MSU serves all 83 counties across Michigan with programs and partnerships that support the state’s residents, bolster the economy and advance the common good. Thanks to Michigan State University, southeastern Michigan resident Jacob Best is pursuing once-distant possibilities. In the summer of 2024, Best completed the 10-month Apple Developer Academy. A partnership between MSU and Apple, …
In celebration of Technology Transfer Professionals Day, we talked with Ray DeVito and Julia Miller, who both play a pivotal part in transforming academic research into real-world innovations in their positions as Technology Managers at MSU Technologies. With more than 15 years of combined experience at MSU, they were kind enough to sit down with …
The MSU Innovation Center exists at the intersection of research, creativity, and industry, transforming ideas into innovations that serve the public good and redefine industries. In 2024, we celebrated numerous milestones that underscore our commitment to fostering partnerships and uniting researchers, entrepreneurs, students, and industry leaders to address some of society’s most pressing challenges. Collaboration …
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 …
MSU educates more Michigan students than any other university and many graduates stay in-state, where they propel innovation, improve their communities and change lives. After earning his degree from Michigan State University in 2008, Joe Luther politely fielded out-of-state job offers. But Luther, born and raised in South Lyon, Michigan, never entertained the idea of …
Medical professionals have long known that the earlier a disease is detected, the higher the chance for a better patient outcome. Now, a multidisciplinary team of Michigan State University researchers, in collaboration with experts from Karolinska Institute and the University of California, Berkeley, has pioneered a way to do just that. The new method takes …
For the seventh consecutive year, the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Michigan State University has been recognized as a national leader in entrepreneurship education in the United States. The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine ranked MSU No. 4 in the Midwest and No. 11 in the U.S., up from No. 13. “This recognition reflects our students’ passion, …
Three researchers in the Michigan State University College of Engineering have received National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program awards and will advance their research efforts with a combined $1.7 million over the next five years. The NSF awards support early-career faculty members who have the potential to serve as academic role …
In 2026, Michigan State University will play a major role in one of the biggest sporting events in the world by teaming up with The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA. MSU’s internationally recognized turf grass management program has received a second invitation from the FIFA to provide playing surfaces for the FIFA World …
When Ben Orlando delivered a 2019 research talk at MSU’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, it set the stage for a collaborative breakthrough that was decades in the making. In the lecture hall that day was Professor Emeritus Lee Kroos, who just this September celebrated his retirement from MSU after a pioneering career of …
