Funded by the Michigan Strategic Fund through the  Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Program was established in 2012 in order to accelerate the creation and transfer of new technologies from Michigan’s institutions of higher learning into the commercial market by way of licenses to existing companies or startups.

A research paper written by Heather Douglas, associate professor of philosophy at Michigan State University, is being recognized as one of the most influential to ever be published by the Philosophy of Science journal.

Johannes Bauer, Quello Chair in Media and Information Policy and professor of media and information at Michigan State University, has been named the Federal Communications Commission’s chief economist.

Johannes Bauer, Quello Chair in Media and Information Policy and professor of media and information at Michigan State University, has been named the Federal Communications Commission’s chief economist.

Growing the legacy – Michigan State University embarks on campaign to recruit new plant science faculty.

The National Academy of Inventors ranked Michigan State University No. 48 on its inaugural list of top U.S. universities granted utility patents in 2022.

University also ranks in top 100 worldwide for 10th consecutive year

Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor James K. McCusker is the recipient of the 2024 Josef Michl American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in Photochemistry.

Shannon Schmoll has been elected in the succession to become the next president of the International Planetarium Society (IPS).