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Fertility research initiative spawns additional faculty positions

Beau Hayhoe
June 30, 2011

MSU will add about eight new faculty members across multiple departments in the coming years as the result of a new reproductive and developmental sciences initiative, university officials said yesterday. The research initiative is a component of a partnership between the Department of Animal Science and the College of Human Medicine and will address problems related to women’s health and fertility by studying similar reproductive problems in animals. As the College of Human Medicine expands its facilities northwest to Grand Rapids, a team of officials with both departments will target faculty members from distinguished programs across the country and world in an effort to bring in talented researchers to further their work. “These new faculty hires are targeted to areas that really will address some of the most pressing problems related to women’s health,” said George Smith, a professor in the Department of Animal Science and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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Kellogg Center to receive face-lift

Beau Hayhoe
June 29, 2011

The university’s Kellogg Center is slated to receive a face-lift if construction proceeds as expected this August. Work at the hotel and conference center — approved at the Board of Trustees’ June 17 meeting — is slated to cost about $2.24 million, university officials said. The hotel’s conference rooms will be the prime focus of several of the renovations, university engineer Bob Nestle said. The building’s corridor spaces, ceiling, lighting and wall finishes also will be redone, Nestle said. “It’s mostly aesthetic-type work,” he said. Nestle said much of the work will be completed in phases to coordinate with the center’s busy conference and meeting schedule. Construction on the facility’s meeting rooms — the majority of which is expected to be completed by August 2012 — will be handled by the Physical Plant, Nestle said. As the center is prepared for that work, some of Kellogg’s dining areas already are undergoing renovations.

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Summer carillon series gets underway

Rachel Jackson
June 29, 2011

The 15th Annual Muelder Summer Carillon Series began without a hitch Wednesday as more than 150 people spread blankets and lawn chairs under clear blue skies to listen to the tolling chimes of Beaumont Tower.

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Chips, soda cause weight gain, even in moderation

Alyssa Zandi
June 29, 2011

As a typical college eater, Peter Farragher, an accounting senior, said it is tough to maintain a healthy diet with a busy schedule, and convenience sometimes leads to eating the worst food. While he could be healthier, eating fruits and vegetables can be tough because they go bad before he finds time to eat them, and delivery services usually don’t offer them, he said.

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Senator: Michigan not likely to follow in New York's footsteps in gay marriage

Dena Elian
June 28, 2011

The streets of the Big Apple were lit up with images of the rainbow flag this past weekend as New Yorkers celebrated the legalization of same-sex marriage. The northeastern state is the sixth, but largest, state to pass the law. Shortly after being approved in the state Senate by a vote of 33-29 late Friday night, the news was announced and quickly became the trending topic of Twitter feeds. Comparative cultures and politics senior Sean Watkins was making his way into Manhattan when he heard the news, but it wasn’t long before he joined the celebration. “I was really happy for it,” he said.

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Faculty member honored on Mackinac Island

Beau Hayhoe
June 28, 2011

MSU faculty member Gary Reid received the Michigan Association of Broadcasters’, or MAB’s, highest honor at the organization’s annual conference on Mackinac Island Monday night. Reid, who serves as a distinguished senior academic specialist in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media, received a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to the state’s broadcasting and radio industries. “I was actually stunned,” Reid said upon learning of the award.

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Council set to approve downtown project

Ian Kullgren
June 27, 2011

The East Lansing City Council is slated to make a significant stride in a pair of development projects that will add to the downtown skyline. The council is set to approve the first of two mixed-use development agreements that would authorize construction of an eight-story, mixed-use building near the Ann Street Plaza, on the corner of Grove Street and Albert Avenue.

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Local weather impacts crop planting, research

Josh Mansour
June 27, 2011

Working on the farm is notoriously tough, with agriculture students generally working on crop farms from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the summer, but the overabundance of rain has graduate student Erin Taylor and others working until sundown — sometimes as late as 10 p.m. — to get crops planted.

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MSU offers children’s language camp

Britteny Dee
June 27, 2011

Last week marked the start of the MSU Community Language School’s language summer camps for kids. The Community Language School was created in 2008 as a part of MSU’s Center for Language Teaching Advancement.

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Local police, fire departments battle for blood

Summer Ballentine
June 26, 2011

In the next few weeks, local police and firefighters are hoping to see as much blood as possible. During the 11th Annual Battle of the Badges, local police and fire departments compete against one another to have the most donors give blood to the American Red Cross in their name.

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NASA funds student

Beau Hayhoe
June 26, 2011

Thanks to a recent grant from the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship, MSU graduate student Vanessa Hull will be able to continue her research on endangered giant pandas.

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Summit promotes Africa investment

Rachel Jackson  and  Dena Elian
June 26, 2011

While fans of Irish singer Bono’s music flocked to Spartan Stadium for an anticipated U2 concert Sunday, fans of his humanitarian efforts convened in the Kellogg Center Auditorium for the Midwest Summit on African Development. MSU hosted the summit, which began Saturday, in partnership with ONE, an organization that works to fight poverty, and Bono helped create.

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MSU excited to host concert

Beau Hayhoe
June 23, 2011

The university and surrounding areas continue to prepare for the arrival of Irish rock band U2 on Sunday, university officials said today. The band will play at 7 p.m.

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Police ready for U2 concert

Josh Mansour
June 23, 2011

For the first time in more than a decade, Spartan Stadium will be hosting a concert event, leading many local police to stress the differences between this event and a typical football Saturday. This Sunday, U2 will be making their long-anticipated trip to East Lansing to perform, and MSU police Sgt.