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MSU nears $1B in research expenditures, driving global impact

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Michigan State University is closer than ever to a major milestone: $1 billion in annual research expenditures. In fiscal year 2025, MSU reported $992,278,000 in research spending, according to data submitted to the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development Survey. The total marks a 6.5% increase over 2024 and sets a new university …


FRIB inaugurates K500 Chip Testing Facility, expanding U.S. microelectronics testing capacity

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams or FRIB at Michigan State University today marked the inauguration of the K500 Chip Testing Facility or KSEE, expanding U.S. capacity for radiation effects testing of advanced microelectronics used in spaceflight, defense, wireless communications, and autonomous systems. The ribbon cutting recognized the completion and operational launch …


Study provides new insight into the origin of a rare proton-rich isotope

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Researchers have reported new experimental results addressing the origin of rare proton-rich isotopes heavier than iron, called p-nuclei. Led by Artemis Tsantiri, then-graduate student at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams and current postdoctoral fellow at the University of Regina in Canada, the study presents the first rare isotope beam measurement of proton capture on …


MSU launches Green and White Council with leaders in innovation and industry

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President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., today announced the full roster of the dynamic civic and business leaders that comprise Michigan State University’s Green and White Council. Co-chaired by university alumnus Matt Elliott and Eli Broad College of Business Dean Emeritus and Professor Sanjay Gupta, the council will support MSU in launching a set of initiatives to …


Four MSU researchers named AAAS Fellows

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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 …



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 …


FRIB research team identifies flaw in physics models of massive stars and supernovae

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An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University uncovered evidence that astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae are inconsistent with observational gamma-ray astronomy. The discovery came after the team used an innovative new experimental method to investigate uncertain nuclear properties of an unstable …


Michigan State University Research Foundation and MSU Announce Recipients of 2024 Strategic Partnership Grants

Michigan State University Research Foundation

The Michigan State University Research Foundation and Michigan State University will fund programs for prostate cancer therapy, polycrystalline diamond membranes for space-based communications, and advanced AI for early disease diagnostics. The Michigan State University Research Foundation (MSU Research Foundation) and Michigan State University (MSU) have announced the recipients of the 2024 Strategic Partnership Grants (SPG) …


French ambassador visits Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University

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Laurent Bili, the ambassador of France to the United States, visited the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, at Michigan State University on 22 July. The French research organization National Centre for Scientific Research, or CNRS, and MSU established the International Research Laboratory on Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics, or IRL NPA, at FRIB in July 2023. Leveraging FRIB’s world-unique research capabilities, …


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