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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Teresa K. Woodruff joined an elite group of Americans who have received two national medals of honor when President Joe Biden announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science on Jan. 3. Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, presented Woodruff with the medal at a ceremony at the …
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 17, 2024) — The Michigan State University Research Foundation and MSU Technologies hosted the second annual AgTech Summit on December 12, 2024. The event brought together agricultural innovators, researchers, and industry leaders to share insights and solutions aimed at advancing Michigan’s agricultural sector. Held alongside the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and …
A new, fast-growing company based on Michigan State University (MSU) technology is tackling the urgent need for sustainable energy and grid reliability. RedoxBlox, recently named the 2024 MSU Startup of the Year, is leading the way in energy storage technology, creating groundbreaking solutions for power generation and industrial heat applications. RedoxBlox’s innovative technology was developed …
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan farmers produce roughly 300 different commodities, cementing Michigan as, “the most diverse agricultural state in the country with a reliable source of water,” an expression attributed to Peter Lemmer, executive vice president and chief legal counsel for GreenStone Farm Credit Services. Among these commodities are specialty crops, including many fruits, vegetables, …
