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MSU student receives red-carpet win

The dress design of Jillian Granz, a Michigan State University senior, will soon come to life on the red carpet at the 2010 Academy Awards when the wife of a well-known movie producer and director wears Granz’s creation.

Suzy Amis Cameron, wife of movie producer and director James Cameron, chose Granz as the winner of her first annual “Red Carpet, Green Dress” contest. A worldwide dress and gown design competition, the event promoted sustainable design.

Cameron’s latest film, “Avatar,” received nine Oscar nominations for best picture and Cameron was nominated for best director. The Academy Awards will be held March 7.

“This is so exciting, and I wasn’t expecting this at all,” Granz said with a smile after recently receiving a congratulatory call from Suzy Amis Cameron. The Canton, Mich., native will graduate in May with a degree in apparel and textile design. She created the dress design as part of a class project focusing on alternative design techniques. More »

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Consumers Energy partners with MSU College of Engineering program

Consumers Energy and the Consumers Energy Foundation are partnering with Michigan State University’s College of Engineering in support of a new initiative within the Residential Experience and Cornerstone Engineering.

With a $150,000 gift, Consumers Energy is the first corporate sponsor in the Engineering Theme Partnership program. More »

MSU Museum hosts annual Darwin Discovery Day

At this year’s Michigan State University Museum’s annual celebration of the life of naturalist Charles Darwin, bird will definitely be the word.

Darwin Discovery Day, which is from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 14, will coincide with a new museum exhibit that examines the role birds played in Darwin’s theories on evolution. More »

MSU honors faculty, staff and graduate students

Michigan State University faculty, staff and graduate students were recognized Feb. 9 at the 2010 Awards Convocation at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.

“Today we salute those among us who exemplify excellence in teaching, in research, in engagement and outreach,” MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said. “These are people who make a difference on campus and off. More »

MSU profs rate Google ad top Super Bowl commercial

A Google television ad that told the story of a long-distance relationship earned the top grade in the Michigan State University Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing’s list of the best commercials of Super Bowl XLIV.

While football fans watched the New Orleans Saints defeat the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday night’s game, MSU advertising faculty members rated the commercials for the 13th straight year. More »

MSU launches first anti-counterfeiting research program

Michigan State University has launched the nation’s first comprehensive research and training program designed to address product counterfeiting – which the FBI has called “the crime of the 21st century.”

The counterfeiting of products – from pharmaceuticals to food additives to auto parts – accounts for hundreds of billions of dollars in global trade and has a major impact on health and safety, the economy, the environment and national security. More »

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