Novi - MSU, along with four other research institutions in Michigan, teamed up to reserve their spot of "precious real estate" at the Michigan Life Sciences Corridor Conference on Tuesday. Faculty members from MSU, University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Van Andel Research Institute and officials from science companies gathered for the conference.
Sen. Buzz Thomas, D-Detroit, knows what it's like to get picked on in school."When he was younger he used to weigh around 400 pounds," Thomas spokesman Dennis Denno said.
MSU is one step closer to studying rare isotopes previously found only in outer space.The Board of Trustees is expected to form a partnership with the California-based architectural firm Parsons, to help with the planning and construction of a Rare Isotope Accelerator."It's the forming of a partnership to work through the construction issues," MSU President M.
Enrollment in MSU's graduate programs has increased by more than 100 students including across-the-board growth in all minority groups.MSU's Annual Progress Report on Affirmative Action and Diversity Within the Community, released Tuesday, reported an 8-percent increase to 1,690 for total graduate enrollment.This year there were 2,943 students admitted to the graduate school, but not everyone who is admitted ends up enrolling.
A proposal to add gender identity to MSU's anti-discrimination policy was sent back to the committee that developed it Tuesday after MSU President M.
Fifteen people, including 10 students, allegedly involved in the March 28-30 disturbances have now been arraigned in 54-B District Court. More than $40,000 in damage occurred to the city and campus during the weekend MSU bowed out of the NCAA tournament, and university and city officials vowed those who broke the law would be punished to the maximum extent. Twenty-one students were arrested during the disturbances but more arrests are expected as the university works with police departments and the public to find additional information to make further charges. But as university officials suspend students believed to be involved, the American Civil Liberties Union is questioning whether the university is acting responsibly. The university temporarily suspended two students for actions following two MSU basketball games.
Medicaid could feel the blow of a $60 million cut if the state House's attempts to save the Michigan Merit Award Scholarship succeed.The Michigan Merit Award program gives $2,500 to students who successfully pass at least four out of the five portions of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program test.
Bar patrons searching for a ride home could soon find themselves reading statistics on alcohol they just consumed.The Safe Ride Campaign is starting a new project which gives students a business card with a list of cabs they can use to get a ride home after a night on the town.
The East Lansing City Council will get their first look at the new computer information systems installed in 14 East Lansing police cars at 6 p.m.
Four MSU colleges are among the top 25 schools in the nation according to the U.S. News & World Report released Friday. Seventeen MSU graduate programs were included in the rankings, which were published Monday. The College of Education's elementary and secondary education programs were ranked No.
The Office of Supportive Services will celebrate its 25th anniversary from 6-8 p.m. Thursday with an honors and appreciation reception in the Union ballroom.
All students are invited to attend "Our Multicultural Tapestry," a celebration of Cinco de Mayo from 11:50 a.m.
A date has been set for a third party mediator to hear arguments between the Graduate Employees Union and university officials regarding a dispute on the wording of a 10-month-old contract.Union President Scott Henkel said the arbitration hearing will be held May 20 in the Union.The hearing was originally scheduled for March 5, but was canceled after a snowstorm prevented the Southfield-based arbitrators from making the drive to East Lansing, Henkel said.
For humanities and pre-law senior Chris Kroll, apartment living is about more than having a place to sleep at night. Kroll, president of the University Apartments Council of Residents, said he wants his neighbors to get to know each other, and he hopes his work on the council will achieve that goal. The council was founded in the 1950s and serves those who reside in Cherry Lane Apartments, Spartan Village Apartments or University Village Apartments.
About 25 people stood in a row along the curb on Grand River Avenue Friday in downtown East Lansing, holding signs and protesting the war with Iraq as they hoped for motorists' reactions.
An 11-year-old East Lansing girl was killed Friday night when the truck she was riding in ran into a telephone poll on Coolidge Road near Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing police Sgt.
Pride Week begins today, with a host of activities that seek to educate and entertain the MSU community about lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered issues.The week is sponsored by the MSU Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students."The week is a chance for the community to concentrate our efforts on a few big events," alliance Chairwoman Natalie Furrow said.
Addressing resolutions on the war with Iraq and the March 31 riots, members of ASMSU got down to business Tuesday.The meeting was the first for the 12th session of MSU's undergraduate student government's Academic Assembly.Some members of the assembly feel there is a need for open dialogue about war-related events at MSU, but the destruction of public and private property has "no place in an academic setting," according to the first bill.Since the start of the conflict in Iraq, activists have taken their stance on the walls and stalls of bathrooms around campus as well as the outside of Gap, 435 E.