In April 2021, four Michigan State University plant scientists met at an undisclosed area on campus to dig up a bottle containing seeds buried more than 144 years ago by MSU botanist William J. Beal. Fast forward to 2023, more than two years after the seeds were excavated from their secret location, molecular genetic testing …
The Princeton Review announcement marks the sixth consecutive year of distinguished recognition Michigan State University’s Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has been recognized as a leader in entrepreneurship education by the Princeton Review for a sixth consecutive year. According to The Princeton Review’s new rankings, MSU jumped eight spots from last year to No. …
In the 2023 edition of the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Michigan State University has four disciplines in the top 25, three of which are among the top 10. More than 1,900 universities across 104 countries and regions are listed in the rankings. MSU is ranked No. 4 in education and No. 5 in …
The movement of electrons across wires is what allows us to use electricity every day. Biological nanowires, microscopic wires made of proteins, have caught researchers’ attention for their ability to carry electrons over long distances. In a recent study published in Small by the Vermaas lab at the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, researchers expand our understanding of biological nanowires through …
Michigan State University Extension (MSU Extension) in partnership with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and the MSU Pesticide Safety Education Program are offering an in-person core manual review class followed by a core pesticide applicator certification testing on Dec. 7, 2023, during the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo at …
Awards recognize academic advisory work, research leadership, and faculty excellence. Three FRIB faculty members received awards from the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Natural Science (NatSci) at the NatSci Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony, held 17 November at MSU’s STEM Teaching and Learning Facility. Faculty, staff, students, family, and friends attended the event, which …
Specialty crop researchers at Michigan State University and representatives from the MSU Innovation Center are gearing up for the Great Lakes EXPO in Grand Rapids next month, where the latest AgBio technological innovations will be on display. These research products and discoveries largely result from the economic benefits of technology transfer, a process that offers …
Coming home was never part of his plan. Yet here is Detroit native Charles (aka “Chaz”) Hong, after earning multiple degrees from MIT and Yale and teaching medicine at Harvard, Vanderbilt, and the University of Maryland, back in Michigan as chair of the College of Human Medicine’s Department of Medicine. “I never imagined I’d be …
One in six people experience a foodborne illness each year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that foodborne illnesses cost the United States more than $15.6 billion each year. Research from Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) is using artificial intelligence (AI) to train a computer to detect pathogens …
Jayne Ward, DO, FACH, FAAN, has been appointed chair of the Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, a department shared by the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Human Medicine. Dr. Ward has served as director of the neurology residency, a professor in the department, and director of the National Multiple Sclerosis Clinic …
