Windpower might be the key to opening a number of learning and energy opportunities for residents and students of Michigan’s northern lower peninsula.
The University Committee on Academic Governance elected four new members and one incumbent member to serve two year terms on the committee. Naveen Khanna, professor of business; Harold Hughes, professor of agriculture and natural science; Mark Reckase, professor of education and Stephanie Watts, professor of osteopathic medicine are new additions to the committee. Haddish Melakeberhan, professor of agriculture and natural science has been chosen to serve on the committee for another term.
Detroit native and rapper Saffal Tall is getting the chance to bring together two things he loves this Thursday — his music and his university.
Research at MSU and other universities across the nation will carry on with less restriction after President Barack Obama’s administration announced changes in national export controls last week.
Advocating for increased higher education funding will be one of the ASMSU Academic Assembly’s main focuses as the group heads into the fall semester.
The MSU Department of Theatre, MSU College of Music and MSU Community Music School recently received more than $10,000 in grants from the Arts Council of Greater Lansing.
A free Fulbright Fellowship Opportunities workshop will be held 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in Room 201 of the International Center.
The first monthly meeting of the Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, will take place Tuesday.
Raising llamas has been an addiction for Lauren Puma ever since she competed in her first llama show more than 20 years ago. This weekend, the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education hosted the Lamafest 2010.
The ShoMe The Money Go Green Buckle Series horse event, which ran from Friday to Sunday at the Pavilion, attracted hundreds to show off their horses.
Students have now a new option when looking to stave off hunger. The Campus Special, a company that works with local businesses to provide coupons to students, launched a free online food ordering service for area restaurants, on Aug 25.
Students who graduate in 2011 might have an easier time finding jobs than those who graduated in 2010, according to a recently released survey.
MSU fraternities and sororities gathered for Greek Fall Welcome at the rock on Farm Lane on Tuesday to highlight the benefits of being a part of greek life.
ASMSU has achieved its goal of creating new health care plans for students. The plans allow students to customize health care coverage based on their needs and budgets, ASMSU association director Kara Spencer said.
This Saturday marks the first MSU football game with a season opener vs. Western Michigan. With a large group of students and alumni preparing for Spartan football, police are gearing up for another year of tailgating and the problems that stem from it.
ASMSU is accepting applications through Sept. 7 for its Student Assembly chair position.
Once a disadvantaged nursing student, Regina Traylor knows the struggles of gaining support in higher education. Now an academic specialist in the MSU College of Nursing, Traylor is helping students in similar situations overcome the odds with the Nursing Workforce Diversity Program.
Finance sophomore Shelley Karlins chose where she would spend the next four years of her undergraduate education, the sprawling campus and a solid business program trumped college rankings in her decision to study at MSU.
Faculty from across campus are coming together in an effort to solve some of the world’s most “wicked” problems with the help of the newly established MSU Office of International Research Collaboration.
MSU will work to cure the digital gap in Michigan’s urban areas through a $6 million federal grant. The grant will be used to create more public computer centers in Michigan’s urban areas, including Detroit, Flint, Pontiac and Saginaw, as well as some rural communities.