MSU road safety research earns national award
Experts in road safety know that electronic speed feedback signs are helpful in getting drivers to slow down in road construction sites and that can help saves lives. National research recorded 850 fatalities and 42,084 injuries in work zones in 2024.
Two Spartan Engineers earn top professor honors
Two faculty members from the Michigan State University College of Engineering have received among the highest honors presented to faculty members at MSU. The awards recognize outstanding faculty members for research that enhances MSU’s intellectual prominence nationally and globally.
Twelve Spartan Engineers earn Academic All-Big Ten honors
Twelve student-athletes from the Michigan State University College of Engineering have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the 2026 spring season.
Making the impossible float
Long before a concrete canoe touches the water, someone has to believe it can float. Not as a metaphor. Not as a classroom thought experiment. As a real, student-built, competition-ready vessel that must be researched, designed, mixed, cured, lifted, displayed, defended before judges and raced against other universities.
16 Spartan Engineers earn MSU full merit scholarships
Michigan State University has awarded comprehensive scholarships to 51 extraordinary first-year students - 16 of them are headed to the College of Engineering. Alumni Distinguished Scholarships are part of a 71-year-tradition, University Distinguished Scholarships were initiated in 2000, and the Joseph R. and Sarah L. Williams Scholarships have enabled more students than ever to receive full merit awards to MSU.
MSU engineering students earn recognition across competition, entrepreneurship and research
Michigan State University College of Engineering students earned recognition this spring in competition, entrepreneurship, scholarships, fellowships and research. Their work spans computer science, civil engineering, biosystems engineering, elec
John Papapolymerou recommended as dean of MSU College of Engineering
After a national search, John Papapolymerou has been recommended as dean of the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, effective June 1, 2026. He will serve as dean designee prior to the June 12 meeting of the MSU Board of Trustees. Papapolymerou has served as interim dean since Oct. 1, 2024.
More than $1M to advance evaluation tools for software and power systems
Spartan Engineers are among the top researchers at Michigan State University for producing commercialization and innovative discoveries. Two new grants, totaling more than $1 million, are adding to MSU’s ability to build the economy and generate jobs for Michigan and the Midwest.
Engineering faculty reflect on Spring 2026 Spartan Bus Tour
Five faculty members from the Michigan State University College of Engineering joined the Spring 2026 Spartan Bus Tour on May 6-7, gaining a closer look at MSU partnerships across the Flint, Saginaw, and Bay regions.
Spring 2026 Design Day honors Spartan Engineering teams
Michigan State University College of Engineering celebrated Spring 2026 Design Day on April 24, recognizing student teams whose projects demonstrated creativity, technical skill and real-world problem-solving.