Often diagnosed in the teenage years, childhood-onset lupus is a serious, potentially fatal autoimmune disease that causes the body to attack itself. For as many as 10,000 U.S. youths, it can bring extreme fatigue, mood changes, pain and inflammation that affect many parts of the body. Now, these kids have an option for treatment that …
EAST LANSING, Mich. — PAWPrint Concepts, a first-of-its-kind early childhood literacy assessment developed by Michigan State University researchers, will make its national conference debut at the 2026 National Head Start Conference & Expo, May 4–7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Designed to identify print concepts and knowledge gaps in children ages 3–5 (a critical predictor of reading …
Nine Michigan State University researchers have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, one of the world’s largest and most respected scientific societies. Ann Austin, Gary Blanchard, Shi-you Ding, Dean Lee, Hui Li, Elena Litchman, James McCusker, Dohun Pyeon and Elise Zipkin are being recognized for their work in education, chemistry, cancer studies, biological and medical sciences, …
To help crops battle pests, disease, and environmental stress, farmers often turn to broad chemical sprays simply because plants have few natural defenses. Angela Chen, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University, studies how microbes and plants naturally communicate. She then turns those insights into new ways for crops …
Ken Foster joined the Michigan State University Innovation Center as a Technology Manager in May of 2025, carrying with him over 25 years of product and technology platform development experience from industry leaders including Dow Chemical, GE, and GE legacy organizations. In his role, Ken helps manage intellectual property generated by MSU faculty, working to …
Open to everyone, the MSU Research Foundation event celebrated women’s contributions to tech while inviting broader conversations on innovation, sustainability, AI in healthcare, and the future of entrepreneurship. EAST LANSING, Mich. (Apr. 3, 2025) — The third annual Women in Tech Summit, hosted by the MSU Research Foundation, took place on Monday, March 31, …
EAST LANSING, Mich. — According to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, as many as 50 million Americans may be living with an autoimmune disorder. Many of these remain undiagnosed and, without intervention, can worsen over time. Given current treatment options, however, even those being actively managed can be met with complications. Autoimmune diseases can affect …
Leaving a promising tenure-track position at the University of Pittsburgh to join the College of Human Medicine “was a huge leap of faith,” Allison Kuipers said. She has no regrets. “I’m excited to be here,” Kuipers, PhD, an associate professor with joint appointments in the departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, said six weeks …
Michigan State University President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., unveiled the university’s largest, most ambitious $4 billion multiyear comprehensive fundraising campaign to accelerate discoveries that address society’s greatest challenges and prepare Spartans to advance impact for the common good using their uncommon will. The details were shared at a kick-off event on campus Sunday, March 9. …
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 …
