Awards Archives - MSU Innovation Center

biotechnology

MSU professor selected to co-chair National Academies committee on biotechnology

MSU Today

Felicia Wu, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor and University Distinguished Professor in Michigan State University’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, was selected to serve as co-chair of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM, committee on the ethical, legal, environmental, safety, security, and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering biology research …

Read More
AAAS

Four MSU researchers named AAAS Fellows

MSU Today

From protecting butterflies in Michigan and across the nation to uncovering the connection between gut health and stronger bones, Michigan State University researchers are tackling challenges that impact our environment, health and future well-being. In March, Nick Haddad, Gemma Reguera, Laura McCabe and Michael Thoennessen were recognized as 2024 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or …

Read More
AIMBE

Christopher Contag elected to 2025 class of AIMBE College of Fellows

MSU Today

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, or AIMBE, has inducted Christopher H. Contag, the James and Kathleen Cornelius Chair in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Microbiology, Genetics and Immunology; and director of the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, into its College of Fellows. Contag was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and …

Read More
Parkinson's

Steece-Collier awarded up to $2M from neuroscience nonprofit for Parkinson’s research

College of Human Medicine

SPARK NS, an independent nonprofit dedicated to advancing discoveries in neuroscience, has announced that Kathy Steece-Collier, PhD, has been named a recipient of up to $2M to further her project titled “A Disease Modifying Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease for Multimodal Patient Benefit.” Steece-Collier, a professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience, is one of …

Read More
awards

MSU honors global impact through 2025 international awards

International Studies & Programs

Michigan State University has named nine recipients of the 2025 MSU International Awards, presented by International Studies and Programs. Now in its 35th year, the International Awards program recognizes individuals whose work and service embody MSU’s mission to advance knowledge and transform lives across the globe. “This year’s honorees reflect the many unique ways Spartans make …

Read More
MSU

MSU jumps in national ranking

MSU Today

Michigan State University ranks no. 38 among the 395 universities included in Washington Monthly’s 2019 College Ranking, improving nine spots from last year. MSU also ranks no. 20 among public research universities, up eight spots from 2018. Washington Monthly ranks four-year institutions – from national universities to baccalaureate colleges – based on contributions to communities and …

Read More
research

Charles Hong named MSU Research Foundation Professor

College of Human Medicine

Charles (Chaz) Hong, MD, PhD, has been named a Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor in recognition of his decades of scientific research and clinical impact, including groundbreaking research focused on phosphoinositol-3-kinase and mitogen-activated kinase signaling in artery-vein specification. Hong sees that discovery as only one part of the much larger story of how his …

Read More
university research

Michigan Technological University joins Michigan’s University Research Corridor

MSU Today

The University Research Corridor, a driving force for innovation and economic growth in the state and Great Lakes region, is expanding to include Michigan Technological University, our state’s newest R1 designated university. Joining Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, MTU’s inclusion marks the first addition to the URC since its formation in …

Read More
Women's Health

Teresa Woodruff to receive “Women’s Health Visionary Award” from Society for Women’s Health Research

College of Human Medicine

Today, the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) announced it will present the Women’s Health Visionary Award” to Teresa Woodruff, PhD, MSU Research Foundation Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. The recognition honors Woodruff’s contributions to women’s health research in endocrinology, ovarian biology and reproductive science, as well as her leadership surrounding …

Read More
college

College jumps 8 spots in research rankings

MSU Today

The Michigan State University College of Nursing has jumped eight spots in this year’s Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings. The nonprofit is the authoritative ranking on National Institutes of Health funding among major health-related colleges. In the nursing rankings, MSU landed at No. 35, up from No. 43 in 2024. The college’s ranking …

Read More
Back To Top