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Mexican leader might visit 'U'
President Vincente Fox of Mexico might drop by MSU during an upcoming visit to Michigan in June, MSU spokesman Terry Denbow said.
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Study finds low incomes and brain tumors might be realted
A recent MSU study found that people in Michigan who have low incomes might be more likely to develop brain cancer.
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DPPS tags bikes to be impounded
Campus is on orange alert. Brightly colored orange stickers have sprung up everywhere attached to unregistered bicycles because they are in violation of MSU Board of Trustees Ordinance 33.
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WEB ONLY: 'U' study shows back-up plans help businesses
An MSU study, commissioned by AT&T Corp., has discovered companies who don't get their supplies from other companies, could be in trouble if their main supplier goes out of business.
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Green roof planted on top of Plant Sciences
Instead of looking down on cement roofs, students taking classes at the Plant and Soil Sciences Building will be able to look down on plants and grass.
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Make-A-Wish to hold 5K walk on campus
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan will host a 5K walk at 7:30 p.m. today, beginning and ending at the Auditorium.
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Lack of broadband hurts northern cities
A new report by the MSU Site for Information and Telecommunication Experimentation, or M-SITE, has recently found communities in northern Michigan without broadband service suffer because of it.
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'U' formula car cruises to international meet
Lovingly, a few students wiped dew drops off their self-made formula racing car Monday, following a heavy rainfall - allowing the green gleam of the car's fresh paint to shine all the brighter. Starting Wednesday, the student-built race car will compete in the Society of Automotive Engineering International Competition at the Pontiac Silverdome. Last year, MSU placed third overall. After dedicating a full year to creating, building and designing the car, the MSU Formula SAE team is optimistic about racing its newly designed car against those from schools in 139 countries. "It's the best car we've had yet," said Nick Periat, an engineering arts senior at MSU and the project's chief engineer.
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Act to ease tuition fees
Racial, ethnic and economic minority students will not be disappearing from MSU lecture halls and dorm rooms this fall if the College Access and Opportunity Act passes. The bill, which recently was proposed in the U.S.
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'U' upgrades ANGEL program
When students go to print their syllabus off of A New Global Environment for Learning, or ANGEL, they will see a very different program from the soon to be retired Blackboard system.
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$3 million in federal grants given to 'U'
MSU researchers from the colleges of food safety, packaging and supply chain management are working to develop ways to protect the nation's food supply from any kind of contamination or terrorist attacks.
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Speakers to address agricultural issues
MSU Extension Manure Management Team is sponsoring a two-day seminar from 9-4 p.m. May 25-26 at the DeWitt Banquet and Conference Center in DeWitt to discuss agricultural operations and how they impact the quality of air. Speakers include faculty from MSU and the University of Minnesota.
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Libraries team up to create one catalogue
The Library of Michigan and MSU Libraries are working together to enhance both collections, by creating one combined card catalogue, which will help the former save more than $165,000 in costs throughout the next five years.
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Artisans to show off at annual craft event
The 40th Annual MSU Spring Arts and Crafts show will be held from 9-6 p.m. Saturday and 10-5 p.m. Sunday at the corner of Grand River Avenue and Abbott Road.
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Emergency tests conducted on campus
The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety spent its first week of vacation slightly different from the students and faculty who went home to relax. DPPS officers and staff members began a two-part program that simulated a biological disaster at Erickson Hall, and the unannounced training was followed by fire drills across campus the rest of the week.
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TAs march in attempt to save jobs
More than 150 graduate employees, undergraduates, and faculty members marched across the campus Thursday beating buckets like drums and carrying picket signs to gain attention from university officials about teaching assistant cuts. The march was organized by the Graduate Employees Union in response to at least 50 TAs who had received notice that they might not have positions in the fall because of the university's financial woes.
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WEB ONLY: Health Organization welcomes 'U' student
Nagesh Borse always knew he would participate in activities with organizations like the World Health Organization one day, but he wasn't sure how to go about it.
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WEB ONLY: Coffeelovers get a taste of "Spartan Spirit"
The residents of small farming villages in countries such as Nicaragua are benefiting from the work of Sparty's Cafes and MSU's Real Food Group, which works to improve the global food system. Earlier this month Sparty's Cafes and Coffeehouses started serving "Spartan Spirit," a Fair Trade certified coffee blend that is bought from the farmers at a higher wage to raise standards of living.
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'U' to partner with Homeland Security in food research
As a partner in a new agricultural security center, MSU will use a portion of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant to develop methods of identifying contaminated foods and preventing terrorist tampering while food is in transit.
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Professor honored as Sloan Research Fellow
An MSU chemistry professor has joined a group of 116 young scientists and economists who were honored as Sloan Research Fellows. Assistant Professor Aaron Odom will use the $40,000 grant for the two-year period to continue research in forming carbon nitrogen bonds. Odom, who has been at MSU for five years, leads a research group of undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students. "Nationwide, certainly there's a lot of people and I'm very honored to be on the list," Odom said. Odom said he's also excited for the options the extra money can provide. Department of Chemistry chairman John McCracken said the highly competitive research fellowship speaks well for the university. "These awards are given to the best young faculty and chemistry throughout the country," he said. The Sloan Research Fellowship Program awarded $4.64 million in its 49th year.