Research News

Evangelyn Alocilja, professor in the Michigan State University Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, believes that the collective efforts of scientists and researchers are critical in detecting and preventing illness in impoverished and underserved communities.

We live in a time when it's never been easier or less expensive to sequence a plant's complete genome. But knowing all of a plant's genes is not the same thing as knowing what all those genes do.

Two Michigan State University labs will receive nearly $6 million for projects to conduct COVID-19 wastewater surveillance and testing.

"Ask the Expert" articles at Michigan State University provide information and insights from MSU scientists, researchers and scholars about national and global issues, complex research and general-interest subjects based on their areas of academic expertise and study.

The NIH has pledged nearly $4 million to help MSU researchers develop computer algorithms capable of detecting early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease.

TechSmith is moving its headquarters from its Okemos location to Michigan State University's campus, an event that was celebrated during a groundbreaking ceremony on June 29, 2021. TechSmith is an important strategic partner to the College of Engineering - helping make capstone projects and Design Days a reality each year.

Two from the College of Engineering have received one of the highest honors presented to faculty members at Michigan State University.

Detecting "deepfakes," or when an existing image or video of a person is manipulated and replaced with someone else's likeness, presents a massive cybersecurity challenge: What could happen when deepfakes are created with malicious intent?

Michigan State University has received another $2.7 million for wastewater evaluation and reporting in Southeast Michigan - a continuation of the award-winning research that serves as an early warning system for COVID-19 and other virus-related work in the Detroit area.