Putting his knowledge and passion for research to work to develop solutions to improve patients’ health and quality of life led Yasser Aldhamen, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Genetics and Immunology at Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, to collaborate with a TechBio company at the forefront of AI. With a …
The Michigan State University Industrial Assessment Center has received another $5 million in its work to make manufacturing and commercial operations more sustainable throughout Michigan and the broader United States. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, it extends the efforts of the MSU IAC that began in 2021 to …
Michigan State University water microbiologist Joan Rose was honored for her lifetime of water research with the International Water Association Global Water Award. She was recognized Aug. 10 at the IWA World Water Conference in Toronto, Canada. It’s the latest accolade in a storied career for Rose, who is the Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research and director …
As we recognize Sustainability Month, we’re proud to highlight the incredible work of MSU faculty, who are pioneering sustainable solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. MSU stands at the forefront of clean energy technologies, including significant contributions to the development of electric vehicles (EVs) and the introduction of numerous clean energy solutions …
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 announced today that the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification has established a new partnership agreement with MSU’s Indy Autonomous Challenge team, PoliMOVE-MSU. The collaboration supports a variety of the team’s activities, helping to provide students with hands-on experiential learning with the latest connected and automated vehicle, or CAV, technologies in …
PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) have become a major environmental concern. These chemicals, used in various industrial and consumer products for their heat, oil, stain, grease, and water-resistant properties, have infiltrated our food and water supplies. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that 97% of Americans have PFAS in their bodies. While the full …
NASA has awarded a prestigious Group Silver Achievement Award to the team behind a project known as Biological Experiment-01, which includes Michigan State University researchers led by Federica Brandizzi. Biological Experiment-01, also shortened to BioExperiment-01 and BioExpt-01, was a collection of four separate but related projects that flew aboard NASA’s uncrewed Artemis I mission that orbited the …
Is it possible for nanoparticles to go through the digestive system and deliver medicine directly to the brain tissue? Researchers from Michigan State University say yes, and their latest findings are expected to benefit patients with neurodegenerative disorders like multiple sclerosis, or MS; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS; and Parkinson’s disease, or PD. “Our work …
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) …
