Research News

Do you know how safe it is to use your finger as a security login? And have you wondered how your cell phone knows if your finger is real or a fake? Michigan State University biometric expert Anil Jain and his team are working to answer these questions and solve the biggest problems facing fingerprint recognition systems today: how secure they are and how to determine whether the finger being used is actually a human finger.

Two projects sponsored by the Midland Research Institute for Value Chain Creation have lead to finalist recognitions for two professors in MSU Engineering. Awards - a North American recognition for leaders of change, innovation, and excellence in industry and manufacturing.

Equipped with a $750,000 grant, MSU researchers hope to save more lives with more efficient underwater search-and-rescue missions through the joint efforts of humans and robots.

More than 230,000 alumni and friends have brought Michigan State University to a significant milestone: surging past the fundraising goal of $1.5 billion more than a year before the "Empower Extraordinary" campaign is set to conclude.

With more than 8,000 first-year students arriving on campus on Sunday, Aug. 27, Michigan State University's Class of 2021 will be one of the largest planned freshman cohorts in university history.