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For people who stutter, Siri, Alexa, and other voice-activated artificial intelligence technologies can feel like foes rather than friends.

The holidays are full of comfort and joy, except for your teeth. The culprit is sugar. “Simply put, the holidays are hard on your teeth,” said Caroline Szczepanski of Michigan State University. “Sugary treats attract bacteria and can kickstart a process that you may not feel the effects of for several months.”

In the United States, more than 30 million households are energy insecure or can’t meet basic household energy needs, according to a 2023 U.S. Energy Information Administration report. The EIA report identifies households in cold-climate regions as particularly susceptible to energy burdens, as they account for over 30% of all homes facing energy insecurity.

Continuing a tradition that began in 1994, the Michigan State University College of Engineering will host its annual Design Day on Friday, Dec. 8, to celebrate innovation driven by Spartan engineering students.

Michigan State University is racing into the future by entering into a two-year agreement with Politecnico di Milano in Italy, and the University of Alabama to participate in the Indy Autonomous Challenge. MSU is the first and only team from Michigan to race in the IAC series, which officially launched in 2019 and brings together academic institutions and public-private partnerships to challenge university students from across the globe to invent and test a new generation of automated vehicle software — including advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS — to operate fully autonomous race cars.

Dorothy Zhao, founder and president of Michigan State University's Biomedical Engineering Society, has been named a national finalist for the prestigious Marshall and Rhodes scholarships.

Researchers at Michigan State University have teamed up to create a new way to image immune cells in living subjects that could enable new treatment opportunities and better outcomes for patients with Type 1 diabetes.