The fire that destroyed a building in the Trappers Cove Apartments, 3001 Trappers Cove Trail, in Lansing, is being ruled an accident, Lansing Fire Department Capt. Maggie Murphy said.
David Cooper, head of the sociology department at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, will speak at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
With the help of the MSU Product Center for Agricultural and Natural Resources, 11 Michigan cheesemakers will work together to promote and market local artisanal cheeses as the Michigan Cheese Makers Cooperative.
Ashley Morris, a 24-year-old MSU student pursuing a master’s degree in human resources and industrial relations and a second-year law student, was named the recipient of the 2010 Daniel Rosenthal Legislative Intern award.
The East Lansing City Clerk’s office will issue and accept applications for absentee voter ballots from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday as the city prepares for Tuesday’s special general election.
MSU colleges have collaborated to establish the Martin Luther King Jr. Advancing Inclusion Through Research Award. Interested applicants must be able to demonstrate personal effort, which includes King’s passion of inclusion. The application is due by 5 p.m. Nov. 1.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm plans to sign the three-bill package to ban texting while driving during a broadcast of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Friday in Detroit. The ban will take effect July 1.
The East Lansing City Council discussed a staff recommendation Tuesday to secure up to $3 million in bonds for costs related to the Avondale Square. The Avondale Square project is a 30-home development located on the 600 block of Virginia Avenue.
For more than 10 weeks, hundreds of engineering students have worked on project designs they hope will wow judges from MSU and the engineering industry and earn them a decent grade.
More than 7,500 children in India will be vaccinated against measles thanks to a group of MSU students. After a study abroad experience at Shanti Ashram, a nongovernmental organization in Southern India dedicated to rural development, students created MSU Students Advancing International Development, or MSU SAID. They now have raised more than $15,000 for the community they worked last summer, said the group’s adviser, Dan Dutkiewicz.
Detroit attorney Geoffrey Fieger could become the Democratic front-runner in the gubernatorial race if he decides to pursue candidacy. Fieger said Monday he would make a decision about his candidacy by the end of the week and is preferred over the other Democratic candidates, according to a poll of 400 Michigan residents.
Rick Foster, a W.K. Kellogg professor in food, society and sustainability at MSU, has been selected to direct the new Institute for Greening Michigan: Leveraging Natural and Human Assets for Prosperity.
A free concert will be performed by Michigan rock band Doop and the Inside Outlaws at 5 p.m. Friday at the rock on Farm Lane. The event is presented by MSU’s University Activities Board and Senior Class Council.
(SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., is accepting images from community members for an upcoming exhibit.
The East Lansing Public Library and the East Lansing Hannah Community Center have teamed up to provide study hotspots for MSU students looking for a quiet study space during finals.
MSU’s Formula One Racing Team will unveil at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Engineering Building a race car they’ve spent the last year building from the ground up. About 20 MSU students from various majors are on the team.
The MSU Physical Plant hosted its first Construction Awareness Day on Tuesday to the rock on Farm Lane to raise awareness about summer construction programs on campus.
The Michigan Senate passed the final bill Tuesday in a package aimed at banning texting while driving.
As the semester ends, ASMSU’s Academic and Student assemblies already are planning projects for the summer and fall semesters. Academic Assembly held its last official meeting Tuesday night and Student Assembly will finish Thursday.
The Michigan House of Representatives passed a revamped version of a Senate retirement bill Tuesday that has the potential to create jobs for MSU education students. The original Senate bill, which grants incentives encouraging Michigan public school employees to retire, was passed April 14.