A team of MSU researchers is helping with clean-up and research efforts following a recent leak in an oil pipeline that has affected two dozen miles of the Kalamazoo River.
With the start of the season only a month away, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio and the rest of the Big Ten’s coaches helped kick off 2010 Big Ten Football Media Days on Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago.
City officials and a polling analyst are predicting a low turnout of student voters in today’s primary election.
A 53-year-old male MSU employee reported an oil spill on Service Road on Friday morning, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Fifteen teachers are attending the Physics of Atomic Nuclei Program, or PAN, from Monday through Friday at the Cyclotron at MSU to learn about nuclear physics, research and classroom applications. PAN — the Cyclotron’s biggest outreach program — also offers nearly the same camp for high school students next week, Aug. 9-13.
Steve Lacy, the associate dean for graduate studies in the MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences, is expected to receive one of the most prestigious awards in the field of journalism Friday. The 2010 Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research, which is awarded by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, or AEJMC, is as an award that recognizes significant contributions to scholarly research throughout the course of an individual’s career.
MSU researchers in women’s health will use a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, to create a mentoring program that will connect junior faculty with experienced researchers. The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health, or BIRCWH, program will be housed in the College of Human Medicine, said Mary Nettleman, a grant recipient and chairperson of the MSU Department of Medicine. MSU also has contributed funds for the program.
All 11 Big Ten coaches spoke to members of the media Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, and every coach took questions on what is to come for the conference in the upcoming months.
A new piece of summer reading has become smashingly popular throughout the past week. I’m not talking about a new Stephen King novel or the latest spy thriller from Tom Clancy, but rather the 91,000-page leak of classified military documents detailing nearly every military action in Afghanistan 2004-10.
It only was last week The State News published a series of articles covering the changes the city of East Lansing has undergone throughout the past few decades. In keeping with that spirit of change, city officials are looking to renovate the 35-year-old Amtrak station at 1240 S. Harrison Road.
As Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days began Monday in Chicago, the Big Ten released the top three teams in its preseason poll. And not surprisingly, Ohio State was chosen by the media as the top team in the conference, followed by Iowa and Wisconsin.
Late July and early August mark the beginning of a transitional period for many MSU students, who move from one place to the next for the coming school year. At times stressful, students find moving takes a precise approach to ensure the transition is seamless.
The first college football game of the 2010 season still is more than a month away, but with Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days this week in Chicago comes the unofficial start of the new season.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has surged to an eight-point lead over Michigan Speaker of the House Andy Dillon, D-Redford, in the race for the Democratic gubernatorial primary elections, according to a poll recently released by Lansing-based polling firm EPIC-MRA.
A 19-year-old male MSU student reported his bicycle stolen near the front of Armstrong Hall, MSU police Sgt. Dan Munford said.
Sarah Willis, a creative writing sophomore at Grand Valley State University, directs this summer’s production of Peter Pan at All-of-us-Express Children’s Theatre at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road., which premiered Friday night. The All-of-us-Express Children’s Theatre is a local nonprofit organization that produces plays throughout the year.
In line with a growing trend of businesses offering mobile access, Biggby Coffee customers can access a calorie counter, find nearby locations and other information using the company’s new mobile website. The site, launched in July, converted the original Biggby website into a mobile-friendly version for use on cell phones.
Endangered giant pandas in China could see significant change in their habitats due to research partially supported and conducted by MSU’s Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. There are large areas of natural habitat for giant pandas outside current captivities, which leaves much of the panda population vulnerable, according to research conducted by international and MSU scientists.
Indie band Archeology performed Saturday at Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing and delivered an entertaining and well-executed show.
After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft in April, former MSU wide receiver Blair White immediately was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as a free agent. White joins a team loaded with talent at the receiver position and has no guarantee of making the team once training camp is complete. However, the one-time MSU walk-on could be a valuable asset to Indianapolis or any other NFL team next season.