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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 …

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agricultural

New Projects Funded for LTAR Through Agricultural Climate Resilience Program

W.K. Kellogg Biological Station

The KBS LTAR will be used by three of the four recent research proposals funded by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). We look forward to working with these research teams. The research teams are highlighted below, and you can read MDARD’s announcement here. Dr. Bruno Basso, a member of the KBS LTAR …

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food

MSU scientist making food safer worldwide through research, policy

EAST LANSING, Mich. — For Felicia Wu, the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Food Safety, Toxicology and Risk Assessment at Michigan State University, food safety is paramount. She has dedicated her career to better understanding the risks of food contamination and how to mitigate them, working at the intersection of agriculture, food safety, nutrition and public …

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MSU researcher publishes article in Science on how agricultural value chains can promote climate-smart agriculture

AgBioResearch

EAST LANSING, Mich. — A newly published policy forum article in the journal Science from Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Thomas Reardon details how leveraging agricultural value chains can help farmers implement climate-smart practices. The article was coauthored by Jo Swinnen, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute, and Loraine Ronchi, Global Lead for Science, Knowledge and Innovation …

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The Sensors Helping Farmers Adapt to Extreme Weather

Michigan State University researcher Bruno Basso suggests that advanced plant sensors can provide farmers with real-time data on soil, crops, and weather. However, their uptake remains slow due to high costs and complexity. Furthermore, extreme weather events driven by climate change are decreasing yields. While sensors could and would help farmers adapt to the new …

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Ask the Expert: Grain, oil and the higher cost of food

“Ask the Expert” articles provide information and insights from MSU scientists, researchers and scholars about national and global issues, complex research and general-interest subjects based on their areas of academic expertise and study. They may feature historical information, background, research findings, or offer tips. David Ortega, food economist and associate professor in the Department of …

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