Terry Root, a Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, is scheduled to discuss climate change and its effect on Michigan species from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Union, Parlors A and B.
The future of alternative fuels and economic freedom might be as simple as grass clippings and wood chips. Biomass such as straw, switchgrass and wood chips can be used to produce cellulosic ethanol, a potential replacement to ethanol produced from corn, wheat and rice, said Bruce Dale, associate director of MSU’s Office of Biobased Technologies.
Shauna Sly is not a registered organ donor, but the special education and deaf education sophomore said that could change. A team of MSU researchers are turning to social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, to attract more student organ donors.
Symone Ayers lost five family members to cancer and cites her grandmother, a survivor, as her major source of inspiration. Kelly Knupfer lost her uncle to brain cancer and aspires to work for the American Cancer Society after graduation. Chelsea Lewis watched some of her closest friends fight cancer, and now she fights for them.
In celebration of Black History Month, MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine is sponsoring a lecture series slated to open at 5 p.m. Thursday at Kellogg Center.
To one MSU researcher, a rift between two opposing schools of thought on how to treat children with autism needs to close in the interest of advancing the field.
For the first time in MSU’s history, the State of the University address is going viral.
For the first four months back in his parents’ house, Tyler Smith didn’t unpack. Boxes filled with pictures of old high school girlfriends and pieces of clothing worn once at MSU theme parties — ugly Christmas sweaters and snow pants from Goodwill — cluttered the room.
Jumping into water filled with sharks is probably not a wish most people want to come true.
A sea of white medical jackets is lacking color. A University of Michigan study on minority students in U.S. medical schools shows the number of underrepresented minorities is low compared to their percentage of population in the U.S.
Students, faculty and residents of East Lansing will kick off their Relay for Life fundraising efforts tonight at 7 p.m. at Erickson Hall Kiva.
Jeffrey Cohen sees Mexican immigrants as an important part of America’s past, but Ruben Martinez considers them a crucial link to America’s future.
Research completed by a team of scientists, including an MSU professor, might lead to a new type of treatment in curing diabetic blindness.
The discussion about how to potentially reorganize MSU’s course scheduling could reignite today, almost three months after a university committee postponed such talks.
WKAR is set to host a community conversation from 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 9 in Lansing Community College’s Board Room.
Students staying in East Lansing for spring break could use the opportunity to get a head start on their future careers.
Although spring break can be a week full of unadulterated fun and relaxation, careless students traveling internationally could find themselves in trouble if they don’t take some precautions, MSU officials said.
A trip that started Wednesday in Detroit and culminated in Dubai could lay the foundation ASMSU needs to bring representation to MSU Dubai students. Kyle Dysarz, ASMSU’s Student Assembly chairperson, and Kristy Currier, ASMSU’s Academic Assembly chairperson, left for Dubai last Wednesday as part of ASMSU’s ongoing efforts to secure representation and recognition for students at MSU’s satellite campus in Dubai, ASMSU Spokesperson Portia McKenzie said. They are scheduled to return Thursday afternoon in Detroit.
Despite an 18.3-percent decrease in the value of MSU’s endowment from 2008-09, the university fared better than most Big Ten schools, according to initial results of new survey.__
Adam Duke’s house burned down from an electrical fire in 2006. No one was hurt, but his family’s home was destroyed. At the time, Duke was taking his first environmental science class as a freshman at MSU. As his parents started talking about rebuilding, Duke applied what he’d been learning in class, encouraging his parents to consider building a more environmentally friendly home.