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CNS students named 2013-14 Goldwater Scholars
Jacob Ludwig Kayla Felger Erik Bates Two Michigan State University (MSU) students have been named 2013-14 Goldwater Scholars. Both are juniors in the College of Natural Science (CNS) and the Honors...
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DOE renews funding for biofuels research partnership
Bruce Dale (center), university distinguished professor of chemical engineering and materials science, and Bobby Bringi (right), president and CEO of MBI International, discuss how process design and...
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Kathy Doig receives ASCLS inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award
Kathy Doig, a professor in Michigan State University’s (MSU) Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program (BLD), has received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the Michigan chapter of the...
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CNS professors top list of outstanding women faculty in Michigan
Two Michigan State University (MSU) College of Natural Science (CNS) professors were recently named to a list of top women professors in Michigan for 2013. Diane Ebert-May and Katherine Osteryoung,...
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Studying meteorites may reveal Mars’ secrets of life
Geological Sciences professor Michael Velbel was part of a team that examined a meteorite that originated on Mars, looking for clues that life may have once existed on the red planet. In an effort to...
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Using bacteria to stop malaria
MSU research shows that the transmission of malaria via mosquitoes to humans can be interrupted by using a strain of the bacteria Wolbachia. Mosquitoes are deadly efficient disease transmitters....
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Seabird bones reveal changes in open-ocean food chain
Excavated bones of Hawaiian petrels – birds that spend the majority of their lives foraging the Pacific – show substantial change in the birds’ eating habits. Remains of endangered Hawaiian petrels –...
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Tom Hamann wins Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Thomas Hamann Thomas Hamann, Michigan State University (MSU) assistant professor of chemistry, has received a 2013 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation,...
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Dantus receives 2013 MSU Innovator of the Year Award for laser technology...
Marcos Dantus Marcos Dantus, a professor in the Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Chemistry and an adjunct professor of physics and astronomy, received the 2013 Innovator of the Year award...
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Brains take a top spot in undergraduate research
MSU senior Susan Sonnenschein was named a grand prize award winner for her neuroscience research during the annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum. A neuroscience undergraduate was one...
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CNS faculty earn university distinguished professor title
Four Michigan State University (MSU) College of Natural Science (CNS) professors were among nine faculty members named university distinguished professors in recognition of their achievements in the...
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Construction to begin soon on MSU Bio Engineering Facility
MSU dignitaries take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Bio Engineering Building. Work is scheduled to begin later this summer on the Michigan State University (MSU) Bio Engineering...
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Quest for the missing bacteria
Maren Friesen, MSU plant biologist, is on a quest to rediscover a unique bacteria last seen in Germany in the 1990s. An MSU College of Natural Science researcher will use a $1.9 million grant from the...
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MSU plant biology professor’s research paper named among ‘100 Most Influential’
Katherine Gross A research paper authored by Katherine L. Gross, Michigan State University (MSU) distinguished professor of plant biology and director of the MSU W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, has...
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New research at cellular level might someday yield big results
Monique Floer, assistant professor of biochemistry. Monique Floer, an MSU assistant professor of biochemistry, is embarking on a study to look at how macrophages, a type of cell that is part of the...
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MSU-created joystick advances independent voting
Matthew “Mo” Gerhardt tests an accessible voting joystick developed at Michigan State University and funded by a federal grant. The project’s goal: independent voting for people with dexterity...
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No peak in sight for evolving bacteria
MSU Hannah Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics has been running his evolutionary bacteria experiment for 25 years, generating more than 50,000 generations. There’s no peak in...
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New microscope captures movements of atoms and molecules
A new microscope invented at MSU allows scientists to zoom in on the movements of atoms and molecules. A new microscope invented at Michigan State University (MSU) allows scientists to zoom in on the...
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Pam Fraker receives Purdue University’s 2013 Outstanding Alumni Award
Pam Fraker Pamela J. Fraker, university distinguished professor emeritus of biochemistry and molecular biology, is the recipient of Purdue University’s 2013 Outstanding Alumni Award. She returned to...
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FRIB project manager named AAAS Fellow
Thomas Glasmacher, University Distinguished Professor of physics and astronomy, and FRIB project manager, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Thomas...
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