Insecticides Found to be Primary Driver of Butterfly Decline
Insecticide use is the single largest factor contributing to a decline in total butterfly abundance and species diversity in the Midwest, according to a newly released study.
New FRIB Precision Measurement Program Advances Understanding of Proton Halos
Staff from FRIB’s Low Energy Beam and Ion Trap facility are taking a step in verifying the mass of aluminum-22 in order to observe a halo of protons orbiting the nucleus of the rare isotope.
Changing the Persistent Legacy of Slavery in the Law
Professor Justin Simard and his students in the College of Law, have collected more than 12,000 cases involving enslaved people and more than 40,000 cases in which judges and lawyers have cited these cases as precedent.
If Food is Medicine, Data Helps Determine the Dosage
Heatherlun S. Uphold, assistant professor in the Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health, is trying to make public health information more accessible with the Health Equity Report Card.
What Makes a Good Headline?
How can a news organization stand out as a reputable and trustworthy outlet while driving readers to its site?
MSU ecologists review a century of statistical ecology
Postdoctoral researcher Neil Gilbert is the lead author on a new article in a special collection of the journal "Ecology" that reviews the past century of statistical ecology.
Study Reveals Disproportionate Incarceration Rates of LGBTQ+ Youth in Juvenile Justice System
Despite representing only 10.5 percent of the U.S. population, the LGBTQ+ community makes up 28 percent of youth incarcerations in the juvenile justice system, according to researchers.
Report Reveals Michigan Teacher Salaries Lag National Averages, Public Supports Increases
A new report from the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative at Michigan State University sheds light on teacher compensation policy and public opinion on the issue in Michigan.
1 in 5 U.S. Adults Lost to Suicide Had Recent Jail Experience
A newly published study found that one in five U.S. adults who die by suicide spent at least one night in jail in the year prior to their death.
Are Carbon-Capture Models Effective?
New research from Michigan State University has found the carbon removal potential of some reforestation models have been over exaggerated by as many as three times of a factor.