Announcements
Society of Antiquaries Elects Watrall as First Fellow from MSU
The Society of Antiquaries elected Dr. Ethan Watrall, associate professor in the Michigan State University Department of Anthropology, as a fellow. The Society of Antiquaries was founded in 1707, and represents the oldest learned and prominent scholarly society focusing on heritage and archaeology.
Five Faculty Elected as 2022 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
On Jan. 31, Michigan State University researchers Evangelyn Alocilja, Andrea Case, James Fairweather, William Lovis and Shin-Han Shiu were recognized as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS.
Human Research Protection Program Receives AAHRPP Accreditation
MSU’s Human research Protection Program (HRPP) has been accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc.(R) or AAHRPP.
12 MSU Teams Awarded Funding for Innovative Climate Research Projects
The Office of Research and Innovation is pleased announce funding awards from the MSU Climate Change Research Support Program for 12 interdisciplinary research projects totaling more than $750,000.
Climate Justice and Environmental Ethics 2023 Call for Proposals
The College of Arts and Letters, the College of Social Science, and the Office of Research and Innovation at Michigan State University invite applications with expectations to award up to 15 teams $3000 each ($45,000 total) in small seed grants to cover costs for MSU-led interdisciplinary teams to meet and prepare collaborative project proposals in the area of climate justice and environmental ethics.
Aguiar Ferreira Lab to Utilize Radioactive Isotopes in Cancer Treatments
Carolina de Aguiar Ferreira, a member of MSU's Global Impact Initiative faculty, is opening her own lab to study promising new therapies that hunt down cancer cells and kill them with radioactive isotopes.
Mahoney Establishes New Journal
Kristin Mahoney, Associate Professor in the Department of English at Michigan State University, has helped create a new journal that focuses on field-defining scholarship on the works, authors, artists, problems, and phenomena that defined the dynamic period from the late 19th century to the early 20th century.
MSU Research Foundation Awards $5M Grant to Fund Infrastructure, Research Focused on Plant Science, Global Sustainability
Michigan State University recently announced it will receive a $5 million grant from the MSU Research Foundation to advance its world-class program in the plant sciences and critical research in the mitigation of and adaptation to global climate change.
College of Arts and Letters Part of National Blueprint for Advancing College Equity and Excellence
As a member of the Boyer 2030 Commission, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Digital Humanities and Professor of English at Michigan State University, participated in the development of a national blueprint for undergraduate education at U.S. research universities.
Murphy and Wheat Receive Fellowships from National Endowment for the Humanities
Professors Edward Murphy and David Wheat have each received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support their ongoing research in Latin American history.