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Roughly 2,690 students visited voting locations across campus to fill out their ballots in person, and tens of thousands more are anticipated to have voted at their primary residence or by absentee ballot. More

Two research awards totaling $4.6 million-plus were received by Olive in July and will help his team continue its research to understand immune protection against TB. More

MSU is creating a premier ecosystem for research and development of technologies and systems that will drive the future of human-centered mobility for this century. More

WKAR Public Media recently received a Congressionally Funded Community Project grant from the Department of Education to leverage ATSC 3.0 television technology to deliver educational content to underserved families in mid-Michigan. More

As Michigan’s hard cider industry blooms, MSU researchers help growers identify the best apple varieties for their fermented formulas. More

Henry Ford Health and MSU Health Sciences announced its funding of five cancer research grants of up to $100,000 each. More

MSU has joined 11 other colleges and universities from Michigan, Indiana and Ohio to address national priorities for semiconductor and microelectronics research, education and workforce development. More

Michigan State University is developing artificial intelligence to help forecast the future impacts of the coronavirus, its variants and other evolving viruses More

Apple, MSU and the Gilbert Family Foundation today celebrated the accomplishments of graduates from the first cohort of the Detroit Apple Developer Academy. More

Merit Network and MSU are joint recipients of a $10.5 million National Telecommunications and Information Administration, or NTIA, Broadband Infrastructure Program Grant that will connect Michigan’s many disparate internet pathways. More

MSU is furthering its investment in a greener future, announcing a commitment to converting 369 internal combustion engine vehicles in its fleet to fully electric vehicles over the next decade. More

MSU has been working with partners in the Motor City to support economic development, advance the arts, transform schools, improve health and sustain the environment. More

A study by researchers from the MSU College of Human Medicine is the first to establish a link between the formation of cholesterol crystals and bacterial infections in the heart. More

Adding to its existing portfolio of campus safety and security resources, MSU announced two new initiatives that further enhance the university’s commitment to Spartans’ safety. More

Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic mutation that results in the body producing extraordinarily high volumes of thick mucus in the lungs that leads to chronic lung infections. More

A leading forest-certification organization has recognized MSU for its extensive use of sustainable mass timber in the construction of the new STEM Teaching and Learning Facility. More

The 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed Michigan State University in the top 6% of global universities – and No. 35 among U.S. institutions. More

The Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building on the campus of MSU received a first-of-its-kind upgrade with the installation of transparent solar glass panels. The 100 square feet of transparent solar glass installed above the building’s entryway will generate enough electricity to power lighting in its atrium. More

As one of the nation’s top research universities, Michigan State University prepares students, faculty and staff to think critically and creatively to gather important data that will help shape future conservation methods and inform public health measures across the state. More

MSU's Rebecca Knickmeyer is leading the largest-of-its-kind effort to understand the impact of genetics on early brain development and neurological disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. More

Two MSU labs will receive nearly $6 million for projects to conduct COVID-19 wastewater surveillance and testing. This funding is part of a $49 million grant, supporting 19 local projects from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, or MDHHS, to continue wastewater surveillance in areas statewide. More

Spartan researchers introduce a new fluorescent imaging technique dubbed GOGREEN that’s faster and more efficient than traditional methods More

TechSmith today announced the company is moving its headquarters from its Okemos location to MSU’s campus. MSU and the Michigan State University Foundation are partnering to develop a 62,500 square-foot, two-story office building in the south portion of Spartan Village for this new tenant. More

With experts from eight respected mobility-oriented organizations taking part in the council, MSU is well positioned to gain valuable insight and perspectives of future industry and societal needs and the types of research and projects that MSU could support. Additional members may be invited to join the council in the future. More

The shift to online learning in the past year has presented significant challenges for children and families, especially for autistic children who often struggle with changes in routine and the engagement required for remote instruction. More

MSU's college of Human Medicine officials today announced results of a study outlining the future economic impact of the four buildings that comprise university’s Grand Rapids presence on the Medical Mile. More

With growing concern about the “COVID slide” effects of distance learning, researchers at MSU and UofM have developed two project-based learning studies that seek to help teachers boost student engagement. More

Apple and Michigan State University announced that they will partner to launch the tech giant’s first United States-based Developer Academy in Detroit. More

Michigan State University researchers are pursuing the "upcycling" of commonly disposed plastics such as grocery bags into higher uses with funding from a $2 million NSF grant. More

When it comes to finding solutions for a better tomorrow, Michigan State University Spartans have been thinking beyond the box — and designing better boxes — for more than half a century. More

Originally scheduled to open to the public in May 2020, the MSU-Detroit Partnership for Learning and Innovation (DPFLI) has been somewhat delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More

Spartan engineers have secured $3.4 million in grants to develop diamond implants that could let doctors diagnose and treat Parkinson’s disease earlier. More