The Office of the President, in partnership with the Office of the Provost and the Office of Research and Innovation, invites proposals for Graduate Student and Faculty Research Continuity Support, to help offset specific funding disruptions due to executive orders, grant cancellations, and stop-work orders.

Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor Federica Brandizzi has been named the next director of the MSU-Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, or PRL.

In recognition of his influential scholarship in film and media studies and his contributions to Michigan State University’s research mission, Joshua Yumibe has been named an MSU Research Foundation Professor. He is among just four MSU faculty members to earn this prestigious designation in 2025.

Sijia Liu, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), was presented the Aharon Katzir Young Investigator Award from International Neural Network Society (INNS) during its 2025 joint conference in Rome, Italy, in early July.

Scott Calabrese Barton of Michigan State University has joined a renowned group of 12 experts in the U.S. and abroad as a Fellow in The Electrochemical Society (ECS). A professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (ChEMS), he was selected in recognition of his technological and service contributions to the society.

Michigan State University College of Law Dean Michael Sant’Ambrogio has been elected to the American Law Institute, or ALI, one of the nation’s most respected organizations dedicated to clarifying and improving the law.

Mary Ann Ferguson, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Equity Services at Michigan State University College of Law, has received the 2025 Camille deJorna Ubuntu Award from the Law School Admission Council (LSAC).

Michigan State University has appointed Nizar Lajnef, professor and associate chair for graduate studies in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, as associate dean for research and strategic partnerships in International Studies and Programs (ISP).

After a morning of Zoom meetings, a phone call to Senator Elissa Slotkin’s office and training medical students, Cara Poland, MD, MEd, still has plenty of energy to juggle her many roles. Poland is an associate professor with MSU College of Human Medicine and a physician at Trinity Health driven to advance addiction treatment through her clinical practice, teaching and advocacy.

Dr. Karim Maredia, professor, assistant dean and director of International Programs for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) at Michigan State University, was recently named a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) for his contributions to research, outreach, education and capacity building.