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AAAS 2009 - MSU Special Report

The American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting Feb. 12-16 in Chicago again will bring top scientists, technologists and engineers together from around the country to the world’s largest general science conference. This year’s topic, “Our Planet and its Life: Origins and Future,” reflects two important anniversaries in the study of evolution. Several Michigan State University faculty members will present papers and discuss issues including food safety, sustainable agriculture, climate change and scientific literacy at the organization’s 175th annual meeting.

Publish Date: Feb. 12, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)Video(s)Audio(s)

Discovering Darwin - MSU Special Report

A campuswide celebration at Michigan State University marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin is more than just making people aware of his groundbreaking work.

Publish Date: Jan. 27, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)Video(s)

Hyena research - MSU Special Report

MSU zoology professor Kay Holekamp is considered one of the world's leading experts on spotted hyenas. Holekamp and her students are in Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve conducting research to answer fundamental research questions in the areas of disease ecology, evolution, behavior and conservation.

Publish Date: July 18, 2008 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

Exploring Evolution - MSU Special Report

From gender-bending fish to computer-generated organisms that evolve right on the screen, Michigan State University researchers are exploring evolution on all fronts – from the test tube to the field to the social impacts.

Publish Date: Feb. 14, 2007 | Multimedia: Picture(s)Video(s)

Squirrels winning at outwitting trees' survival strategy - MSU Special Report

If you look at evolutionary biology as a big game of “Survivor,” it’s squirrels: one, spruce trees: zero.

Publish Date: Dec. 21, 2006 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

Genetic archaeology offers clues to backstory of male pregnancy - MSU Special Report

A bit of genetic archaeology is giving clues to one of the greatest gender bending mysteries in the world of fish: How did a family of fish come to embrace male pregnancy?

Publish Date: Dec. 04, 2006 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

Plants give up answers in the war on bacteria - MSU Special Report

Back-to-back scientific papers are offering a revolutionary look at the battlefield on which plant diseases are fought – and often lost – to bacteria.

Publish Date: Sept. 07, 2006 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

Chatty washer cleans up access to high-tech appliances - MSU Special Report

 smooth-talking washing machine may not be savvy enough to keep a user from mixing whites and darks, but it can open doors that the digital revolution has closed to the blind.

Publish Date: May 14, 2004 | Multimedia: Video(s)


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