A bacteria found in many healthy women that can be deadly when passed onto babies could be transferred between cows and humans, according to a study conducted by MSU researchers. Group B streptococcus, or GBS, is a bacterium carried by up to 40 percent of women.
A passion for writing that began in a college English class has taken Diane Glancy, a novelist, poet and most recently filmmaker, on a decades long journey that brought her to MSU this week. “Language is the foundation upon which I stand,” said Glancy, who visited WRA 125, The American Ethnic and Racial Experience, on Tuesday. She also spoke at a public event at the Main Library about her ongoing filmmaking project.
IHOP restaurants nationwide partnered with the Children’s Miracle Network to offer free short stacks of pancakes and encourage people to donate money that would have been spent on them to the nearest Children’s Miracle Network-affiliated hospital.
Olin Health Center and a student group are working to emphasize to MSU students that beauty comes in various forms. MSU students will be given a chance throughout the week to address body image issues by participating in Olin Health Center’s activities for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, said Ronda Bokram, a dietician at Olin Health Center.
Lansing police Chief Mark Alley announced Tuesday he is retiring on March 12. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero said in a statement he will name an interim chief in the coming days, and the department plans to do a national search for Alley’s replacement.
Detroit reggae group Souldub is hosting the Dark Reggae Revolution at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Mac’s Bar, 2700 E.Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
Sam Singh, former East Lansing mayor and a senior consultant for New Economy Initiative, will speak about Michigan’s economy from a global perspective from noon to 1 p.m.
Free Zumba and lap swim sessions will be available for East Lansing residents for the next three Saturdays. The sessions are part of the Mayor’s Blues Community Challenge, which encourages community members to be fit and active.
With more than a four-month delay by Paramount Pictures, “Shutter Island” finally hit the silver screen. Truly, good things do come to those who wait.
After Jamie Rahrig began brainstorming many ideas with MSU music therapist Cindy Edgerton, the monthly event Together … Let’s Jam! was born to explore the benefits of musical therapy for teenagers with disabilities.
If the Spartans can get one game of their home-and-home series this weekend against Bowling Green to a shootout, MSU will clinch a spot in the top four in the CCHA standings and receive a first-round bye and home-ice advantage in the second round of the CCHA Tournament.
If the No. 23 MSU gymnastics team was looking for any extra motivation for this weekend, competing against No. 1 Oklahoma should assure an intense atmosphere Friday at Jenison Field House.
The MSU women’s basketball team is hitting its stride and looks primed to make a run in both the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.
Now isn’t the time for Toyota to slip up as an automaker — that was a year ago, when the Big Three were in major financial trouble. Now, with American companies making a comeback, even I, a longtime proponent of European cars, am looking toward supporting domestic cars.
The state has decided to take a new approach to helping students find their career: social networking, at the cost of $1.5 million. The Michigan Department of Treasury will launch its new Web site in September, which is meant to help students transition between high school, college and a career.
MSU’s newest science research facility, BEACON, will allow researchers to apply evolutionary principles to biological and non-biological applications. The facility was announced last week and is funded by a $25 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
MSU is looking to maintain gifts, grants and other awards after the total number received by the university increased by about $42 million during the past year. The university received 1,967 awards totaling $298.7 million from June 6, 2009, to Jan. 29, according to a report presented to the MSU Board of Trustees at its Feb. 12 meeting.
Four MSU students are headed to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to discuss clean energy with some of Washington’s elite. They won the 2009 Consequence Campaign’s Organize to be Heard Challenge, a competition designed to encourage college students to get involved in the clean energy movement by raising awareness about clean energy. The four students helped form the MSU chapter of Repower America, a national organization for clean energy.
Two long-time political figures in Greater Lansing, a recent MSU College of Law graduate and a political newcomer with a financial background are running for the single open seat, which is a partial term through the end of 2010.
A 24-year-old man was found incapacitated Thursday afternoon in the Owen Hall lounge, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The man, who currently is not a student, is a former resident of Owen Hall.