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Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses MSU Trustee Brian Mosallam

Mosallam’s competitors include Vassar, Republicans Pat O’Keefe and former state senator Tonya Schuitmaker, Green Party candidates Brandon Hu and Robin Laurain, Libertarian Will White, Natural Law candidate Bridgette Abraham-Guzman, and U.S. Taxpayers candidates Janet and John Paul Sanger.

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State departments, MSU release pilot app for early detection

The app works by assigning those who have tested positive for COVID-19 a code that allows them to anonymously share that they have tested positive. The app then uses Bluetooth to detect nearby phones that also have the app, and if for 15 minutes, a user is within six feet of someone that has tested positive, the user will get a notification.

MICHIGAN

MSU files motion to dismiss complaint in former MSU sprinter case

The survivor's testimony said after her interview with MSUPD, other members on the team approached her and said she would "suffer adverse consequences" if she pursued a complaint. She chose not to remain on the team as a middle-distance runner and transferred to Grand Valley State University the following year to pursue sprinting. 

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Stanley provides update on MSU finances following state appropriations, fall enrollment

"In the meantime, MSU will continue to deliver on its core mission as an inclusive community with strong academic disciplines and a liberal arts foundation," President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. said in an email. "Despite our challenges, we will continue providing a world-class education, conducting high-caliber research and advancing outreach and engagement locally and globally."