A memorial service will be held Saturday for Ernst Lucas, known to many members of the MSU community as "Ernie the Can Man." Lucas died in January at the age of 68.
Hoping to go beyond the traditional Thanksgiving dinner table, turkey enthusiasts plan to make the meat a staple on fast-food menus through a federally funded project at MSU. Wyoming, Mich.-based Michigan Turkey Producers Cooperative recently received a $55,574 federal grant to research new turkey products that U.S.
Asian Pacific American Phone-a-Thon 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. today, 250 Administration Building Recruitment for incoming high school seniors and complimentary pizza and pop.
A retirement bubble has burst for MSU's International Studies and Programs, leaving behind holes in several national resource centers. "At the moment, we have key losses," said John Hudzik, dean of International Studies and Programs.
The MSU Marksmanship Club is sponsoring a crime prevention seminar to raise awareness about personal safety.
The "Two Skills Every Health Care Professional Needs" program will bring together the colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Nursing and the MSU-DCL College of Law on Thursday and Friday. The program will be held at the James B.
The 7th National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference will take place Friday and Saturday at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus. The conference will address the bioethical issues concerning developments with cloned human stem cells and other topics.
The rock on Farm Lane, scholarships and building signs probably didn't come gift-wrapped, but all are gifts to the university from past senior classes. This year, MSU's Senior Class Council has been working to raise money for the first senior class gift in nearly a decade.
A "Trends and Prospects in the Michigan Economy" seminar will take place today from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Leaders representing various student groups have plans to initiate a lobbying effort for an expanded Multicultural Center. After years of frustration with their small facility, located in the basement of the Union, members from groups such as the Council of Progressive Students and the Council of Racial Ethnic Students are looking to create a group lobbying effort by the end of the year, said ASMSU Student Assembly Chair Missy Kushlak. "We keep getting the runaround from the administration," she said.
Andre Odendaal, an honorary professor from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, will be speaking at noon on Thursday in 201 International Center.
Attention Internet gamers and Instant Message junkies: Gardeners are making headway into your online world. MSU's Horticulture Gardening Institute recently has created partnerships with nine state master-gardener programs and several public gardens and arboreta.
Professor Raymond "Chip" Brock is involved in some of the most complicated particle physics projects around the world.
The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety has introduced a new computer kiosk in its lobby that aims to decrease waiting time and improve convenience for customers.
Juan Cole, a history professor at the University of Michigan, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Wonders Hall Kiva.
Alone on the stage in traditional Korean dress, Chan Park alternated sharp cracks of a stick against the side of the drum with expressive singing during a p'ansori performance Monday night in the Kellogg Center auditorium.
The Union will host a pair of open forums for the MSU community to offer opinions about the future of the building.
Walking past Sparty's Convenience Store on Hubbard Hall's first floor, it's hard to see the merchandise.
The Graduate Employees Union is moving to make changes this semester, seeking feedback from members on revisions to its constitution and contract with the university.
To coincide with President Bush's February education proposal, MSU's freshman financial aid loan limit could increase by $375. But Richard Shipman, director of MSU's Office of Financial Aid, said the limit should be increased for sophomores, juniors and seniors, too - and it should be larger. "We would be happy to see the freshman limit increase, but we really think it's too little with the kind of difference we'd need," he said.