Research at Michigan State UniversityEliminating the Honey Bee’s Biggest Enemy
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Michigan State University researchers are working on a new solution to save honey bees and stop colony collapse disorder by wiping out a parasitic enemy. Honey bees are…
Animals
MSU Turns Zoo Waste into Clean Energy
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Michigan State University has created a green solution for the problem of what to do with animal and food waste at the Detroit Zoo. MSU researcher Dana Kirk…
Fish’s Use of Electricity Might Shed Light on Human Illnesses
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Deep in the night in muddy African rivers, a fish uses electrical charges to sense the world around it and to communicate with other members of its species….
MSU Technology and App Could Help Endangered Primates, Slow Illegal Trafficking
Thursday, May 24, 2018
New facial recognition software and app invented at Michigan State University can help protect endangered primates – more than 60 percent of which face extinction. Golden monkeys have…
Gene Therapy Restores Vision in Dogs, May Also Help Humans
Friday, May 18, 2018
A Michigan State University veterinary ophthalmologist has modified a gene therapy that reverses blindness in dogs that have a certain form of a disease known as progressive retinal…
American Kestrels Boost Michigan’s Ag Economy
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
A new Michigan State University study, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology and funded by the National Science Foundation, shows that America’s smallest raptor can boost Michigan’s…
Leading the Way for Conservation
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Clara Lepard, B.S. Zoology 2017 MSU and Rhodes Scholar 2018, presents her current research on developing innovative conservation solutions at MSU and around the world. Presented to the…
New MSU Research to Explore the Basis of Immunity
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
A new research project by Michigan State University scientists will probe the mechanisms that drive disease and immunity at the cellular level, work which stands to revolutionize our…
New Research Lends Insight into the Spread of Invasive Species
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Some invasive species depend on one another to spread, according to new research from Michigan State University scientists. The research explored a novel modeling technique called joint species…
Student-Led Research Highlighted at MSU Trustees’ Meeting
Friday, April 13, 2018
To showcase student-led research at Michigan State University, two scholars presented their latest projects at the Board of Trustees meeting on April 13. Clara Lepard, who graduated in…
