Kentucky’s scrappy and swarming play leads to edge on glass, 70-52 victory over MSU in second round of women’s basketball NCAA Tournament.
MSU students and graduates will have the option to remain on parent insurance plans until age 26 under the national health care plan waiting for President Barack Obama’s final approval. The health care bill cleared the House, 219-212, late Sunday night about three months after passing in the Senate. Obama is expected to sign the bill as soon as Tuesday.
Michigan’s federal highway funding could be at stake if the Environmental Protection Agency, or the EPA, decides there are deficiencies in the way the state is enforcing the Clean Air Act.
Through a series of changes up for approval Tuesday by members of MSU’s Academic Council, the School of Journalism is slated to overhaul its curriculum to better align with the changing nature of the journalism industry.
Seeing isn’t believing — at least not for a scientist. After almost two years of peer review, checking and rechecking facts and looking at all possible alternatives, an internationally collaborative team of 584 physicists announced Friday the proven existence of antimatter.
Twenty-year-old David Broker has about 100,000 Pokémon trading cards at his home in Colon, Mich. Broker was one of 70 entrants in the “masters” division at Saturday’s 2010 Michigan Pokémon Trading Card Game State Championships held at the Okemos Conference Center, 2187 University Park Drive. Masters include participants who were born before 1994 or are older than 16.
The Celebrate Abilities Recital will be hosted by the MSU Music Therapy Program and the University Activities Board, or UAB, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Union Main Lounge. This is the recital’s 12th year.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss the merits of a car-share program, among other issues, during its 7 p.m. Tuesday work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
The MSU Outdoors Club is hosting a flavor-tripping party from 7-10 p.m. Wednesday at Reno’s East Side Sports Bar, 1310 Abbot Road. The funds will be used to help the Outdoors Club start scholarships as well as buy new equipment.
Four nationally recruited scientists are expected to join a Parkinson’s disease research team at MSU’s College of Human Medicine in Grand Rapids by the end of this summer.
When ASMSU’s Academic Assembly wraps up its year Tuesday night, the legacy of the 18th session will be one of advocacy and change in governance committees, officials said.
A recent MSU study looked at the relationship between local farmers and about seven school districts that buy produce from them as part of farm-to-school programs. The MSU team’s research, which appeared in the March issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, showed students preferred the local produce.
Louisville, Ky. – After a physical first half, No. 4-seed Kentucky’s aggressive, relentless attack was too much for the No. 5-seed Spartans to handle as fatigue took over and the Wildcats cruised to a 70-52 win Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Freedom Hall.
The Department of Theatre will sponsor “In the Blood” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Auditorium Arena Theatre.
This month’s lecture in the Astronomical Horizons series will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Abrams Planetarium.
The Department of Art and Art History will host Zoe Strother and Elizabeth Cameron at 7 p.m. Tuesday in 108 Kresge Art Center as part of the guest lecture series.
If it was ever unclear where music was heading, Gorillaz have made very clear where they think it should go. Their 2010 album, “Plastic Beach,” is one of the best albums of the year so far and will most likely be competitive with the rest of the year as well.
After graduating from MSU with a food science degree last year, Johnson took the initiative to follow her passion working with food, despite the scientific focus of her degree, she applied to the CIA to polish her skills in the kitchen.
Kalin Lucas ruptured his left Achilles tendon in MSU’s 85-83 second-round win over Maryland on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament, and the junior guard will miss the remainder of the NCAA Tournament, the MSU men’s basketball program announced in a statement. Head coach Tom Izzo said in a statement Monday that “there is no doubt he will make a full and complete recovery.” Recovery time is expected to be four to six months.
The most popular way to spell consistency for the MSU men’s basketball team is to denote the Spartans’ impressive five Final Fours in the last 11 seasons — something no other program has done in that time.