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Nationally recognized research — from how street design influences driver speeds and safety to turbo roundabouts — put Michigan State University engineers in the spotlight during the 105th Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting in January 2026 in Washington, D.C.

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.

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.

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.

The National Nuclear Security Administration has announced a new Focused Investigatory Center at Michigan State University focused on the future of fusion energy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.