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Features

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Will Climate Change Increase the Risk of Aflatoxin in U.S. Corn?

As climate change continues to alter weather patterns around the planet including the Midwest, researchers at Michigan State University are modeling the impact on crops such as corn.
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Facility for Rare Isotope Beams Officially Opens

Michigan State University’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a user facility for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, opened its doors to discovery with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 2 May.
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Strategic Plan 2030 Research Implementation

Learn more about the Discovery, Creativity and Innovation for Excellence and Global Impact pillar of the strategic plan.
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Featured Program: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

The EEB's work spans a breathtaking swath of life, across the globe from molecules to the biosphere. Studying and teaching biodiversity's origins and maintenance, the program is inspired by the diverse community we make.
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MSU Researchers Create a Magnet Made of One Molecule

Sometimes making a brand-new type of box requires outside-the-box thinking, which is exactly what Michigan State University chemists used to create an eight-atom, magnetic cube.
WKAR debuts 'Music for Social Justice' television series

WKAR, College of Music debut 'Music for Social Justice' television series

WKAR Public Media and the College of Music at Michigan State University announced May 2 the upcoming broadcast premiere of "Music for Social Justice," a new television series exploring societal issues through music and the personal stories of the artists behind the music.
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MSU Graduate is Two-Time Gates Cambridge Scholar

Jasmine Jordan, a 2021 graduate from the College of Social Science, has been named a Gates Cambridge Scholar for the second time. In fall 2022, she will begin a doctorate in criminology at the University of Cambridge.
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Graduate Student Wins Best Abstract at Portuguese and Hispanic Symposium

Andrea Hernando, a second-year graduate student in Spanish as a Second or Bilingual Language at Michigan State University, recently won the 2022 Best Abstract in Linguistics Award at the Graduate Portuguese and Hispanic Symposium at Georgetown University.
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Spartans Discover a Blueprint for Nature’s ‘High-End Machinery’

Working with tiny bacteria, Michigan State University researchers led by Lee Kroos have made a discovery about intramembrane proteases that could have big implications for biology.
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Building ‘Nanofactories’ to Help Make Medicines and More

Thanks to a lesser-known feature of microbiology, Michigan State University researchers have helped open a door that could lead to medicines, vitamins and more being made at lower costs and with improved efficiency.