Students add a SpARC to their MSU Experience
The MSU College of Engineering has more than 40 registered student groups offering an imaginative array of opportunities and hands-on activities. One of them – the Spartan Autonomous Racing Club or SpARC – offers a real-life combination of Indy racing and sci-fi inspired technology.
From East Lansing to Athens – MSU/NTUA dual Ph.D. blends best of both worlds
Georgios Pappas embraced a unique opportunity that changed his life. He was the first to graduate with degrees from the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Engineering and the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) as a result of a dual Ph.D. program agreement between the institutions.
Six Engineering faculty honored at 2025 Investiture
MSU President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., and Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko congratulated the newest Endowed Chairs, Endowed Professors and MSU Research Foundation Professors and Red Cedar Professors on Feb. 18, including six from the College of Engineering.
Spartans helped shape world-changing discoveries
Spartans are natural innovators. They push the limits of discovery and create solutions that benefit all of us. In fact, Michigan State University is ranked in the top 50 of the National Academy of Inventors’ list of top U.S. universities granted utility patents and has been a top 100 university globally for 11 consecutive years.
$1M creates endowed professorship in computer science
A Spartan graduate who was an early contributor to Gmail and Android mobile phones has committed $1 million to Michigan State University to establish an endowed faculty position in the College of Engineering.
IBM Fellowship to spur MSU research in trustworthy AI
A Ph.D. student at Michigan State University will pursue research in preventing unintended consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) thanks to an IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award.
Donor’s gift aims at ‘leaving footprints behind’
JA Schmidt, a 1971 graduate of Michigan State University, believes in the old adage that the world can’t exist without farmers and engineers. “As a first-generation college graduate and the son of a Michigan farmer, my MSU degree in mechanical engineering made a notable impact on my life and career,” Schmidt said.
Two Engineering PIs awarded 2024 Partnerships for Innovative Research in Africa (PIRA) seed funding
Alliance for African Partnership (AAP), a consortium of 10 leading African universities, Michigan State University and a network of African research institutes, has announced the recipients of the 2024 Partnerships for Innovative Research in Africa (PIRA) seed funding.
