Why this matters: Cancer is the leading cause of increased health care in the U.S., costing an estimated $222 billion annually. Many types of cancer are preventable with screenings. Developing safe and effective ways to treat cancer helps minimize side effects for patients and improves survival rates. Four dedicated researchers from Michigan State University have …
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 …
Teresa K. Woodruff joined an elite group of Americans who have received two national medals of honor when President Joe Biden announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science on Jan. 3. Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, presented Woodruff with the medal at a ceremony at the …
John Papapolymerou will be recommended to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees to serve as the interim dean of MSU’s College of Engineering, effective Oct. 1. Pending board approval, he will succeed Leo Kempel, who has served as dean since 2014. During Kempel’s time in the leadership role, the College of Engineering grew stronger as a community …
Michigan State University Professor Xuefei Huang and his team have developed a new vaccine candidate to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, potentially improving the fight against deadly infections. Driven by the overuse of antimicrobials, pathogens are quickly building up resistances to once-successful treatments. It’s estimated that antimicrobial-resistant infections killed more than 1 million people worldwide in 2019, …
Driven by the overuse of antimicrobials, pathogens are quickly building up resistances to once-successful treatments. It’s estimated that antimicrobial-resistant infections killed more than 1 million people worldwide in 2019, according to the World Health Organization. “There are worries that at the rate things are going, in perhaps 20 or 30 years, few of our drugs will …
The next time you walk through the woods in the dead of winter, take a moment to see if you can spot one of nature’s most persistent and heartiest survivors. No, not the patch of brown grasses peeking through a snowbank, or the acres of trees with their bare boughs and branches, waiting for spring. …
Björn Hamberger, Xuefei Huang and Alex Pollock of the College of Natural Science claimed three of the MSU Innovation Center’s top six annual awards presented at the 2024 Innovation Celebration in April. Björn Hamberger — 2024 Innovation of the Year Award Hamberger, the James K. Billman, Jr., M.D. Endowed Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, claimed the 2024 Innovation of …
Research Roundup: robotic harvesting, cleaner water, and more The College of Engineering is among Michigan State University’s top producers of research discoveries and commercialization that help build a diversified economy and generate jobs for Michigan and the region. Highlights of some of the college’s newest research grants and gifts, which total $11.5 million, are here: …
Q&A with MSU student researcher Meghan Hill on advances in biomedical engineering. Michigan State University is a top global research university and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, widely regarded as among the top research-intensive institutions in North America. The following story highlights one of the many examples of MSU’s research excellence …
