AI is a lab diamond's best friend for semiconductors
Diamond is more than just a gemstone; it is the hardest natural substance on Earth with exceptional qualities for improving semiconductors — the materials used in electronics, electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies.
Spartan Engineering contributes to MSU’s top producer status for Fulbright Scholars
The College of Engineering helped Michigan State University remain a top producer of Fulbright Scholars – the U.S. government’s premier international academic exchange program – in 2025-26.
Research Spotlight: New test counters LLM misinformation
What happens when a Large Language Model provides the wrong medical diagnosis, then when questioned, it doubles down and insists its answer is correct? LLM overconfidence like this is risky, especially in high-stakes decisions.
New fusion energy research center engages students and DOE
The National Nuclear Security Administration has announced a new Focused Investigatory Center at Michigan State University focused on the future of fusion energy.
Bill Jin selected for national Early Career Energy Innovation program
A Michigan State University researcher will use $500,000 as part of a federal Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program to engineer novel ultra-flexible concrete for critical energy infrastructure improvements.
Spalding family gift fuels cross-collaborative innovation
Michigan State University alumnus David F. Spalding, a 1967 mechanical engineering graduate, has made a transformative $10 million leadership gift to accelerate the Leinweber Center for Engineering and Digital Innovation, a facility designed to prepare Spartans to lead at the intersection of technology, creativity and impact.
Leinweber Foundation commits $50M to MSU to name the Leinweber Center for Engineering and Digital Innovation
Michigan State University announced a transformative $50 million commitment from the Leinweber Foundation to establish the Leinweber Center for Engineering and Digital Innovation, a landmark investment that will accelerate MSU’s leadership in education, research and workforce development across Michigan and beyond.
MSU president drives the start of Detroit Auto Show with Pete Buttigieg
With all eyes and headlights focused on the Detroit Auto Show this week, Michigan State University President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., sat down with former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for a fireside chat about the future of electric vehicle, or EV, research, government partnerships and university research during Media and Industry days.
Mapping soil moisture from space
Agriculture in space? Narendra Das, an associate professor of biosystems engineering in MSU’s College of Engineering, helped build a new tool for space that farms on Earth will benefit from, too.
Research Spotlight: Novel simulations bring new clarity to the Southwest’s water future
As the American Southwest gets hotter and drier, its dwindling rivers are leaving the region’s vast network of reservoirs struggling to keep up.