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MSU researcher publishes article in Science on how agricultural value chains can promote climate-smart agriculture

AgBioResearch

EAST LANSING, Mich. — A newly published policy forum article in the journal Science from Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Thomas Reardon details how leveraging agricultural value chains can help farmers implement climate-smart practices. The article was coauthored by Jo Swinnen, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute, and Loraine Ronchi, Global Lead for Science, Knowledge and Innovation …

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Gov. Whitmer appoints MSU’s Judd Herzer to Michigan Council on Future Mobility and Electrification

MSU Today

This week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed Judd Herzer, mobility director at Michigan State University, to Michigan’s Council on Future Mobility and Electrification, or CFME. The CFME serves as an advisor to the governor, state government departments and the Legislature, providing annual recommendations on changes in state policy to ensure Michigan continues to be a world leader …

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MSU researchers use virtual reality to modernize health care training

MSU Today

Michigan State University researchers have developed a virtual reality curriculum to prepare health care professionals and students for the complexities of caring for patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies. A tracheostomy is a surgical procedure that offers a solution for individuals with breathing issues. The procedure creates an opening in the neck into the windpipe to …

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MSU campus recognized as state of Michigan featured mobility testing asset

MSU Today

Michigan State University has officially been selected as a featured mobility testing asset by the state of Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, or OFME. Being included as a state-featured testing asset validates the university’s continued efforts to drive the future of mobility and the critical role it plays in proving out mobility innovation and developments. …

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Austin Pollock of Reel Free

Reel Free finds success at CES 2025 Patient Safety Technology Challenge Competition

By Jewish Healthcare Foundation
https://jhf.org/news/healthcare-innovators-shine-in-patient-safety-technology-competition-at-ces-2025

Among the standouts at CES 2025’s Patient Safety Technology Challenge was Michigan State University Student Startup of the Year in 2024 Reel Free, who managed to secure a runner-up position and a $1,250 prize for their invention at the prestigious competition. Founded by brothers Alexander and Austin Pollock, the company emerged with support from MSU’s …

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Michigan Innovation Fund

Governor Signs Michigan Innovation Fund Bills, Creating $60M Program to Support Startups in Michigan

Michigan State University Research Foundation

MSU Research Foundation among key partners advancing program to create self-sustaining nonprofit early-stage funds and strengthen Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 13, 2024) — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bills 5651, 5652 and 5653, sponsored by Representative Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn), Jason Hoskins (D-Southfield), and Greg VanWoerkom  (R-Norton Shores) which will create the Michigan …

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MSU’s Rabnawaz named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

MSU Today

Muhammad Rabnawaz, associate professor in Michigan State University’s School of Packaging, has been elected into the 2024 Class of Fellows by the National Academy of Inventors, a member organization comprising U.S. and international universities. The NAI Fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors. This election to the NAI Fellows Program recognizes Rabnawaz’s pioneering research in …

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Henry Ford Health, MSU announce 2024 cancer research award recipients

MSU Today

Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences has named the award recipients of the 2024 Cancer Seed Funding Program. Building on the success of the 2022 and 2023 cancer research pilot and integration award funding initiatives, this year the program awarded 14 new cancer research awards totaling $700,000. “We are committed to supporting …

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$706,000 for lithium-ion phosphate recycling

MSU Today

As the industry surrounding electric vehicles evolves, a lithium-ion battery is emerging that could have a market value of $35 billion by 2030. Considering the average life span of lithium-ion batteries is about 10 years, the need for innovative recycling strategies is becoming urgent. Researchers at Michigan State University will use $706,000 from the Michigan …

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