Research at MSU continues on even while some related activities are currently halted due to shelter in place restrictions. Investigators are analyzing data, conducting peer review, working on technology transfer documentation, preparing publications and more. A number of our faculty are ramping up or changing focus to work on CODIV-19 research.
Learn how we are keeping our researchers safe on the Research Continuity website and see the university novel coronavirus website for updates related to campus and student learning. Visit the MISpartanImpact site to take advantages of resources for families, communities and small businesses. The MSU Keep Working (remotely) site also has help for staff and faculty working remotely.
The stories below share the latest news about the university’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, expert tips, research, and highlights of community outreach.
When an employee spends hours on a video call, isn’t physically comfortable and doesn’t leave the “office” at the end of the day, it can take a toll…
Due to COVID-19, “contact tracing” has been added to our vocabulary. Not everyone understands it is essential to stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus. Mieka Smart, assistant professor in…
Brian Kalt, professor of law and an expert in constitutional law of the presidency, answers questions about what would happen if the president and vice president of the United…
An interdisciplinary group of researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) is collaborating to form the MSU Center for PFAS Research, a new initiative to explore the health and…
Stress — and how it affects sleep cycles — is taking its toll during the COVID-19 health pandemic. Not everyone has the early morning wake-up calls to get…
What if doctors could not only diagnose a COVID-19 infection but identify which patients are at the greatest risk of death before any major complications arise? One Michigan…
Michigan State University researchers Kendal Holtrop and Amol Pavangadkar partered with the Michigan Parent Management Training — Oregon model (PMTO™) program to develop a series of short, research-based parenting…
When times are tough, Spartans step up. They rise to the challenge, finding creative ways to overcome new problems and help others. Executive MBA student Gabriel Escudero Borges…
As public health officials are encouraging social distancing to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus strain, COVID-19, many Americans are practicing social isolation. But what does this…
While employees use videoconferencing now more than ever, there’s an issue happening beneath the surface with platforms like Zoom, Teams and Skype beyond stress and mental health that’s…
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