Prosthetic limbs might soon become obsolete thanks to new discoveries in reconstructive medicine. Doctors studying regenerative medicine recently have come to the conclusion that every cell in the human body has potential to regenerate — they just have to be prompted to do so.
Detroit and its mayor can’t hide from the world’s scrutiny. Media everywhere have been reporting what everyone is calling a sad day for Detroit: when Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy finally announced Monday that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff Christine Beatty will face felony charges relating to a well-publicized text message scandal.
Groundbreaking on the Secchia Center, MSU’s $90 million medical school in Grand Rapids, will take place at 5 p.m. April 21, the university announced Tuesday.
More than $5,400 of electronics were stolen from three vehicles at the University Club of MSU parking lot between 5-7:30 p.m. March 18, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
It fills coursepacks, is printed on handouts and makes up many documents posted online — copyrighted material within the university is something most students and professors come across every day in their academic lives.
Some students are playing dirty and paying the price. Despite Ingham County’s low teen pregnancy rate, sexually transmitted disease numbers constitute a “mini-epidemic,” said Marcus Cheatham, assistant deputy health officer for the Ingham County Health Department.
“(I drink coffee) because I’m sleepy and it’s not easy getting up and being alert at 7 in the morning for work and then (going) to class and then (doing) homework all night, so it helps.” Ryan Landfair accounting senior
Farm Lane will close Wednesday from Mount Hope to Trowbridge roads for construction as an estimated $35 million project gets underway.
One of the four people indicted earlier this month in connection with the 1999 arson of Agriculture Hall has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson.
Sheila Teahan is hoping the proposed changes to the university’s large governance bodies will alleviate some dysfunction and make them more effective.
The suspect in a reported child rape case in East Lansing 25 years ago has been arrested and charged with four counts of criminal sexual conduct.
Following a tense, five-month-long contract negotiation, the clock is ticking toward a walkout for graduate employees — but not at MSU. The University of Michigan’s union for graduate student employees, the Graduate Employees’ Organization, approved a plan to stage a two-day walkout today and Wednesday for all graduate student instructors and workers after the union and university were unable to agree to a contract.
Intermittent lane closures on Grand River Avenue will begin today and last through Friday as ash trees are removed along the road.
The Greater Lansing Network Against War and Injustice will hold a vigil Tuesday afternoon in memory of the 4,000 U.S. military members killed in the war in Iraq.
The East Lansing City Council will receive and discuss an annual report from city police detailing liquor and restaurant license renewals at its work session tonight.
To me, coffee is like an edible cigarette. It stains your teeth, it gives you bad breath, it’s addictive. And really, it doesn’t even taste that good.
I’m a coffee addict. I’m not ashamed, I don’t feel guilty and I don’t plan to quit. You can hound me with statistics, tell me it’s bad for my health and my wallet, that I should be able to face the day as a reasonable person without downing a mug or two, but I probably won’t listen or care.
Dr. D., I thought I would contact you about a problem I’ve noticed frequently on campus when these young coeds return from spring break. The problem I speak of is their glowing red faces — that for a large part is from their “indoor suntanning” — not the natural kind. The information about how ultraviolet lights may cause melanoma is out there, but I guess they just aren’t reading or are concerned about it. Could you say something? -AP
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