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MSU to reimagine faculty promotion and advancement through national MA3 Challenge grant

MSU Today

Michigan State University has been awarded a $250,000 grant through the inaugural Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement, or MA3, Challenge, strengthening a university-wide effort to reimagine how faculty and academic staff are recognized and supported in their career advancement. The national initiative funds bold approaches to academic hiring, review, promotion and tenure systems, with an emphasis …

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Media and Information faculty develop more accessible mental health screening tool for autistic adolescents

College of Communication Arts and Sciences

As April marks Autism Awareness Month, faculty in the Department of Media and Information (M&I) are working to improve how mental health is assessed among autistic adolescents by redesigning screening tools to be more accessible, precise and inclusive. Led by Celeste Campos-Castillo and Susan Bonner, associate professors in M&I, their project combines expertise in communication, health services and …

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Inaugural Apple Manufacturing Academy Spring Forum explores future of AI in manufacturing

MSU Today

Once a theoretical idea, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a critical tool for manufacturers across the globe. Some manufacturers are slow to embed the evolving technology into their factories, with concerns around operational costs, trust, transparency and workforce readiness. Industry leaders, students and faculty gathered at the inaugural Apple Manufacturing Academy Spring Forum, in partnership with Michigan …

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M-AAA investment powers MSU discoveries advancing dairy cow fertility and farm success

AgBioResearch

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Research from Michigan State University Professor J. Richard Pursley is trailblazing an area within dairy cattle management that Wendell Van Gunst says is essential to keep farms profitable. “I think almost every dairy farmer would agree that nothing is as critical to the success of a dairy farm than the reproductive success of cows …

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Program for kids with lupus can change lives in 6 sessions

MSU Today

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 …

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A Region Unites Around Quantum 

By Keith Rouse

Quantum technology is advancing rapidly, outpacing most companies’ ability to keep up. Quantum sensing devices are moving from prototypes to commercial products, and quantum networking and computing are drawing significant federal and private investment. Across sectors such as defense, aerospace, artificial intelligence, and healthcare, companies are increasingly focused on how quantum will impact products, supply …

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This Spartan engineer helped the Artemis II crew get to the moon

MSU Today

Nicholas Houghton can’t remember a time when he wasn’t fascinated by astronauts and human space flight. “Throughout my entire life there was one focus,” he says. “I’m going to work for NASA.” What he hadn’t imagined was that one day he’d help design the systems that could keep astronauts safe on a mission around the moon. …

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5 ways MSU is redefining public health through community power

Doctors and nurses help individuals get well. In contrast, public health protects entire communities by preventing illness before it starts. Public health acts as an invisible shield, preventing illness by addressing the social determinants of health — the nonmedical conditions, such as where we are born, live, work, play and age. Factors such as housing, …

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Researchers develop 5 new potato varieties to bolster US chip supply

MSU Today

The potatoes behind America’s potato chips are getting an upgrade. Researchers at Michigan State University have developed five new potato varieties designed to help strengthen the U.S. chip supply by improving disease resistance, long-term storage and processing reliability. The varieties — Manistee, Mackinaw, Petoskey, Huron Chipper and Blackberry — are the result of more than …

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