Research News

Galit Pelled's fascination with the intelligent octopus dates back to her undergraduate days at Hebrew University in Israel where she cared for and fed the dexterous animal. Now she's studying octopuses to see if they hold the key to restoring limb function in humans with the use of new "smart" prosthetics.

write to you today in sadness as I reflect on the recent events in Minneapolis, MN; Louisville, KY and around the nation. We have a country that is troubled by racism, intolerance and anger. Racism - overt or implicit - sadly, is part of our culture.

Peter Savolainen of Michigan State University will receive the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 2020 Transportation Safety Council Edmund R. Ricker Individual Award for international leadership in traffic safety and engineering.

Two Michigan State University researchers will develop a multi-objective optimization tool to help agencies make better informed management decisions for the Chesapeake Bay watershed with a $1 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The first-ever virtual award ceremony honoring NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Award recipients from Michigan recently recognized some of the state's most talented young women with computer-related interests.

Yadu Pokhrel, of the MSU College of Engineering, has been named a 2020-21 Lilly Fellow at MSU. The program focuses on developing educators who see teaching and learning as core to their path toward leadership.