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Featured Program: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
The EEB's work spans a breathtaking swath of life, across the globe from molecules to the biosphere. Studying and teaching biodiversity's origins and maintenance, the program is inspired by the diverse community we make.
MSU Researchers Create a Magnet Made of One Molecule
Sometimes making a brand-new type of box requires outside-the-box thinking, which is exactly what Michigan State University chemists used to create an eight-atom, magnetic cube.
WKAR, College of Music debut 'Music for Social Justice' television series
WKAR Public Media and the College of Music at Michigan State University announced May 2 the upcoming broadcast premiere of "Music for Social Justice," a new television series exploring societal issues through music and the personal stories of the artists behind the music.
MSU Graduate is Two-Time Gates Cambridge Scholar
Jasmine Jordan, a 2021 graduate from the College of Social Science, has been named a Gates Cambridge Scholar for the second time. In fall 2022, she will begin a doctorate in criminology at the University of Cambridge.
Graduate Student Wins Best Abstract at Portuguese and Hispanic Symposium
Andrea Hernando, a second-year graduate student in Spanish as a Second or Bilingual Language at Michigan State University, recently won the 2022 Best Abstract in Linguistics Award at the Graduate Portuguese and Hispanic Symposium at Georgetown University.
Spartans Discover a Blueprint for Nature’s ‘High-End Machinery’
Working with tiny bacteria, Michigan State University researchers led by Lee Kroos have made a discovery about intramembrane proteases that could have big implications for biology.
Building ‘Nanofactories’ to Help Make Medicines and More
Thanks to a lesser-known feature of microbiology, Michigan State University researchers have helped open a door that could lead to medicines, vitamins and more being made at lower costs and with improved efficiency.
Multi-Institutional Diaspora Solidarities Lab Launches with $2 Million Mellon Grant
A $2 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has helped launch the Diaspora Solidarities Lab (DSL), a Black feminist digital humanities initiative that supports solidarity work in Black and Ethnic Studies with a commitment to transformative justice.
2022 Innovation Celebration
Each year, the MSU Innovation Celebration honors Michigan State University researchers who reported an invention, licensed a technology or were awarded patents during the academic year. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in technology transfer and commercialization, corporate engagement, and sponsored research.
16 Spartans named National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows
Sixteen exceptional undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni, from Michigan State University have been selected for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), along with thirteen honorable mentions.