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MSU professor elected president of the American Astronomical Society

Physics and astronomy professor Megan Donahue was elected president of the American Astronomical Society, or AAS, the largest professional organization in North America for astronomers. The election concluded on Feb. 2. While preparing for her duties as president, she still participates in student research at MSU.

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Student veterans reflect on aid, resources a MSU through programs

In the summer of 2013, global studies in the arts and humanities sophomore Mj Haynes was deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan, where she had what was “easily the greatest experience” as a combat medic in the U.S. Army. Though the positive experiences outweighed the negatives, Haynes said she spent holidays in a bunker, faced hits of indirect fire and served in a prison providing medical aid for detainees.

MICHIGAN

22 additional charges brought forward against Nassar

Former MSU employee Larry Nassar has been charged with 22 additional counts of criminal sexual assault, first degree, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said in a press conference Wednesday. Criminal sexual conduct is a felony punishable by up to life in prison for each charge, according to a press release from Schuette.

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Former U.S. Attorney assisting MSU with Nassar case

MSU Board of Trustees Chairman Brian Breslin announced in a statement at the Board of Trustees meeting on Friday that MSU hired Patrick Fitzgerald, a former federal prosecutor and United States attorney, to provide guidance on the former MSU employee Larry Nassar case.