The Eli Broad College of Business’s Department of Management’s faculty recently were ranked first in the country for research productivity between 2005-09.
Members of PERMIAS Greater Lansing, an Indonesian student association, celebrated at Indonesian Cultural Night on Saturday at the First Christian Church, 1001 Chester Road, in Lansing.
Legislation to condemn the Westboro Baptist Church’s presence in Michigan was passed on Thursday at ASMSU Academic Assembly’s Code and Academic Policy Committee meeting.
It’s a dream that will be realized tonight when the Spartan Marching Band performs at the 35th annual Bands of America Grand National Championships.
MSU students and university officials celebrated the 25th anniversary of the MSU Sexual Assault Program on Thursday afternoon at the MSU Sexual Assault Program office in the Student Services Building.
Construction projects across campus continue on schedule, officials said during MSU’s Physical Plant Construction Junction meeting Thursday. Work to enclose Emmons Hall prior to the first snowfall is slated for completion next week, with building heat to be activated around the same time, construction representative Ken Dawson said during the meeting. Renovations on the building will continue during the winter and slated to be finished June 2011, he said.
Appearing through a shaky Internet connection from more than 6,000 miles away from MSU, Lt. Andrew Zanotti gave more than 100 MSU Air Force ROTC cadets a tour of his room at Camp Victory in Baghdad via a projector in Bessey Hall.
Veterans and future members of the military from different branches joined together Thursday in celebration of Veterans Day.
Faculty and staff at the MSU College of Natural Science will offer courses toward a degree in actuarial sciences this spring semester, beyond the specialization courses MSU now offers, said Albert Cohen, director of the actuarial sciences program.
With her brow knit in concentration, Renée “Wasson” Dillard, of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, wove strands from black ash tree together into a basket Wednesday in front of a group of students and community members at the MSU Museum.
Students, faculty and community members scoured their pockets to give change to vote for this year’s Ugly Man on Campus while raising money for cancer research. The MSU chapter of Alpha Phi Omega has hosted the Ugly Man on Campus event annually as a part of the fraternity’s National Service Week for many years.
Chef Eric Nittolo wants you to screw up your next meal. “The average 40-year-old adult has had about 43,000 meals,” he said.
Since he was 13 years old, graduate student Zain Shamoon has performed poetry. Shamoon said his experiences as a Muslim inspired him to write poetry about social justice. Shamoon was one of about 16 students and community members who performed music and spoken word poetry centered on the theme of peace Wednesday evening at Spreading the Word of Peace, an open mic event.
An MSU professor has found the U.S. compares poorly with other countries in terms of the math education it provides for its K-12 students. “Even our brightest children are not really competitive with respect to other countries,” Professor Bill Schmidt said.
When Barbara Given was a master’s student in the nursing program at Ohio State University more than 40 years ago, she noticed one of the cleaning ladies spent more time with cancer patients and their families when they were being discharged than the rest of the staff.
African students reconnected with their roots on Tuesday by moving their bodies in a traditional African dance called the coupé décalé.
MSU Trustee Faylene Owen and her husband, Larry, were discharged from Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital on Friday following a car crash Nov.
Korean and English voices blended together and filled the room Monday night. when two acclaimed Korean authors read and discussed their works with students and community members. Two authors and a translator presented at “A Celebration of Korean Literature” with authors Hailji and Ch’on Un-yong at the International Center.
Criminal justice senior Clyde Martin was wearing his long johns Friday night as he camped out in front of the Union to raise money for the homeless. Martin was one of eight members of Phi Beta Sigma’s Delta Kappa chapter at its annual Sleep Out for the Homeless event from 10 p.m.
Students and tailgaters alike were offered free drinks at the FanDEWmonium tent Saturday morning as part of a nationwide campaign to decide the new flavor of Diet Mountain Dew. FanDEWmonium is a promotional tour sponsored by Mountain Dew as a way to involve fans of the drink in determining two new Diet Mountain Dew flavors slated to hit stores in March 2011.