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A computer science undergraduate student in the MSU College of Engineering has been named the recipient of the nationally competitive Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. MSU has produced a total of 49 Goldwater Scholars.

Ian Gonzalez-Afanador, a Ph.D. student in the Michigan State University College of Engineering, has been selected for the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).

Spartan Engineer Tamara Reid Bush is making transportation more accessible through her research on whole-body biomechanics. She is currently the interim chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Eighteen top faculty and staff members of the Michigan State University College of Engineering are being recognized in 2021 for excellence in service and distinguished contributions during the 31st Annual Engineering Awards. The honors, considered among the college's most prestigious distinctions, are being awarded virtually this year due to the novel coronavirus.

Each year students in the MSU College of Engineering nominate their favorite faculty members for coveted Teaching Excellence Awards - recognitions that are presented during the annual Engineering Awards celebration.

A new award was presented in the Michigan State University College of Engineering this spring to honor the "extraordinary impact" of staff members who show "exceptional attitude, reliability and dependability."

Arun Ross and Jiaya Zhou were named to top scholar recognitions in the Michigan State University College of Engineering for 2021.

"What is fair?" feels like a rhetorical question. But for Michigan State University's Pang-Ning Tan, it's a question that demands an answer as artificial intelligence systems play a growing role in deciding who gets proper health care, a bank loan or a job.

A collaborative study led by researchers at Michigan State University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Argonne National Laboratory has unraveled the molecular origin of the high mechanical strength enhancement of polymer nanocomposites.

More often than ever before, water available in rivers is at the mercy of climate change, international researchers collaborating on a worldwide study with Michigan State University have revealed. The finding could profoundly affect future water and food security around the world.