Mentoring the next generation
Two high school students won third and fifth places in the 2021 Flint Regional Science & Engineering Fair(opens in new window) with the mentorship of an MSU professor and a graduate student.
Treating bladder cancer
A potential new weapon against cancer is entering the first phase of clinical trials thanks to a collaboration between Spectrum Health, the Lansing-based company Niowave and Michigan State University.
Withrow Staff Recognitions
A new award was presented in the Michigan State University College of Engineering this spring to honor the "extraordinary impact" of staff members who show "exceptional attitude, reliability and dependability."
$2.2 million grant
Spartan researchers awarded $2.2 million to investigate how the diets of expecting mothers could affect their babies' heart health.
Advancing Trojan Horse therapies
Michigan State and Stanford researchers have upgraded their Trojan horse therapies designed to fight one of the world's leading causes of death.
Autumn 2020 Media Report
Compostable dog poop bags aren't panning out. "Biodegradability is the most used and abused term," said Ramani Narayan. The word carries little regulatory oversight and leaves customers thinking their purchase has a smaller impact on the environment than it does. Story featured in Discover Magazine.
State-of-the-art imaging
The Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering at Michigan State University and Leica Microsystems, Inc., have combined efforts to establish the MSU IQ Leica Microsystems Center of Excellence. The new center will support a mission to drive new discoveries and insights from scientific research performed using state-of-the-art imaging systems. It will be housed in the MSU Biomedical Engineering Building.
Bryan Smith research
With a nearly $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Michigan State University researchers are using nanoscopic particles to turn the body's own cells into weapons that cancer won't see coming.