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Three professors in the College of Engineering are among the 10 newest University Distinguished Professors at Michigan State University. The recognition - which honors achievements in the classroom, laboratory, and community -- is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a faculty member at MSU.

Mohsen Zayernouri of the Michigan State University College of Engineering has received another Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award - his second award since 2017. YIP awards are generally for $120,000 a year for three years.

Spartan Engineer Penny Wirsing, P.E., stood before 750 graduating seniors at the MSU Engineering Commencement in the Breslin Center in May and challenged them to "break boundaries" during their careers.

MSU's Christopher Contag signed an agreement on an exchange of graduate students and held in-depth Q&A sessions on educational and research opportunities during a ceremony on June 5. Contag is the James and Kathleen Cornelius Endowed Chair; chair of Biomedical Engineering, and director of the Institute for Quantitative Health, Science & Engineering (IQ).

A team of researchers from Michigan State University will showcase a low-cost, high-resolution and portable solution called Infant-Prints to accurately identify infants in an effort to help reduce infant mortality around the world.

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are colloquially known as "forever chemicals" because they are so difficult to break down. They are found in water supplies wherever flame retardants, waterproofing or vapor suppressants are used. PFAS can be absorbed through direct contact (drinking, bathing, swimming) or indirectly (eating meat or vegetables that have been exposed to PFAS).

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees selected Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., as its next university president at a special meeting on Tuesday, May 28. President-designee Stanley will officially begin his term as Michigan State's 21st president on Aug. 1, 2019.