The MSU School of Packaging, established within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources as the first of its kind in 1952, is the largest packaging program in the country, with more than 600 students each year and 10,000 alumni worldwide – graduating 40 percent of all the packaging professionals in the United States. Under the leadership of …
A top global public research university, MSU has built a research enterprise that reaches every part of Michigan, driving the state’s economy and contributing to a stronger, healthier present and future. The chair of Michigan State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and an MSU Research Foundation Professor, Savolainen has been a prominent figure in the state’s efforts …
Up until the 2024 college football season, a quarterback might be looking to the sidelines and relying on a sound, a sequence of hand motions, or a large sign with logos and symbols on it to get play information. This year, the rules have changed. Players no longer need to rely on these cues to …
Around the world, nearly 7% of older people live with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. This prevalence doubles every five years and, in people over 80, reaches 30%-40%. By 2025, the disease rate is projected to triple, according to Amara Ezeamama, an epidemiologist and associate professor in the Michigan State University Department of Psychiatry, a joint …
For 17 years, the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and Corewell Health in Grand Rapids have funded more than $27 million in exploratory and developmental research projects that have brought together the clinical and scientific strengths of both institutions. Now that partnership, known as the Corewell Health – MSU Alliance Corporation, is adding another …
A Michigan State University researcher’s new model for studying breast cancer could help scientists better understand why and where cancer metastasizes. Professor Eran Andrechek who teaches in the MSU Department of Physiology, has been researching the E2F5 gene, of which little is known, and its role in the development of breast cancer. Based on findings from …
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 …
