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With SNAP uncertainty impacting many, MSU rallies with collective food drives to combat hunger through the MSU Food Bank and various efforts benefiting those in need ahead of the holidays. more

Michigan State University ranks among the nation’s top 10 programs for entrepreneurship education. The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur.com placed MSU’s Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at No. 8 in the U.S. and No. 3 in the Midwest more

Michigan State University has been ranked No. 42 in the Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2026 Edition for its strong culture of environmental responsibility and commitment to campus sustainability. more

Today, Michigan State University, Apple and the Gilbert Family Foundation celebrated the graduation of the Apple Developer Academy’s fourth cohort of learners, equipping 125 Detroiters with app development and business skills to set them up for careers in the evolving app economy and other technology-focused roles. more

Spartans work every day to find solutions that improve your life, help your family stay healthy, strengthen your community and keep America globally competitive. From lifesaving cancer drugs that treat millions to advancements in agriculture that help deliver healthy food to the kitchen table, Spartan research makes life better. More

According to the National Association of American Wineries, the overall economic impact of Michigan’s grape and wine industry is estimated to be more than $6.3 billion annually. More

The MOU formalizes a decades-long handshake agreement encouraging 4-H professionals in each county to help students interested in attending MSU to find pathways to the admissions process. More

Project MOON-Light, a multimillion-dollar initiative to expand broadband infrastructure across the state of Michigan. The project is funded by a grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. more

For 17 years, the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have funded more than $27 million in exploratory and developmental research projects that have brought together the clinical and scientific strengths of both institutions. more

Founded in 2017, the DPFLI is MSU’s first urban agriculture center. Part of MSU Extension and true to its mission serving the people of Michigan, the DPFLI advances creative solutions to environmental, economic and nutritional challenges, improving the quality of life for people in Detroit. More

The Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine celebrated the commencement of its first class from the Physician Assistant Medicine Program on Friday, Aug. 23. Of the 32 graduates, 17 have already signed contracts for physician assistant, or PA, positions and five more have an offer under consideration. More

Community-based organizations, nonprofits, policymakers and local residents will benefit from the first Health Equity Report Card, or HERC, for Genesee County and the city of Flint. The online tool helps people understand the overall landscape of community health by comparing 50 health-related indicators from 26 public sources. More

Henry Ford Health + MSU Health Sciences this week was named to the National Institutes of Health clinical trials network to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening, with the goal of reducing cancer-related illnesses and deaths. More

In creating five new isotopes, an international research team working at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, at Michigan State University has brought the stars closer to Earth. More