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Suzy Amis Cameron to wear gown design of MSU student on red carpet

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

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.

Consumers Energy partners with an MSU College of Engineering program

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

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 for Spartan Engineering.

MSU Museum hosts annual Darwin Discovery Day

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

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

MSU honors faculty, staff and graduate students

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

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

MSU launches first anti-counterfeiting research program

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

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.”

MAES retools, renames facility to fuel Michigan’s bioeconomy efforts

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

To better assist the state’s biomass producers and the emerging bioenergy industry, the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station is retooling and renaming one of its Upper Peninsula facilities.

MSU hosts visit by top Department of Energy scientist

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

William Brinkman, director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, will visit Michigan State University Feb. 11, meeting with university officials and researchers who oversee more than $20 million in DOE-funded research projects.

MSU profs rate Google ad top Super Bowl commercial

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

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.

MSU is No. 1 in Michigan for Peace Corps volunteers

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

Michigan State University is the top volunteer-producing educational institution in Michigan for Peace Corps volunteers, according to the 2010 Peace Corps rankings released Feb. 4. MSU ranks No. 4 overall among the nation’s large colleges and universities.

Countering the flu with calories

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

Flu season is upon us, and this year Americans face both seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus. An estimated 36,000 people die from the flu annually, and several hundred thousand are hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

MSU launches hybrid Ph.D. in educational technology

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

Michigan State University is now offering its doctoral program in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology online with a new hybrid option focused on the evolving role of technology in learning.

MSU researcher awarded $2 million to tackle parasitic tropical diseases

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

In an effort to eliminate the tropical diseases elephantiasis and river blindness, a Michigan State University researcher has been awarded $2 million to reformulate an existing drug that could stop the debilitating diseases in their tracks.

Lenway recommended as dean of MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

Stefanie Lenway, who has 30 years of experience as a business researcher and university administrator, has been recommended as the new dean of MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business and Eli Broad Graduate School of Management.

MSU studies use of wireless sensors to monitor chicken well-being

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

A team of Michigan State University researchers will explore the use of new wireless technology to determine its effectiveness in monitoring the welfare of egg-laying chickens.