Sidney Finkel knew he arrived at 13 years old at Buchenwald, one of the largest concentration camps in Nazi Germany. He knew he had survived the Holocaust as a Polish Jew. But until Finkel obtained his prisoner record from Kenneth Waltzer, an MSU professor of Jewish studies, he didn’t know he had entered the camp in December 1944 or that he had arrived with his brother and father.
MSU received two grants Wednesday totaling $150,000 as part of the Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a consortium of the 15 public universities in the state.
The university and The State News are still at a disagreement when it comes to the public’s right to information after 2 1/2 years.
Even though their trip to Africa was canceled because of low enrollment, the 12 high school students participating in Explore Africa at MSU are enjoying a week on campus, learning about the culture, geography and history of the continent.
The Broadway show “Wicked” will be blowing into the Wharton Center for its second stint on Wednesday, and local businesses say it’s just one of the many Broadway shows that contribute to a boost in revenue for restaurants and hotels.
More than 100 volunteer weather observers in Michigan are aiming to fill in the gaps between the state’s official weather reporting stations as part of a volunteer program that began this month.
Archaeologists and construction workers both spend a lot of time in the dirt, but as construction crews dig foot by foot, Chris Stawski would prefer to use a trowel and dig inch by inch.
Cell phones, e-mail, research — just some of the pressures facing students and faculty outside of class and personal life.
Cheating on tests and quizzes, once near impossible with teachers roaming the aisles of a classroom, becomes easier when the only contact with the instructor is via e-mail.
Thomas McGuane remembers talking with excitement to other young writers about literature as an MSU student during the early 1960s — but that’s not all he remembers. “It seemed like MSU always had a lot of beautiful girls,” the now acclaimed writer said. “That probably stands out more in my mind than anything else.”
Two MSU professors won the 2008 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their work in pollution prevention.
Mariam Sticklen said she has found a way to produce affordable ethanol without adversely affecting the cost of food — and she did it with the help of cows.
Spring tuition for the 2008-09 academic year may be on the rise again after a less-than-expected bump in state appropriations.
Michigan business, economic and political leaders met last week to announce a statewide effort to help MSU win a national competition for the $550-million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, or DOE, that would update the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory on campus.
After facing charges of using the computer for criminal behavior, an MSU visiting research associate from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center had his plea entered as not guilty at his hearing Thursday, as he wished to remain mute.
Michigan business, economic and political leaders met Tuesday to announce a statewide effort to help MSU win a national competition for the $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy that would update the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory on campus.
For the second time in a month, tuition for the 2008-09 academic year could be on the rise.
Sparty riled up a unique crowd in the Auditorium on Wednesday as alumni from decades past and children still in grade school were brought together on campus for Grandparents University.
Canola and barley crops were showcased Wednesday at the MSU and MSU Extension alternative crop research and demonstration tour.
Professor emeritus Elvin Lashbrooke has been recommended to the MSU Board of Trustees for the position of interim dean of the Eli Broad College of Business and Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at MSU, effective July 1.