Announcements
SciComm Identities Project Fellowship Applications Open
The University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute, Michigan State University’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, and the URI Science and Story Lab have launched a fellowship program designed to prepare the next generation of science communicators from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds.
Naghibolhosseini Receives Second Career Award from National Institutes of Health
Maryam Naghibolhosseini, Ph.D., recently received a R21 Early Career Research Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) for her research in structural vocal pathologies.
Marks Honored for Distinctions in Food Safety Engineering
Bradley P. Marks, P.E., of Michigan State University has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers for his leadership and professional distinctions in food safety engineering.
Hu Receives NSF Grant for Work on Plant Growth and Reproduction
Jianping Hu has received a 4-year, $900,000 National Science Foundation grant to study the motility of cellular energy organelles, peroxisomes and mitochondria in particular, along the cytoskeleton in the common mustard plant.
Sisk Receives Daniel S. Lehrman Lifetime Achievement Award
Cheryl Sisk, a Michigan State University professor of behavioral neuroscience and psychology, is recipient of the 2022 Daniel S. Lehrman Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN) for her outstanding career as a researcher and educator.
Choti Receives Carnegie Fellowship for Educational Project in Kenya
Jonathan Choti, an African-born scholar and assistant professor of African languages and cultures at Michigan State University, will engage with counterparts in Kenya this summer as part of the 2022 Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.
Michigan Applied Public Policy Research Grant Proposals Due July 15
The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research is accepting research proposals for the Michigan Applied Public Policy Research (MAPPR) internal grant program, with applications and budgets due July 15.
Qian Receives $500,000 NSF Grant
A $500,000 National Science Foundation grant will help Chunqi Qian at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Radiology Department.
Spring 2022 Research Administrator Spotlight Awards
The offices of Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA), Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), and Contract and Grant Administration (CGA) have announced this year's winners of the Research Administrator (RA) Spotlight Award.
Ferguson Named Attending Vet
Dr. Danielle R. Ferguson has been appointed Attending Veterinarian in the Department of Campus Animal Resources (CAR), after the completion of a national search. Ferguson had served in the interim position since November 1, 2021.