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MSU Developmental Speech Lab uses virtual reality to research stuttering

Approximately five to ten percent of children will stutter for some period of time in their life, with 75% eventually recovering and the other 25% persisting, leading to a potentially lifelong communicative disorder, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders. Michigan State University’s Developmental Speech Lab is using virtual reality to understand why.

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Court rejects Kleinjans' reinstatement with MSU Extension

Former MSU Extension instructor and current Ottawa County commissioner Christian Kleinjans is suing three MSU Extension directors, alleging that his first amendment rights to free speech and association were violated when he was terminated from his job at MSU Extension following his victory in an Ottawa County commission recall election.

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Ex-football coach Mel Tucker sues MSU

Former football coach Mel Tucker is suing Michigan State University, claiming university officials improperly decided to fire him to protect their own reputations, avoid paying the $80 million remaining in his ten year contract, and because Tucker is Black.

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MSU Financial Aid to offer support after FASFA delays

MSU officials are providing information about the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to delay schools sending financial aid corrections before the Fall semester starts, a decision that now puts many students’ financial aid in jeopardy of not being applied in time.

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Four minors charged in MSU library hate crime

Four minors have been charged with two counts of aggravated assault each in connection to a hate crime that occurred at the Michigan State University library in April, according to the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office.