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MSU to host many agriculture events
The 95th annual Agriculture and Natural Resources Week will take place March 5-13 on campus.
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House subcommittee meets with students
Members of the Michigan House of Representatives Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee held a meeting with college students at Kellogg Center and allowed the students to testify about budget concerns facing colleges and universities, Wednesday.
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MSUFCU grant helps students of all ages
A new grant from the MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, will help the MSU Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement send 95 more student volunteers into the Greater Lansing community this semester and in the fall by providing something often taken for granted — transportation.
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RHA to hold election for association's leader
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, will will hold its presidential elections at 7 p.m. Wednesday night in Van Hoosen Hall. The three candidates include RHA President Emma Perot, Vice President Chelsea Satkowiak and McDonel Hall representative Ryan Starski.
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MSU ranked as 17th best place to work in survey
MSU is ranked among the top 40 U.S. academic institutions in an annual survey of the best places to work in academia for the fourth year in a row. According to The Scientist magazine’s survey, MSU fell from No. 4 in 2008 to No. 17 in 2009.
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Snow removal services reduced
Snow removal services in East Lansing were reduced because of a steady decrease in tax revenue, the city announced Tuesday. Currently, snow removal starts when there are 3 or more inches of snow on the ground.
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Mich. nonprofits to receive grant
Local governments across the state will be receiving $195,996 in Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant awards, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Monday.
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Agriculture forum to be held March 11
The Forage Technology Conference scheduled for 10 a.m. March 11 at Kellogg Center is part of Agriculture and Natural Resources Week.
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MSU center to hold gender talk series
The Center for Gender in Global Context at MSU will host its spring colloquial series, New Research on Women and Gender: Global and Local Perspectives, at 1:30 p.m. March 19 in Room 302 of the International Center.
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E.L. library to hold event at local bar
The East Lansing Public Library will be holding Second Sunday @ Dublin Square from 4-9 p.m. March 14 at Dublin Square, 327 Abbot Road.
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Madison prof to hold rights talk
Curtis Stokes, dean of James Madison College, will lead a lecture and discussion Wednesday titled Race and Human Rights at 6 p.m. in Club Spartan on the third floor of Case Hall.
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MSU, Sparrow to send relief team to Haiti
MSU and Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital are teaming up to help relief efforts in Haiti by sending representatives to the country on Wednesday. Together, they are sending five people to Haiti to assess what aid MSU and Sparrow can offer the disaster relief in Haiti.
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State Senate passes electronic ballot
Legislation passed unanimously 37-0 in the state Senate on Tuesday could make voting while overseas less “daunting” for Michigan residents.
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Bauer to hold meeting on campus
State Rep. Joan Bauer, D-Lansing, who chairs the House Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, is holding a student hearing Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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Illustrating the art of calligraphy
Kathryn Darnell, an East Lansing resident, teaches calligraphy classes through the Department of Extension and Community Education at Lansing Community College, 422 N. Washington Square, in Lansing.
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Job lecture set for this month
WKAR will host a discussion on jobs and work-related issues in Mid-Michigan from 1-3 p.m. March 18 at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.
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MSU scientists discover potential for enzyme
MSU professors Robert Hausinger and Denis Proshlyakov developed a new method of slowing down enzymes and analyzed the steps in the reaction process of the bacterial enzyme Taurine/alpha-ketoglutarate dioxygenase, or TauD. This discovery could help researchers develop new medicines or help clean the environment, Proshlyakov said.
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E.L. City Council expected to pass many budget cuts
The East Lansing City Council likely will approve budget amendments that will reduce more than $1.9 million for the 2009-10 fiscal year during its 7:30 p.m.
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Networking company partners with MSU
MSU will be home to a new social media research and development center after university officials announced Monday a partnership with a networking enterprise company. The university is partnering with INgage Networks of Naples, Fla., a company that helps businesses and government entities use networking and social media to solve various problems.
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Spartan to represent Boy Scouts at Capitol
Brad Lichota, a biochemistry sophomore, will present the Boy Scouts of America, or BSA, Report to the Nation to Congress on Wednesday as a part of an eight-person delegation to Washington, D.C.