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MSU leads regional effort to retrain workers for new IT jobs

Nearly 40 mid-Michigan workers have gained new skills and employment in information technology, thanks to a partnership between Michigan State University, work force development agencies and area technology businesses.

Publish Date: Nov. 18, 2009

MSU researchers study motivational impact of virtual workout partners

Based on evidence people work harder with a partner than when working alone, a team of Michigan State University researchers are pairing college-age students with a virtual workout partner to study the impact on exercise trends.

Publish Date: Nov. 11, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

NIH comes to Michigan Nov. 11 to brief life sciences community

Officials from the National Institutes of Health will brief Michigan’s life sciences community  – from academic researchers to entrepreneurs and industry scientists  – on new opportunities.

Publish Date: Nov. 03, 2009

Michigan State collaboration spawns robotic fish to monitor water quality

Nature inspires technology for an engineer and an ecologist at Michigan State University. They’re developing robots that use advanced materials to swim like fish to probe underwater environments.

Publish Date: Nov. 02, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)Video(s)

MSU Ag Tech dairy judging team is successful at World Dairy Expo

Four second-year students from the Michigan State University Institute of Agricultural Technology dairy production program competed in a close-scoring International Postsecondary Dairy Judging Contest held during World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., in early October.

Publish Date: Oct. 30, 2009

MSU receives $2.5 million DOE award to build advanced hybrid engine

Michigan State University researchers have received a $2.5 million federal stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a prototype new engine and generator technology that can dramatically improve efficiencies and reduce costs of electric hybrid vehicles.

Publish Date: Oct. 29, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)Video(s)

Time in a bottle: Scientists watch evolution unfold over 40,000 generations

A 21-year Michigan State University experiment that distills the essence of evolution in laboratory flasks not only demonstrates natural selection at work, but could lead to biotechnology and medical research advances, researchers said.

Publish Date: Oct. 19, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)Video(s)

NEPAD-MSU land $10.4 million to improve African agricultural practices

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development and Michigan State University will use a five-year, $10.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to connect African biosafety regulators with advances in technology – an initiative aimed at reducing poverty through improved agricultural practices.

Publish Date: Oct. 15, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

Scientists developing more efficient solar energy solutions

A collaboration of chemists, mathematicians and engineers at Michigan State University is driving to improve solar panel technology, backed by a $1.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Publish Date: Oct. 14, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)Video(s)

MSU program aims to boost interest in technical careers

A Michigan State University scholar will use a $1 million federal grant to create a program designed to better prepare high-schoolers for technical careers by spurring interest in science, technology, engineering and math courses.

Publish Date: Oct. 06, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

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