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 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.

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.

Marisa Fisher, a recognized leader in special education, has been named a Red Cedar Distinguished Professor. The Michigan State University distinction recognizes faculty for their exemplary scholarly achievements, teaching excellence and alignment with university priorities, including student recruitment and retaining top academic talent.

Last summer, Titus Awokuse, Michigan State University Vice Provost and Dean for International Studies and Programs, was one of six Fellows inducted to the 2024 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Class. One year later, he has been named president-elect of the organization. Awokuse previously served on AAEA’s executive board from 2020-2023.

Eleven faculty and nine students from Michigan State University were offered Fulbright awards for the 2025-26 academic year. Fulbright alumni return to their home countries to make an impact in their local communities—thanks to their expanded worldview, a deep appreciation for their host country, its people, and a larger network of colleagues and friends.

Eleven faculty and nine students* from Michigan State University were offered Fulbright awards for the 2025-26 academic year.

James K. McCusker, a University Research Foundation Professor in the College of Natural Science, has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s prestigious Mond-Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry.

Anil Jain, University Distinguished Professor at MSU, has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies, alongside Michael I. Jordan of UC Berkeley, for their foundational work in machine learning and its broad societal impact.