A car loaded with explosives was found in a London market during economics professor Paul Menchik’s study abroad trip last summer. “(The explosives) didn’t go off and the situation was handled so no one on the trip left,” he said.
Tornadoes have accounted for 112 deaths across the United States so far this year. There have been 350 tornadoes between the beginning of the calendar year and the end of March recorded by the National Weather Service.
The MSU Department of Teacher Education is producing award-winning student teachers. The Michigan Association of Teacher Educators awarded two MSU students in their 23rd annual Michigan Student Teacher/Intern of the Year Award competition.
Taking a small step toward saving someone’s life is what Ahron Barber said makes donating blood important to him. Barber, an MSU astrophysics senior, completed his eighth blood donation since turning 17, (the minimum age required to donate), Tuesday afternoon at the International Center during the American Red Cross’ first blood drive at MSU in June.
The state Department of Environmental Quality wants people to stop aquatic hitchhikers by practicing cleaner boating.
Students within the Institute of Agricultural Technology have begun to sell organic produce at a farm stand on campus.
When the East Lansing City Council’s Tuesday meeting approached 1 a.m., the council decided to defer its decision on the site plan, special use permit and zoning plans for City Center II until its June 17 meeting.
About $190 worth of items were stolen from a 1999 Dodge sport pickup in Lot 67, near Jenison Field House Sunday between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Two alternative energy projects led by MSU professors were chosen last week to receive grants from the University Research Corridor, or URC, the partnership among MSU, Wayne State University and University of Michigan, the state’s three research universities.
A battle of words covered browsers across the world Tuesday as stories debated whether or not Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., would concede from the presidential race following the primaries in South Dakota and Montana.
It could be lights, camera, action for MSU after Lansing officials announced a $9 million project Tuesday that would create a movie studio in downtown Lansing.
Whether offering their support or expressing their concerns about City Center II, East Lansing residents once again discussed the project before the City Council at its meeting Tuesday.
It can withstand grilling, boiling, baking and steaming, but Michigan’s asparagus — second only to California in acres planted — is threatened by weeds, plant disease and compromised farm land. An MSU research team, comprised of professors, farmers and researchers, has been working on a project focused on ensuring Michigan remains a leading producer of asparagus.
A local restaurant owner and his employee are cooking more than food these days — they’re also mixing up fuel.
Three people were injured in a motor vehicle crash, one injured critically, on U.S. 127 Monday around 4 p.m., according to Ingham County police Lt. Eric Trojanowicz.
After a series of public hearings on City Center II, Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council agenda includes a vote on the project’s zoning and site plan, but public officials say the council’s decision could be deferred.
Be sure to master that left hook: It may end up all over the Internet. Online fight videos, including a videotape that surfaced in March on YouTube.com of an attack on a teenage girl in Florida, are becoming more publicized.
A $1,000 Sony Vaio laptop was stolen from the first floor of the Main Library at 4:10 p.m. Monday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Some engineering professors encourage their students to create projects that shoot for the stars. K. Jayaraman requires it. Jayaraman, a chemical engineering and materials science professor, has been working on what he calls a “sun harvesting” project for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, or JPL, at NASA which involves creating specifically designed solar lenses for more efficient energy collection.
When Brian Stevens heard MSU was switching loan programs, he hated the thought of having to go through a ton of paperwork. “It was kind of a hassle on the students’ part, that I had to manually do it,” said Stevens, a second-year counseling graduate student.