Competition teams leverage community to achieve success
The William A. Demmer Engineering Center at Michigan State University reflects a commitment to providing students hands-on opportunities to turn ideas into real-world solutions.
How reliable is AI information?
While artificial intelligence, or AI, tools like ChatGPT might be great for helping you pick where to go for dinner or which TV show to binge watch, would you trust it to make decisions about your medical care or finances?
New MSU projects push research advancements
Four projects at the Michigan State University College of Engineering are helping advance research and creative activity in math education, biometric recognition, and cutting-edge medicine.
Ask the expert: Does my face replace my passport?
If your face is the key to your security, do you still need your passport to travel? In October 2025, the European Union began implementing its new Entry/Exit System, or EES, at airports, which replaces passport processing with a face and fingerprint scan.
Farming meets solar power in new MSU project
Michigan State University scientists plan to build a first-of-its-kind outdoor lab to study how solar panels placed alongside crops could save water, improve soil health and support ecosystems, all while boosting farmers’ bottom line and preserving farm production.
Minami Yoda named ANS Fellow
The American Nuclear Society (ANS) has named Minami Yoda, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University, as a 2025 Fellow of ANS.
Spartan science is making transportation safer
Every time you buckle up, there’s a good chance Michigan State University research is helping keep you safe. With more than 50 faculty across MSU Mobility and the College of Engineering, Spartan researchers are tackling transportation challenges from every angle, including safer roads, stronger vehicles, smarter infrastructure and secure autonomous systems.
Christopher Contag receives WMIS Gold Medal Award
The World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) awarded the 2025 Gold Medal Award to Christopher H. Contag, the James and Kathleen Cornelius Distinguished Chair and professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Microbiology, Genetics and Immunology, and director of the Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering at Michigan State University.
MSU researchers pioneer next-generation battery materials and AI diagnostics for industry and public good
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Advanced Transportation Innovation Hub, funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and working in partnership with the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, has awarded more than $2 million to support 13 promising mobility research projects across Michigan—including MSU faculty member, Dr. Chengcheng Fang's project, which received funding from both MTRAC and the EV Center, as well as fellow MSU faculty member, Dr. Josh Siegel's project, funded solely by MTRAC.