For the first time in school history, an MSU student, Sophia Harvey, was presented with the 2013 Minority Medical Student Award by the American Society of Hematology, or ASH. Harvey, a second-year medical student at the College of Human Medicine expressed happiness after being chosen to receive the prestigious award.
In the wake of the July 1 student interest rate hike, which effectively doubled rates overnight from 3.4 to 6.8 percent because lawmakers were unable to find a compromise, legislatures in Washington, D.C., are scrambling for solutions. Here in Michigan, the name of the game is keeping graduates in the state, which is where State Rep. Andy Schor’s Student Loan Tax Credit Bill, HB 4182, comes into play.
Professional Irish cyclist Dan Martin rode a Cervelo RCA bicycle when he won the ninth stage of Tour de France 2013; that same brand has now rolled into downtown East Lansing.
The search for missing Katherine Phillips, or “Baby Kate,” continues as MSU faculty, law enforcement and experts work together to narrow down the location of the four-month-old infant’s final resting place. During a recent weekend search, over 80 volunteers gathered plant and moss specimen in hopes of finding the plant fragments that were found on the suspect’s shoes before she went missing two years ago.
On July 4, the Lansing Fire Department responded around midnight to a female who was injured while trying to light off fireworks.
When the Common Ground Music Festival began in downtown Lansing, it originally focused on classic rock, but as the festival progresses into its 14th year, it now headlines some of the nation’s brightest stars along with upcoming local and regional talent. “We bring in a wide variety of diverse acts of all types of music,” said Scott Keith, board chair of Center Park Productions.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case between Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and the Bay Mills Indian Community regarding the tribe’s casino in Vanderbilt, Mich., in a case with reaching implications for prospective casinos across the state.
Electric Forest, the annual four-day electronic music festival, brought in large crowds, an array of musicians and a fleet of Michigan State Police troopers.
The sun’s out, the weather’s warm and the grill is hot. It’s July, and it’s National Hot Dog Month. The monthlong July celebration is more of a second nature in the summer season than a known national holiday. Americans scarf down more than 2.3 billion hot dogs in July, equaling roughly seven hot dogs per person this month.
With outdoor basketball courts, sand volleyball, relaxing hot tubs and refreshing pools, it is easy to think of a resort location. However, this is no place to vacation, rather an off-campus home for some MSU students.
With the possibility of a year-round farmers market coming to the Park District, MSU professors have pondered the greater issue of food deserts in Greater Lansing. A study by community sustainability professor Phil Howard and geography professor Kirk Goldsberry revealed supermarkets in the Lansing area are closing and relocating to the suburbs.
Diabetic patients often report difficulty in losing weight even though they follow a strict exercise regimen, but according to a recent study, they still are bettering their health, with or without weight loss. A study conducted by scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School and the University of Copenhagen concluded regardless of weight loss, exercise does have a positive impact on fat stored in the body.
MSU fans and alumni, a rabid collective of green and white-clad supporters often bordering on zealotry, express their school spirit through purchasing everything from apparel to seat cushions, and license plates are no exception.
When it’s warm outside in Michigan, and there are plenty of loud and colorful displays in the night sky, it can only mean one thing: Independence Day. No, not the 1996 Will Smith movie, but rest assured the Lansing area has plenty of activities going on from parades and concerts to, of course, fireworks.
After months of furious debate and arguments, Michigan Flyer LLC was granted approval on June 26 by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, or TCRPC, to increase its number of daily trips. With the approval of TCRPC, Michigan Flyer LLC, which services East Lansing, Ann Arbor and the Detroit Metro Airport, will increase the number of daily trips from eight to 12, starting this fall.
The East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, recently was used in a online scam, according to ELPD Lt. Scott Wriggelsworth.
Through research conducted by MSU scholars with local elementary school students, there is direct evidence of how children can improve their math skills if trained in spatial reasoning.
The face of Spartan Country continues to evolve as summer construction advances. With majority of students gone, summer has proven to be the ideal time to reinvent various locations on campus.
As pressure mounts from both sides of the political spectrum to address Medicaid expansion in Michigan, it is uncertain whether legislators will be addressing the concern at their upcoming Wednesday session. Before breaking for the summer, members of the Michigan Senate began debating the merits of Healthy Michigan, a Medicare expansion plan that would cover more than 400,000 Michigan residents.
During the 98th Annual Kiwanis International Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia, MSU graduate Sue Petrisin was the first woman elected to serve as president of Kiwanis International, or any of the largest service organizations in the world, which include Rotary and Lions International.