There’s something in the wind that has led one MSU student to the state Capitol. International relations junior Cory Connolly’s ideas about wind energy applications for schools may be incorporated into state legislation on renewable energy.
Though there has been a reported growth in the number of doctoral degrees conferred between 2006 and 2007 by U.S. graduate schools, the numbers at MSU show there hasn’t been such an increase in East Lansing. A survey released by the Council of Graduate Schools, or CGS, shows the number of doctorates given by U.S. graduate schools increased by 9 percent between 2006 and 2007 compared with an average annual growth of 2 percent during the past decade.
After 23 years, Joyce Banish hasn’t grown tired of watching people run in circles. The vice president of marketing at the MSU Federal Credit Union loves this year’s Dinosaur Dash 5K just as much as the very first one. Banish joined with thousands of others Sunday at the MSU Museum for the MSU Federal Credit Union Dinosaur Dash.
Check out these events going on around campus this weekend.
The “green” grades are in, and MSU earned a B. The Sustainable Endowments Institute released its 2009 College Sustainability Report Card, which rates the 300 universities with the largest endowments in the U.S on their sustainability efforts.
Anita Sandehl, a dining service manager, said the new trayless Yakeley dining hall couldn’t be better.
The MSU Federal Credit Union will have its 23rd annual 5K Dinosaur Dash on Sunday. The run/walk will begin at 10 a.m. in front of the MSU Museum.
Yuri Gandelsman’s decision to become a musician came long before he gained international fame.
By moving to the revitalized Michigan Avenue corridor, the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development hopes to increase its impact on the communities surrounding East Lansing.
Faculty faces in three of MSU’s colleges may no longer blend in with the crowd after a recent grant awarded to the university.
The Capital Area BirthNetwork will join other members of Birth On Labor Day, or BOLD, around the world this weekend in performing “Birth” — a play about the experiences of childbirth.
The Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions’ Hubbard Hall staff will hold an “If I were President” program at 7 p.m. tonight in 132 Hubbard Hall.
Business students broke out their best interview clothes Tuesday, dusted off their résumés and headed over to the Business College Complex for the second annual Women in Business Students’ Association Mock Career Fair.
A young director’s first piece left a small crowd clapping furiously last week when he showed the award-winning film at MSU for one of the first times with the hope of eventually gaining funding from ASMSU.
Agricultural research at MSU was bolstered in the last week by two grants totaling more than $9 million for projects focused on tomato and potato genealogy and improving agricultural markets in Africa.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will hold a rally Thursday at MSU, campaign officials announced before 5 p.m. Monday. The rally, which is part of the “Change We Need” tour, is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. at Adams Field off West Circle Drive.
Changes to MSU’s accounting curricula will reflect the gradual shift in how U.S. companies now file financial statements. In August, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a timetable for the U.S. to potentially drop its current accounting standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, in favor of the developing global standards’ International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS.
The McDonel Hall Kiva looked more like an MSU version of “America’s Got Talent” on Saturday as students showcased their unique skills at Soul Night, presented by the McDonel Black Caucus. The MSU Breakdancing Club opened the show with a routine and was followed by a variety of performances such as poetry, hip-hop dance routines and sign language interpretations of popular music.
MSU officials are asking students living in East Complex — Akers, McDonel, Hubbard and Holmes halls — to help the state solve the ongoing E. coli outbreak that has affected 29 MSU students and 17 others in Michigan.
The Alliance of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Students will be hosting a community discussion at 7 p.m. on Sunday in 103 Erickson Hall.