Impression 5 will host the Saturday Chemistry Series beginning Feb. 5 until May 7. Middle school students will gain hands-on experience in a real chemistry lab setting.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm released her business tax restructuring plan today, aiming to help businesses in Michigan.
Rubbing shoulders with Wall Street's finest are 16 members of MSU's Student Investment Association, or SIA.
The Black Student Alliance, or BSA, is presenting a program to address the importance of Black History Month at 6 p.m.
Duct tape, batteries and non-perishable food are just some of the things people should have in their homes in case of an emergency. The Emergency Preparedness Guide was released Wednesday by the U.S.
A new retro-style restaurant is moving in on Grand River Avenue in an effort to break the streak of failed businesses in that location. The Jukebox Grill, 1017 E.
MSU President Lou Anna Simon is working to increase MSU's presence locally and nationally. In response to budget cuts and a reduced population in schools, Lansing Mayor Tony Benavides appointed Simon and another co-chairperson to create the Special Commission on Schools and Neighborhoods. Benavides appointed Simon during his 2005 State of the City address Monday. The group will be composed of Lansing-area leaders and administrators from local schools.
When MSU President Lou Anna Simon introduced former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dennis Ross at Kellogg Center Monday, it was one of two firsts. It was the first time Simon introduced a speaker as president of the university, and Ross was the first speaker in the "Conversations on U.S.-Israel Relations" series. His visit kicked off the series of speakers sponsored by the Hillel Jewish Student Center and the Greater Lansing Jewish Welfare Federation.
It's slow going from the Northern Tier to campus - problems with crowded buses and traffic conditions have concerned some residents. "A lot of times it takes 40 minutes to get to class when it should take 10," English junior Amanda Gardiner said.
Okemos High School senior George Karagoulis said he's fortunate because he already knows what he wants to do with his life - he wants to be an engineer. Which is why Karagoulis, 18, is excited to be a member of Team 1504-Spartan Robotics, an engineering-inspired club that is gearing up to build a 120-pound robot capable of moving 9-pound weights to a designated goal. "It's a major undertaking," Karagoulis said of the group challenge.
ASMSU's programming and funding boards received additional money this year, some student government officials are concerned about the two committees' financial stability. In past years, both undergraduate student government boards used up their budgets before the end of the spring semester. In fact, in 2004, the groups spent their entire funds before March and requested an additional $10,000 from the Student Assembly because they ran out of money. To ensure that student groups have money to hold events, and to give to student organizations in 2005, the boards have been given about $30,000 more, and officials say they are confident they won't run out of money. The programming board funds specific student events on campus, and the funding board provides money to registered student organizations. On the programming board, about 20 students represent various campus groups or organizations, such as the University Activities Board.
The Institute of Medicine called for tougher regulations of dietary supplements this month, and local residents and business owners have mixed feelings on tightening the guidelines. Under The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act signed in 1994, The Food and Drug Administration currently does not regulate supplements on shelves unless they are proven to have adverse consumer complications.
MSU faculty from multiple areas of study discussed the Dec. 26 tsunami and its impact at an educational forum on Tuesday. At the event, students and the general public asked questions, and faculty addressed misconceptions concerning the disaster.
The task forces on Integrated Studies, writing and quantitative literacy presented Academic Council with their final reports at Tuesday's meeting. The task forces were created to make recommendations to improve programs in the three areas. "MSU is already strong in all these areas, but we have to keep moving forward," acting Provost John Hudzik said. Jim Porter, chairman of the Writing Task Force committee, outlined the committee's findings and recommendations about the Tier I and Tier II writing programs. In the Tier I program, the task force committee recommended extending the writing requirement from one semester to a year-long course.
Laser physicist turned origami master Robert J. Lang taught the basics of the ancient paper-folding art to a crowd on Tuesday night in the Main Library. The group learned to make a duck out of a single piece of paper. "For a beginner workshop, you have to start with something simple," Lang said.
In one of her first speeches as the president of MSU, Lou Anna Simon told local businesswomen about her goals to make the university an integral part of the community. "We're going to try and chart a different course," she said.
MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine and the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association will sponsor this year's Michigan Veterinary Conference on Friday through Sunday at the Lansing Center, 333 E.
Keeping the peace between property owners and rental tenants is something the city of East Lansing has been attempting to accomplish for a number of years.
MSU students who want to study abroad in Israel just got a big break from the university. Kathleen Fairfax, director of the Office of Study Abroad, said MSU officials decided on Monday to lift the ban on students applying for financial aid to study in Israel. In October 2000, all MSU-sponsored study abroad trips to Israel were suspended after several security warnings from the U.S.