New associate dean
Read ArticleYue Qi has been named the first associate dean for inclusion and diversity (ADID) in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University.
New possibilities for biometrics
Read ArticleEvery time you use your fingerprint to unlock your smartphone or access a banking app, you're using biometrics—a way to authenticate identity using a unique biological characteristic.
New editor-in-chief
Read ArticleKarim Chatti of Michigan State University is the new editor-in-chief of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Transportation Engineering (JTE), Part B: Pavements (opens in new window).
CAREER Award 16
Read ArticleThe clock is ticking on the world's freshwater supply. Yadu Pokhrel, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Michigan State University, is concerned that with more than seven billion people on the planet, it is time to rethink how we use and manage freshwater systems.
SMART Scholarships
Read ArticleTwo Spartan Engineers have been awarded a highly selective scholarship under the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship-for-Service Program (SMART). SMART was established by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing technical degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines.
New facial recognition
Read ArticleNew facial recognition software and app invented at Michigan State University can help protect endangered primates - more than 60 percent of which face extinction.
New endowed professorship
Read ArticleThomas Wielenga, a 1978 graduate of Michigan State University, so believes in the value of the creative process that he is investing $1 million to kick-start the next teaching paradigm in the College of Engineering.