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  • Art museum still raising funds for construction

    (08/12/2009)
    Although construction of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum was delayed earlier this spring university officials said the project is on schedule to break ground in spring 2010.

  • Cyclotron users meet, discuss future of FRIB

    (08/12/2009)
    A beam of excitement and anticipation accelerated among the scientists gathered to discuss MSUs Cyclotron and the future Facility for Rare Isotope Beams on Monday and Tuesday.

  • New college loan repayment program aims to help students

    (08/11/2009)
    A new program aims to give recent college graduates a safety net if they arent able to pay student loans back right away.SafeStart will provide financial literacy training during college personal debt counseling after college and loan repayment protection said Carlo Salerno the principal at BridgeSpan Financial LLC SafeStarts parent company co-founder of SafeStart and executive vice president of external relations.Basically its private deferment and the whole purpose of private deferment is to let you shift your student loan payment to a time when youre better able to afford them Salerno said.

  • Blue Cross funds program to address childhood obesity

    (08/10/2009)
    MSU Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Grand Rapids Public Schools are hoping to make Grand Rapids children more FIT.The collective is working on a project called the FIT initiative which is funded by a 1 million grant from Blue Cross.Tracy Thompson director of the FIT program and outreach specialist in the MSU College of Human Medicine said the program aims to help all children regardless of body size.The directive is to address childhood obesity and were trying to be aware of the fact that its not just taking those who happen to be overweight but children of all sizes Thompson said.

  • Riders, animals endure heat for state 4-H horse show

    (08/09/2009)
    The heat and humidity didnt stop the herds of people and horses that flocked to the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education this past weekend for the 2009 Michigan State 4-H Horse Show.

  • MSU research finds TV raises blood pressure

    (08/05/2009)
    Kids who watch more TV are more likely to have high blood pressure according to findings published by MSU researchers. MSU professor of kinesiology Joe Eisenmann co-authored the study which was published in the August edition of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and said the most surprising result was a null finding.

  • Retreat for Board of Trustees costs MSU about $9,000

    (08/03/2009)
    The MSU Board of Trustees retreat to Holland Mich. cost thousands less than last year but still set the university back almost 9000.The retreat took place early last week.

  • MSU Ranks 3rd in Big Ten tuition increase

    (08/02/2009)
    Its a competition no one wants to win Which Big Ten university has the highest tuition And which one had the biggest tuition increase for the 2009-10 year MSU has the sixth highest tuition in the Big Ten and the third largest tuition increase for 2009-10. A resident MSU freshman will pay about 10800 in tuition for 2009-10 an increase of about 5.2 percent according to information from MSU.

  • Board of trustees strategize at retreat

    (07/29/2009)
    The MSU budget and the future of state appropriations dominated the Board of Trustees discussion during its annual retreat this week. Bill Beekman secretary of the Board of Trustees said the board talked about all aspects of the budget while it was in Holland Mich. from Sunday until Tuesday.

  • Running out of luck

    (07/29/2009)
    Looking at Buddy now owner Bob Ward said you wouldnt know anything was ever wrong. But in August of last year it was a different story. The then-year-and-a-half old Brittany spaniels right front shoulder was completely broken after being hit by a vehicle when he got loose in front of Wards home.

  • MSU research project works to slow climate change, help poor

    (07/28/2009)
    MSU researchers are working on reducing poverty and mitigating climate change at the same time. Their project called Carbon2Markets works to slow climate change through sequestering carbon via agroforestry and helps provide income to farmers.

  • ANGEL system upgrade causes unexpected errors

    (07/27/2009)
    The ANGEL system has been a bit devilish this summer following an upgrade from version 7.2 to the new version 7.4 in mid-May.Problems with the upgrade were reported soon after the change said David Gift vice provost for libraries computing and technology.It was quite immediate he said.

  • MSU trustees take time off to think over budget, tuition

    (07/26/2009)
    The MSU Board of Trustees is taking the universitys concerns on the road to Holland Mich. for its annual summer retreat. The retreat which begins today lasts until Wednesday.

  • MSU researchers link gender, leisure time with video gaming

    (07/22/2009)
    Chances are that n00b you pwned last night on World of Warcraft was a dude. In a study published last month researchers at MSU found that women spend less time playing video games than men.

  • MSU philosophy and religious studies departments might soon be housed together

    (07/21/2009)
    MSUs philosophy and religious studies departments might soon be sharing office space.The Department of Religious Studies will move from its location in Morrill Hall to South Kedzie Hall where the Department of Philosophy is housed said Karin Wurst dean of the College of Arts and Letters.Since Morrill Hall will be razed the Department of Religious Studies will move to Kedzie Hall and will share administrative staff with the Department of Philosophy in order to realize cost savings Wurst said in an e-mail.Despite the move Wurst said the two departments will remain separate and the academic programs wont change.

  • MSU 2nd in Mich. for appropriations

    (07/19/2009)
    MSU and other universities in the state are feeling the pressure from a potential cut in state funding. MSU ranks second in state appropriations only to the University of Michigan out of the 15 public universities according to data from the state Senate Fiscal Agency.

  • Sotomayor hearing examines nominee’s ability to be impartial

    (07/15/2009)
    Questions about impartiality and previous rulings have been at the forefront of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor which began Monday. Major issues U.S. senators on the Judiciary Committee have been grilling Sotomayor about include her stance on particular policy issues and her judging methods said Bernadette Meyler a law professor at Cornell Law School.

  • Federal plan lowers monthly loan rates for grads

    (07/14/2009)
    A new federal program will allow students with federal loans to lower their monthly payments based on their income.The Income-Based Repayment or IBR plan will allow borrowers to correlate their payments with the amount of money theyre making.

  • Rooted in tradition

    (07/12/2009)
    The sight of a barn and sound of a tractor mean something different to Greg Thon than to most people. Thon grew up on a farm and instead of leaving it in his past hes pursuing agriculture as a future.

  • MSU reduces energy use in buildings for 2009-10

    (07/08/2009)
    The first year of efforts to reduce energy usage by consolidating classrooms led to some green savings for MSU. During the 2008-09 year seven buildings that previously held classes and events in the evening saw the classes moved to more utilized buildings nearby to save energy said Jennifer Sowa a project coordinator in the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Operations.
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