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 …
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 …
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 …
A Ph.D. student at Michigan State University will pursue research in preventing unintended consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) thanks to an IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award. Yihua Zhang is one of 24 scholars around the world to receive the 2024 Fellowship prize. Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Optimization and Trustworthy Machine Learning (OPTML) Group in the Department of Computer …
Updated from an original article written by Ibrahim Abusallout. MSU and Fraunhofer USA received a $123,000 grant from the Water Research Foundation for developing a low-cost boron-doped diamond microfluidic cell for rapid PFAS destruction, detection, and quantification in water. Michigan State and Fraunhofer USA have been awarded a new project from the Water Research Foundation …
Keith Latham, Ph.D., will receive the 2025 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award during the annual ANR Awards on Friday, March 7. Keith Latham, Ph.D., of Okemos, Michigan, will receive a Michigan State University (MSU) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) Distinguished Faculty Award at the March 7 ANR Awards Program. The Distinguished Faculty Award recognizes faculty members who have brought …
Anil K. Jain has received the prestigious BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies for core contributions to machine learning which have unlocked “applications of far-reaching impact on society as a whole.” He shares this award with Michael I. Jordan, University of California, Berkeley, for his contributions to predictive algorithms. Jain is …
EAST LANSING, Mich. – For more than 30 years, Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Dr. George Sundin has examined the relationship between plants and the pathogens that can infect them and destroy entire orchards, threatening food safety and security and the health of some of Michigan’s most valuable commodities.Sundin, University distinguished professor and MSU Extension Specialist in the Department …
Among the standouts at CES 2025’s Patient Safety Technology Challenge was Michigan State University Student Startup of the Year in 2024 Reel Free, who managed to secure a runner-up position and a $1,250 prize for their invention at the prestigious competition. Founded by brothers Alexander and Austin Pollock, the company emerged with support from MSU’s …
Muhammad Rabnawaz, associate professor in Michigan State University’s School of Packaging, has been elected into the 2024 Class of Fellows by the National Academy of Inventors, a member organization comprising U.S. and international universities. The NAI Fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors. This election to the NAI Fellows Program recognizes Rabnawaz’s pioneering research in …
