The Gallery dinning hall at Synder Phillips recently opened a new hard scoop ice cream station. Starting Feb. 15 and 16, The Gallery will also launch new omelet and waffle bars.
The cuts were set to be implemented Monday, until a coalition of 22 states sued to challenge them. A federal judge has now temporarily blocked the cuts to NIH funding.
For the 28th year, professors in MSU’s Department of Advertising hosted a Super Bowl watch party that focused on the action off of the field: the ads. To determine which ads are the most effective and enjoyable, the professors discussed each advertisement and rated and ranked them based on a number of factors.
Entomology junior E Inch is the caretaker of MSU's Bug House. Once they graduate, Inch hopes their research and advocacy work in East Lansing will educate people on how the bugs in their backyard are a big deal for community gardens across the globe.
Though campus police do not assist in enforcing federal immigration laws, MSU has no legal way to keep federal immigration enforcement from arriving on campus.
While celebrations of DEI programs are not uncommon at Michigan State University board meetings, various references to them at the board's recent meeting underscored the university's commitment to DEI amid pressure from the federal government.
The board also approved infrastructure improvements to Farm Lane, and authorized upgrades to the campus tennis facility to proceed.
The changes mean eligibility for the benefit will be extended to an estimated 2,364 employees, and lead to approximately 167 more MSU students getting the tuition discount, according to the resolution.
Pro-Palestinian student activists struck a deal with the board of trustees and university president after interrupting the board's Feb. 7 meeting. Student activists will meet with parts of the administration to arrange a larger meeting for April 10.
Reclaiming Space: An Evening of Poetry was held on the second floor of the MSU Union on Feb. 5. The event was hosted by the Department of Art, Art History and Design and The Poetry Room, a local poetry open mic.
The MSU Museum has released a curriculum guide for teaching K-12 students about Detroit’s Black Bottom Neighborhood. The curriculum provides teachers and community leaders with lessons centering physical and oral artifacts that celebrate the neighborhood's people and history.
Sanjay Gupta, the former Broad College of Business dean who was removed for failing to report sexual misconduct, is being tapped to lead the MSU president's "Green and White Council." The appointment is one part of a larger settlement reached between Gupta and MSU.
MSU has a policy allowing unions to expedite the typical election process for union certification by receiving direct recognition from the university, which organizers originally tried to go through. But, they gave up on the process after experiencing delays.
Throughout the month of February, MSU has scheduled activities to celebrate Black History Month. Ranging from film screenings to guest speakers, diverse events will be taking place across campus.
REO Town, just across the highway in Lansing, is a vibrant district of small businesses that uplift one another and the community. From pottery studios, to bookstores, to unique restaurants, REO Town has a variety of things to offer for students that want to venture beyond campus property lines.
Students could speak with Tesla recruiters in the Engineering Building Tuesday to learn about the company and admire one of its vehicles, the Cybertruck. Not even 10 feet away, however, stood several protesters who opposed the very idea that the company — run by Elon Musk — was advertising to students.
The College of Communication Arts and Sciences rescheduled its Lunar New Year celebration, apologized and called its initial cancellation an "overreaction."
Tebay said she hopes the committee, in the long-run, will help the institution’s fiduciaries better account for the feelings of the campus overall toward the ethical and social implications of their investments.
The MSU Board of Trustees will vote to authorize planning for the demolition of a campus fitness center. The site would become parking and green space near the Red Cedar River.
The lofty fundraising goal signals an ambitious signature initiative early in the tenure of MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz and comes at a pivotal point in the institution's history.