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MSU graduates invent color-changing straw to prevent drink spiking

The State News

Recent graduates of Michigan State University founded Safety Straw Inc., a product to prevent drink spiking. Their goal is to make the bars in East Lansing safer for students, with the hopes to expand to other college towns. The idea for the Safety Straw, which changes color from yellow to red when it comes into …


Charles Hong named MSU Research Foundation Professor

College of Human Medicine

Charles (Chaz) Hong, MD, PhD, has been named a Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor in recognition of his decades of scientific research and clinical impact, including groundbreaking research focused on phosphoinositol-3-kinase and mitogen-activated kinase signaling in artery-vein specification. Hong sees that discovery as only one part of the much larger story of how his …


2025 MSU Corporate Connector Award-Dr. Chengcheng Fang’s Battery Innovations Are Powering the Future of EVs 

Electric vehicles (EVs) have revolutionized transportation, but their reliance on batteries presents several persistent challenges. These batteries are heavy, and limited by energy-density, fast-charging capability, and low temperature performance, and a major contributor to “range anxiety”—the fear of running out of charge before reaching a destination or charging station, particularly on long, desolate roads.  Dr. …


MSU researcher seeking to improve treatments for autoimmune diseases

AgBioResearch

EAST LANSING, Mich. — According to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, as many as 50 million Americans may be living with an autoimmune disorder. Many of these remain undiagnosed and, without intervention, can worsen over time. Given current treatment options, however, even those being actively managed can be met with complications. Autoimmune diseases can affect …


2025 MSU Innovation of The Year-Sit Sense: Tackling the Scourge of Pressure Sores for Hospital Patients  

As life expectancy continues to rise, the healthcare industry faces new challenges. A growing number of aging patients with limited mobility, coupled with ongoing staffing shortages—from nurses to home health aides—increases the risk of preventable injuries and illnesses, including pressure sores. Pressure sores, also known as bedsores, form when individuals remain in the same position …



2025 MSU Startup of The Year-EeroQ Quantum Hardware: Advancing Quantum Computing to New Frontiers

There are currently less than ten different ways to build a quantum computer, each having the potential to revolutionize problem-solving across industries. While major corporations such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM pursue quantum advancements using traditional models, a Michigan State University (MSU) startup is forging a new path. EeroQ (pronounced “Arrow Q”), winner of …


Study raises the possibility of a country without butterflies

MSU Today

Butterflies are disappearing in the United States. All kinds of them. With a speed scientists call alarming. A sweeping new study published in the journal Science tallies, for the first time, butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: From 2000 to 2020, the total butterfly abundance fell by 22% across …


MSU Research Foundation Professor Elena Litchman Investigates Impact of Climate Change on Gut Health

Michigan State University Research Foundation

From heat-related illnesses to the geographic expansion of infectious diseases, the effects of climate change on human health are complex. And indeed, dimensions of this interaction, such as the impact of climate change on gut health, remain overlooked. Emerging research shows this global phenomenon may make you sick to your stomach — literally. Author Elena …


2025 MSU Tech Transfer Achievement Award-Bruno Basso’s Crop Yield Modeling System

As climate change continues to challenge agriculture with extreme weather events and prolonged droughts, and consumers demand more sustainable food options, farmers are increasingly seeking data-driven solutions to produce sustainable food production while making profit and reducing environmental impact. While agriculture feeds the world, it still impacts water quality and contributes approximately 10% of global …


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