An assistant MSU professor investigating the implementation of medical diagnostic tools into everyday clothing received a $400,000 award to further his research and academic career.
Although the intent of the Syrian peace talks is to bring resolution to the conflicts occurring in Syria, not everyone thinks these peace talks will be the missing puzzle piece to a desired outcome.
Two new programs for students were approved at the joint Faculty Senate and University Council meeting last Tuesday and are scheduled to begin this summer.
A new on-campus series “Music in the Neighborhoods” launched Sunday evening at the Lunar New Year celebration in McDonel Hall.
Local Lansing tattoo artists collaborated on Sunday evening for Artonica, an event meant to benefit the Greater Lansing Food Bank and Capital Area Humane Society.
A philanthropy event once associated with drinking and provocative dancing was a wholesome pageant at the Kellogg Center Thursday night. Sigma Pi fraternity hosted the thirteenth annual Miss Greek beauty pageant, which raised more than $2000 for the American Cancer Society. Sigma Pi’s philanthropy chairman Spenser Frania said they did things differently this year to alleviate some of the Greek life stereotypes. “In past years it’s been at a bar or club, which was not good,” Frania said.
A prominent issue in the MSU community, sexual assault, received attention on the national stage this week when President Barack Obama addressed the issue directly in a speech delivered to the White House Council on Women and Girls. A White House report on the issue estimates 20 percent of female college students are sexually assaulted, while only about 12 percent of victims report it. In an October interview with The State News, Sexual Assault Program Coordinator Shari Murgittroyd said she estimated only one in five assaults at MSU ever reach official ears. Jayne Schuiteman, interim director of the Women’s Resource Center at MSU, said she thought the president “hit the nail on the head” with his remarks, but acknowledged the issue was not a new one. “It would have been ideal to have this addressed sooner, but I think Vice President (Joe) Biden has a great track record at looking at issues of violence against women,” Schuiteman said.
The MSU Residence Hall Association, or RHA, met Wednesday to discuss plans for the spring semester, including a new on-campus campaign encouraging students to be more respectful and the relaunch of MSU’s movie rental offices.
Although Detroit is not the only reason for the economic downfall in Michigan, according to economics professor Charles Ballard, it plays a significant role.
A recent report showed Michigan’s University Research Corridor ranked second among the eight university innovation clusters in the country. According to the report, Michigan’s URC stimulated the state with $16.6 billion in state economic activity in the 2012 fiscal year.
The Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Student Association, or BLDSA, at MSU has once again kicked off the Gift of Life race, competing against several other universities in Michigan.
Before a victor is determined at Breslin Center, and the trash bins are overstuffed on game nights, two new recycling efforts already are working to minimize waste otherwise bound for a landfill.
As the children of Rob Voigt’s 5th grade classroom at Glencairn Elementary School took the stage Tuesday morning, some surveyed the visiting adults, checking whether or not they had dimples when they smiled.
A Purdue University student was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon when a gunman entered the university’s Electrical Engineering Building.
MSU students soon will have the opportunity to witness an educational event aiming to erase the stigma associated with failure. ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, has allocated $25,000 from its Special Projects fund to host Failure:Lab, a storytelling event that allows spectators to listen in on strangers’ stories of failure. The student government hopes to be able to recover their investment in this event through ticket sales. Failure:Lab, which previously has performed shows in Grand Rapids and Detroit, invites well-known, successful people to share intimate stories of personal failure in their lives. The storytellers are not allowed to explain how their failure helped them later achieve their goals, but must instead focus on how failure is a normal component in reaching success. Jonathan Williams, co-founder of Failure:Lab, has been brainstorming ideas of bringing notable alumni into the event as a way to localize the event to a campus environment. The event is meant to reduce the fear many people have of taking a risk and falling short, Williams said. “Failure:Lab is an honest conversation about the struggles behind success,” Williams said.
In years past, MSU and student organizations have devoted Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to community service, drawing hundreds of student volunteers to give back to the Lansing area.
Despite the temporary reparation of a water main break in IM Sports-West, the building’s system will not return to normal until later this week, officials say.
More than 350 people attended the 11th annual community celebration dinner to honor the accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr.
MSU will soon begin its search for a new university provost to replace Provost Kim Wilcox, who stepped down in July.
ASMSU’s committee meetings kicked off the semester broaching topics that included planning an event in honor of MSU’s Rose Bowl win and starting volunteer programs to help MSU students excel academically.