Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed Judd Herzer, mobility director at Michigan State University, to Michigan’s Council on Future Mobility and Electrification, or CFME. The CFME serves as an advisor to the governor, state government departments and the Legislature, providing annual recommendations on changes in state policy to ensure Michigan continues to be a world leader of future transportation solutions around mobility and electrification.

The Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University is proud to announce that Jiquan Chen has received the 2025 American Association of Geographers Distinguished Scholarship Award in recognition of his transformative impact on geography and environmental science.

Four scholars from the MSU College of Education were recognized among the top 200 nationwide influencers in education.

Michigan State University has officially been selected as a featured mobility testing asset by the state of Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, or OFME.

The Office of Research and Innovation (OR&I) is pleased to announce the first Shared Research Infrastructure Program awards. The chosen proposals support one-time, non-recurring purchases or investments in specialized research infrastructure that support and advance cutting-edge research at MSU.

Kevin Elliott, professor in Lyman Briggs College and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, was recently awarded a Humboldt Research Award from the German government. This prestigious award recognizes researchers with outstanding international reputations as educators and scholars whose work has made a significant impact beyond their immediate fields.

Jinxing Li, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering, received a five-year, $500,000 grant to advance the monitoring of gastrointestinal physiology using soft bioelectronics.

Teresa K. Woodruff joined an elite group of Americans who have received two national medals of honor when President Joe Biden announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science on Jan. 3.

Michigan State University Distinguished Professor and MSU Research Foundation Professor, Federica Brandizzi was awarded the Professor Luigi Tartufari Prize by the Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei in November. The ceremony was held in Rome, Italy at the historic Palazzo Corsini on Nov. 7.

The Trifecta Initiative Facilitating Fund (TIFF) Awards are designed to provide investigators from the Trifecta Initiative colleges (Communications Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and Nursing) with resources towards federally funded NIH/NSF proposals.