With the help of a substantial research grant, an MSU professor is hoping to increase health care opportunities for children in Africa. Professor of pediatrics Stephen Obaro received a $5.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to lead a research team to study the causes of bacterial diseases, such as pneumonia and meningitis, in children in Nigeria.
No trial date has been set for alleged dog killer and former MSU student Andrew Thompson. During his pretrial at Lansing’s 30th Circuit Court on Wednesday, Judge Paula Manderfield decided the case will not go to a preliminary hearing and move right to trial, though she gave no time frame as to when that might occur.
Last semester, receiving phone service from AT&T was a daily battle for Danny Doroh.
Students interested in the environment and natural resources can attend an internship and career fair today to meet with potential employers in the field. A number of corporations, governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations will be present to talk with students about opportunities within their organizations. The fair will take place today from 3-6 p.m.
When the state of Michigan celebrates its “birthday” today, there might not be enough room for candles on the cake.
The Michigan State College Libertarians and MSU Young Americans for Liberty have been nominated for an award for Students for Liberty Event of the Year after holding a protest against the Iraq and Afghanistan wars on campus in March 2011. The groups painted a message on the rock on Farm Lane and circulated a petition to draw students into their cause. The winners of the award will be announced next month at the 5th International Students For Liberty Conference in Washington, D.C. For more information on the award and conference, visit studentsforliberty.org.
Since opening the second week of December 2011, customers have flocked to Heart Beats, 301 M.A.C. Ave., a combination billiards and karaoke lounge, Heart Beats representatives said. The lounge features seven billiards tables and nine smaller rooms around the edge of the lounge — five rooms dedicated to karaoke and four rooms set aside for the traditional Chinese table game mahjong.
Although officers in MSU’s three student government groups all advocate for the student body, some take on the roles as volunteers rather than paid employees.
A day before East Lansing’s five remaining city manager candidates were set to interview with the city council, the finalists faced East Lansing residents and MSU students at a community reception.
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, joined with its fellow student government groups in supporting an initiative to create a graduate student resource center at its Wednesday night meeting.
Premedical freshman Jillian Szymanowski said she has always been a procrastinator. But she decided it was time to put a stop to her habit by attending the University Activities Board’s, or UAB, Put Off Procrastination workshop, last night at the Union.
Media observers said education and textbooks might be forever changed after Apple’s press conference last week.
Development on ASMSU’s proposed Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, bus tracking mobile application could face a delay because of a lack of available data, MSU officials said.
After hundreds of thousands of dollars in upgrades, the newly remodeled East Lansing Food Co-op, 4960 Northwind Drive, is set to host its official grand reopening Sunday. Starting in late October 2011, the store put about $200,000 of its own money into installing energy-efficient lighting and expanding its fresh food sections and freezer space, General Manager David Finet said.
When asked if she believes religion should play a role in politics, psychology junior Erin O’Connor paused. “(Politics) is more than about religion. It’s about your world view,” said O’Connor, co-chair of MSU’s Interfaith Council. “But even if you’re an open-minded person, you’re still going to be influenced by your own religious views.”
The MSU Faculty Senate and University Council held back-to-back meetings Tuesday afternoon to approve language to allow for ASMSU’s merger into a single assembly and discuss the makeup of a new faculty liaison group.
Three computer hardware devices allegedly were stolen from North Case Hall between 2:30 p.m. Jan. 15 and 8 a.m. Jan. 16, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
As the elimination of the Michigan Business Tax, or MBT — one of the most touted items by Republicans in this last budget cycle — goes into effect in time for tax season, small businesses in East Lansing are seeing mixed impacts.
About 13 local citizens criticized a bond proposal that would close down a local elementary school during a public meeting held Monday night at the East Lansing Public Library. Some attendees worried about the expense of the bond proposal, which would renovate and reconfigure five of the city’s six elementary schools and put the current site of Red Cedar Elementary School, 1110 Narcissus Drive, to another use.
Xiao-huang Yin wishes he was born in the Chinese calendar’s Year of the Dragon. “Anyone born in the year of the dragon is considered the best,” said Yin, director of Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities in the Asian Studies Center. “They’re good in marriage, life or basically anything.”