CIRCLE is excited to announce the launch of its Graduate Student Affiliate Program.

Elan Pochedley was awarded the Newberry Consortium in American Indian and Indigenous Studies (NCAIS) long-term faculty fellowship to research how Indigenous peoples’ expressions of environmental stewardship and governance have been practiced, sustained, interrupted, and/or rekindled throughout the central and western Great Lakes region.

In a discovery that could shift labor and delivery practices around the world, researchers at Michigan State University have found that the effectiveness of oxytocin — a common medication used to induce or speed up labor — depends on the time of day it’s administered, especially for patients with gestational diabetes.

Krista Campeau, Director of Export Control and Trade Sanctions in the Office of Research and Innovation, has been promoted to Assistant Vice President for Research Security.

The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) has named the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine as an official Fellowship Training Center in the area of small animal orthopedics minimally invasive surgery.

Twenty-four scholars from the Michigan State University College of Education were among the top 2% of scientists worldwide in 2024, according to Stanford University.

Through the BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation, the editors of Science seek to recognize bold researchers who are asking fundamental questions at the intersection of the life sciences and entrepreneurship. We seek scientists who can show that they have reached across field boundaries with an enthusiasm that combines outstanding basic science with an eye toward application in the marketplace.

MSU has unveiled a groundbreaking blueprint to strategically coordinate its shared research resources across campus. Led by the Office of Research & Innovation and shaped by 140+ community members, this is the university’s first unified plan to enhance access, visibility, and efficiency of its many research resources, everything from labs and tech, to field stations and high-performance computing.

Two MSU College of Education faculty members have been named Fellows of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), joining the inaugural class of honorees: University Distinguished Professors Ann E. Austin and Kristen A. Renn. Learn how their leadership continues to shape the field of higher education.

Michigan State University journalism professor Lucinda D. Davenport, Ph.D., was recognized with the national McGuffey Award by the Textbook and Academic Authors Association for her co-authored Writing & Reporting for the Media textbook, 13th edition (copyright 2023), nominated by Oxford University Press.