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MSU team creates 'Tattoo-ID' system
If the driver’s license or other personal data isn’t helping to catch a suspect, try their tattoo.
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Vet hospital heals, teaches
Pat LeBlanc’s primary concern is quality — the quality of the education delivered to the future specialists training at the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the quality of the care given to the animals.
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New public health master's program to begin this fall
A new public health master’s degree program at MSU is trying to create a promising future in public health care by reversing the shortage of workers in the field. MSU will offer the new program beginning this fall.
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Low summer enrollment may benefit some
Summer courses offer an opportunity for students to catch up or get ahead, but MSU Registrar Dugald McMillan said the workload should not be underestimated.
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Children's choir holds auditions
When Mary Alice Stollak auditioned hopefuls for the MSU Children’s Choir Tuesday she wasn’t just looking for kids with an enthusiasm for music — she was looking for students ready to work hard, travel the country and add to the group’s two Grammy Awards.
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MSU professor readies to head ACSM
After being elected president of the American College of Sports Medicine, or ACSM, last week, Jim Pivarnik is preparing to take charge of the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world.
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Social surroundings can trigger smoking habits
Although many MSU students may not consider themselves smokers, MSU health experts said that when it comes to social situations, students are more likely to pick up a cigarette than they typically would.
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HIV/AIDS services reach more with new clinic
Residents living in the central Michigan area now have HIV/AIDS services available on a local level after this month’s expansion of the MSU HIV/AIDS clinic. Before the expansion, the nearest treatment centers for HIV patients in Mount Pleasant and neighboring areas were in Lansing, Traverse City or Saginaw, said Lorrie Youngs, health education supervisor for the Central Michigan District Health Department.
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Farm Lane construction expands
As part of the Farm Lane construction project, beginning Thursday, the road will be closed from Mount Hope Road, north to Wilson Road, and at the intersection of Farm Lane and Trowbridge Road.
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Workers train for emergencies
Anthony Blixt has been practicing saving lives for 11 years. Blixt, a member of the Ford Motor Co.‘s Van Dyke plant Emergency Response Team, has been training at the Emergency Response Team Challenge since 1998, when it began at MSU.
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Professor named president of ACSM
James Pivarnik, a MSU kinesiology and epidemiology professor, was voted as president-elect of the American College of Sports Medicine.
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Student researchers to present findings at undergrad forum
Months of research and work will pay off for the seven MSU undergraduate students who will present their projects to state legislators and aides at the Michigan Undergraduate Research Forum in Lansing today.
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MSUFCU donates $2.5M to Wharton
The MSU Federal Credit Union announced today its $2.5 million donation to Wharton Center to help fund the new Institute for Arts & Creativity. MSUFCU’s donation is the lead gift in Wharton Center’s capital campaign to raise $11 million.
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MSUFCU gives donation for Wharton Center’s new institute
The MSU Federal Credit Union announced today its $2.5 million donation to Wharton Center to help fund the new Institute for Arts & Creativity.
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Stabenow will address Farm Bill
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., will be on campus today to address the Farm Bill, which will provide $290 billion to farm subsidies, nutrition programs and research funding. Stabenow will speak at a press conference with MSU officials about how the bill will impact MSU and the state, beginning at 11 a.m.
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MSU students in China focus research efforts on relief
When an earthquake took the lives of more than 29,000 people in southwest China last week, MSU felt the rumbles as students and faculty feared for the safety of those involved in a university-run research program studying pandas.
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Ceremony set for Wharton Center
A ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Wharton Center’s north plaza, to mark the official groundbreaking for the center’s $18.5 million expansion project. According to a press release, a special announcement of a multimillion dollar gift that would fund the Wharton Center’s new Institute for Arts & Creativity will be made at the ceremony.
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Trustees approve new fundraising position
The MSU Board of Trustees voted to approve a new position that would link the university’s largest fundraising units.
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Missionary couple serve children of Swaziland
When Mark and Kay Bojovic heard about the children in Swaziland who were living off less than a dollar a day, they made it a point to give these children not only suitable living conditions, but a purpose for living. “We wanted to let them know what they are living for — that they’re not just waiting to die, but that they have a purpose in life,” said Mark Bojovic, a 2003 MSU alumnus. “We want to show them what it means to set a godly example living for Jesus.”
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Disabled athletes compete
The Michigan Victory Games are more than a game for Michael Chambers and his peers — 51 weeks out of the year they are disabled people, but this week they are athletes. Swimming, powerlifting, slalom and handcycling are just a few of the 33rd annual Michigan Victory Games events, hosted by MSU Thursday through Sunday.