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Give It All You Got
Professor Michael Dease is an award-winning trombonist, composer, multi- instrumentalist and educator from Augusta, GA. He was recently chosen as the winner of the 2021 DownBeat Magazine Critic’s Poll for Trombonist of the Year. Last year he was named the JazzTime’s Critics Poll as Jazz Trombonist the Year and received critical acclaim for his latest recording for Posi-Tone Records, Give It All You Got. He has been featured on 3 GRAMMY-winning recordings with Alicia Keys (2008) and Christian McBride (2011,2018). He presented his latest research project to the MSU Board of Trustees on October 29, 2021.
Who Should Manage Changing Great Lakes Shorelines?
Researchers at Michigan State University are calling on residents, who live or own property along the Great Lakes, to provide input regarding the management of Great Lakes shorelines in a new survey.
Annual Collegiate Recruiting Survey: Hiring, Wages Expected to Climb
The job market for new college graduates is rebounding from the COVID-19-driven decline.
Three FRIB Graduate Students Selected for U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program
e U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC) selected three Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) graduate students at Michigan State University (MSU) for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program’s 2021 Solicitation 1 cycle.
$15.8M Grant Working to Increase Career Paths for Individuals with Disabilities
Michigan State University is teaming up with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to create new pathways for individuals with disabilities — particularly those from underrepresented racial groups — to pursue high-demand careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine, known as STEMM.
MSU Researcher Receives Grant to Help Teachers Support Early Writing Development in Young Children
The Institute of Education Sciences, part of the U.S. Department of Education, recently awarded Ryan Bowles, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, a $2 million, 4-year grant to develop tools to help teachers support early writing development in young children ages 3-6.
Meet the Researchers Changing Tomorrow Today
The National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program, or CAREER, awards grants to “early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.” This series highlights Michigan State University’s 2021 recipients of the prestigious NSF CAREER grant awards and their leading-edge research.
QuSTEAM Initiative Awarded $5 Million
A multidisciplinary, multi-institutional program that is co-led by Michigan State University’s Center for Quantum Computing, Science and Engineering, or MSU-Q, is taking the next step in its aim to develop a diverse, effective and contemporary quantum-ready workforce by revolutionizing and creating more equitable pathways to quantum science education.
How do Crops Cope with Stress?
MSU researchers are working to help food production adapt to a changing climate by zeroing in on a protein that plants use to survive cold and disease.
Medicaid Expansion Linked to a Reduction in Pre-Pregnancy Depression
The expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act was linked to a lower chance of low-income individuals reporting that they experienced depression before pregnancy, a study led by a Michigan State University researcher found.