Michigan State University has named nine recipients of the 2025 MSU International Awards, presented by International Studies and Programs. Now in its 35th year, the International Awards program recognizes individuals whose work and service embody MSU’s mission to advance knowledge and transform lives across the globe. “This year’s honorees reflect the many unique ways Spartans make …
The Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) announced the winners of the 2025 Patient Safety Technology Challenge Grand Awards at CES® 2025 in Las Vegas, recognizing innovative solutions that enhance patient safety in healthcare. Among the notable runners-up was Reel Free, a team from Michigan State University that previously won a Challenge-sponsored award at ASU in …
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 …
Childhood friends Paul Reiss and Mike Meadows have transformed their passion for ice cream into a rapidly expanding business venture called Protein Pints. What began in 2022 as homemade protein ice cream crafted in Reiss’s parents’ kitchen in Hudsonville has evolved into a successful brand now poised for national distribution. After starting with just one …
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 …
Michigan State University ranks no. 38 among the 395 universities included in Washington Monthly’s 2019 College Ranking, improving nine spots from last year. MSU also ranks no. 20 among public research universities, up eight spots from 2018. Washington Monthly ranks four-year institutions – from national universities to baccalaureate colleges – based on contributions to communities and …
Michigan State University’s Child Development Lab, or CDL, is making an exciting expansion to Lansing’s Eastside, bringing its top-tier early childhood education programs to a new state-of-the-art facility on Michigan Avenue. “Michigan State University is proud to be opening this space alongside local leadership in Lansing,” said MSU Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko. “The new center …
This January, a new collection consisting of nearly 8,000 bees has been contributed to The A.J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection (ARC) by Dr. Rufus Isaacs and his lab. The A.J. Cook ARC, was founded by Professor Albert J. Cook in 1867, and it now contains about 1.5 million preserved arthropod specimens collected from all over the world, …
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 …
New research out of Michigan State University expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that it plays a role in reducing the value of memories associated with rewards. The study — published in the open access journal Communications Biology — opens new avenues for understanding dopamine’s role in the brain. The research team …
