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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.

Publish Date: Feb. 09, 2010 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

Consumers Energy partners with an 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 for Spartan Engineering.

Publish Date: Feb. 09, 2010 | Multimedia: Video(s)Audio(s)

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

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.

Publish Date: Feb. 08, 2010 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

MSU hosts visit by top Department of Energy scientist

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.

Publish Date: Feb. 08, 2010 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

MSU is No. 1 in Michigan for Peace Corps volunteers

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.

Publish Date: Feb. 05, 2010 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

Countering the flu with calories

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.

Publish Date: Feb. 05, 2010 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

Faculty conversations: Ian Dworkin

Department of Zoology assistant professor Ian Dworkin discusses his research on genetic mutations in fruit flies and its applications for human genetics.

Publish Date: Feb. 05, 2010 | Multimedia: Picture(s)Video(s)

MSU launches hybrid Ph.D. in educational technology

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.

Publish Date: Feb. 04, 2010 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

MSU studies use of social media to increase organ donations

Michigan State University researchers are studying ways in which social media – in particular Facebook – can increase the numbers of people who register as organ and tissue donors.

Publish Date: Feb. 01, 2010 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

MSU researcher identifies cell mechanism leading to diabetic blindness

Scientists have long known that high blood sugar levels from diabetes damage blood vessels in the eye, but they didn't know why or how. Now a Michigan State University scientist has discovered the process that causes retinal cells to die, which could lead to new treatments that halt the damage.

Publish Date: Jan. 29, 2010 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

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