Norm Hubbard, senior associate vice president for MSU Health Sciences, has been named as the next president of Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences. He will maintain his current role with MSU while overseeing the Henry Ford + MSU partnership’s priorities, which span education, research, clinical care and health equity. Hubbard assumes the …
East Lansing, MI — With climate change disrupting food availability and quality on the rise, a Michigan State University soil biophysics professor’s subsurface water retention technology—or SWRT—is poised to positively impact crops worldwide. Dr. Alvin Smucker of the Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences developed the SWRT technology with his colleagues after six years …
A technical evaluation using data from a recent scientific-user experiment demonstrated how the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) enables Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) scientists to send large amounts of data across the country, analyze it in near real-time, and return results, enabling quicker data-informed experimental choices. The high-speed network is …
Water is the most precious and essential resource for life on Earth. It’s no surprise, then, that Michigan State University is committed to finding solutions to modern problems that jeopardize the availability of clean, safe water for natural ecosystems and for human uses, including drinking, agriculture and so much more. MSU is known for its …
East Lansing, MI – As a Professor with Michigan State University’s (MSU) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wen Li’s research interests range from microelectromechanical systems, nanoelectromechanical systems, microsensors, and actuators to biomimetic devices and systems; from microfluidic and lab-on-chip systems to microsystem integration and packaging technologies. “My team specializes in micro technologies, that is, …
East Lansing, MI – For over 25 years, Michigan State University (MSU) has spearheaded research and education in composite materials. These engineered materials combine two or more constituent materials to develop new materials with unique characteristics such as weight reduction, enhanced strength and durability, corrosion resistance, and minimized environmental impact. Dr. Mahmoodul Haq, Associate Professor …
East Lansing, MI – Xuefei Huang’s lifelong research has been focused on building tools to recognize and target carbohydrates. Not the carbohydrates commonly found in our food, clothing, paper, etc., but carbohydrates found on cell surfaces. “Human cells, bacteria surfaces, some virus surfaces; they all have carbohydrates,” says Huang. “What we’re interested in is developing …
East Lansing, MI – Björn Hamberger, an associate professor at Michigan State University (MSU) in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, tells the story of a pre-homo sapiens man buried in a cave in Iraq surrounded by many flowering plants. “We know some of these plants today as powerful antimalarials,” says Hamberger. Humans knew …
This year’s theme “Map Your Mind” gave young learners an opportunity to learn how the brain works through interactive stations, brain games and presentations by the medical students. Parents attended workshops with community leaders and health professionals. Building a pathway to medicine Reach Out to Youth is hosted by the college’s Student National Medical Association …
The FRIB Project team received a U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Secretary of Energy Achievement Award—DOE’s highest form of employee recognition for achievements—at the annual Secretary’s Honor Awards ceremony held 20 February. The event included an address from U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and award presentations from Deputy Secretary David M. Turk. The …
