunities to participate in projects, connect with faculty mentors or conduct their own research activities.
Featured:
Sweatin' the Small Stuff: Molecular Mechanisms of StressEmily Steffke is an undergraduate researcher in the labs of Drs. A. J. Robison and Michelle Mazei-Robison in the Department of Physiology, where she studies the neurobiological underpinnings of stress, depression, and addiction.