A Michigan State University researcher and his students have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airplanes and cars as well as more durable medical and sports equipment.
Publish Date: July 31, 2008 | Multimedia: 
MSU helped celebrate the 90th birthday of former South African President Nelson Mandela on July 19 with a specially designed exhibit opening and an announcement of a curatorial fellowship at the Nelson Mandela Museum in Qunu, South Africa.
Publish Date: July 22, 2008 | Multimedia:
The university’s world-famous turf team has been contracted to help China build a portable athletic turf in the new Beijing National Stadium, aka the Bird’s Nest. The turf will support the Olympics’ main track and field competitions and the gold medal soccer match, as well as future events.
Publish Date: July 16, 2008 | Multimedia:
Michigan State continues its rich tradition in China with a host of research, education and economic-development initiatives. Among them: a joint project with China to build a portable athletic field for the 2008 Beijing Olympics; a new online game by an MSU scientist for teaching Chinese culture and language; and cutting-edge research that aims to protect China’s—and ultimately the world’s—habitats.
Publish Date: July 15, 2008 | Multimedia:
Michigan State University will help celebrate the 90th birthday of former South African President Nelson Mandela on Saturday, July 19, with a specially designed exhibit opening at the Nelson Mandela National Museum in Mthatha, South Africa. Mandela is scheduled to attend the event.
Publish Date: July 14, 2008 | Multimedia:
Two of the world’s largest environmental programs in China are generally successful, although key reforms could transform them into a model for the rest of the world, according to new research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Publish Date: July 07, 2008 | Multimedia:
It's the online game with an odd name—"Zon/New Chengo"—and an ambitious mission: Provide folks around the world with a fun yet educational way to learn about China.
Publish Date: June 24, 2008 | Multimedia:
When General Patton's Third United States Army liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp on April 11, 1945, American soldiers and visitors were astonished to find 904 children and youth—all boys in a men's camp—among the 21,000 surviving prisoners.
Publish Date: June 23, 2008 | Multimedia:
Eight years after Michigan State University’s Agriculture Hall burned in a New Year’s Eve attack, four people have been arrested, the MSU police, U.S. Attorney and FBI announced.
Publish Date: March 11, 2008 | Multimedia:
MSU's panda habitat research team has spent years collecting mountains of data aimed at understanding and saving Giant Pandas.
Publish Date: Nov. 29, 2007 | Multimedia:
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