Five people gathered around an outdoor holding cage behind MSU's Veterinary Medical Center on Thursday morning to watch as an injured symbol of American freedom - and the center's latest patient - checked out of the center to be released back into the wild.
National Public Radio Social Correspondent Susan Stamberg will speak about her broadcasting experience at 10:30 a.m.
MSU students will have some new course options and specializations for the spring.A jazz study option, a graduate specialization in hospitality business and an undergraduate specialization in science, technology, environment and policy will all be available after the Academic Council approved the proposed additions Tuesday.The new additions represent the growing university trend of moving toward more interdepartmental offerings, said Jo Ann Beckwith, director of the University Committee on Curriculum."It's an example of the interdepartmental initiative that allows people in various colleges to draw on the strengths offered by other colleges for the benefit of the students," Beckwith said.
Renowned fossil hunter Louise Leakey will visit MSU as part of the M. Peter and Joanne M. McPherson Endowed Professorship for the Understanding of Science on Thursday. She will present "Origins and Evolution: In Search of How We Became Human" at 7:30 p.m.
A resolution to honor Church/State Separation Week was passed by the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, an act that counters its previous recognition of Bible Week.
A community-based effort to replace an ancient playground at Red Cedar Elementary School was completed Tuesday as the children of the school greeted their new equipment."It was tremendous," school principal Mindy Emerson said, "from the vision to the completion of the project."A ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Red Cedar, 1110 Narcissus Drive, on Tuesday morning gave the students a sense of accomplishment and a chance to enjoy a new jungle gym that was installed over the weekend, Emerson said.Children whose parents had installed the equipment on Friday and Saturday cut a piece of yellow caution tape to signal the official opening.About 60 additional students were enrolled in Red Cedar this fall after being displaced from Spartan Village Elementary School, 1460 Middlevale Road.
Researchers from around the world ranked MSU eighth in a recent rating of the best scientific institutions to work at in the United States. The ranking was determined by a Web-based questionnaire presented to more than 2,200 full-time researchers in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Israel.
Microbiology senior Carole Kuehl of Midland was awarded the American Society of Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Kuehl is one of 31 students granted the opportunity to conduct full-time summer research at their institution with an American Society for Microbiology mentor and present the results at the 2004 society general meeting in New Orleans. Each recipient is awarded a $2,500 stipend, one-year student membership in the society and reimbursement for travel expenses to the general meeting. Kuehl and her mentor, Vincent Young,, assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, are studying inflammatory bowel disease. For more information on this fellowship visit www.asm.org.
Although the Asian Pacific American student population at MSU has leveled off at about 5 percent in recent years, member participation and the number of registered student organizations has jumped."It's a good sign that they're wanting to identify as (Asian Pacific American) students," said Maggie Chen Hernandez, director of the Multicultural Center in the basement of the Union.
Victor Rivers is not a woman.That might be an obvious statement about the actor and former NFL football player.
Lansing officials say they are confident that Gov. Jennifer Granholm's "Cool Cities" initiative will put the city on the road to becoming cool and hip.The "Cool Cities" initiative was formed by Granholm in an effort to search for techniques designed to attract and keep people in the 25-34 age group in Michigan and revitalize its cities.A "Cool Cities" forum will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Members of the Journal of International Law said Tuesday that global health problems can only can harmonized by the cooperation of world organizations.The panel discussed how the World Health Organization, World Trade Organization and United Nations can work together to deal with global epidemics such as West Nile and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome at the MSU-DCL College of Law Building.Chicago Law School professor and symposium speaker John Blum said the world needs a broader frame of work to accommodate health problems.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm made her first moves Tuesday to help bandage the state's $900 million budget deficit. Granholm plans to tour the state to ask residents to set what's on the cutting block this fall. "As we've said before, everything is on the table," Granholm said.
The MSU-DCL College of Law will host a lecture by Judge Robert Holmes Bell at 7 p.m. today. Bell was appointed to the U.S.
The MSU Freethinker Alliance is hoping a resolution it drafted will be considered by the East Lansing City Council at tonight's work session.
To improve her conversational English and computer skills, Maria Cavazos had to look no further than her local library.
Native American author and MSU English professor William S. Penn will read, discuss and sign books in recognition of Native American Heritage Month at 7 p.m.
A luncheon presentation focusing on domestic violence awareness will be held today at noon on East Fee Hall's first floor.The program titled, "Ending Domestic Violence: It's Everyone's Issue," features actor and former NFL lineman Victor Rivers.Rivers, who is a child survivor of domestic violence, has starred in more than 20 films, including The Hulk, The Mask of Zorro and Blood In/Blood Out.The Michigan Osteopathic Association and Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence will sponsor the event.Nearly 25 percent of women and 7.6 percent of men said they were raped or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner or date at some time in their lifetime, according to a 2000 U.S.