Wealthy People are Both the Cause and the Solution to Climate Change
Wealthy people are the cause of a huge amount of global warming but are also the ones with the most ability - and responsibility - to fight climate change, MSU Sociology's Dr. Tom Dietz and others have reported in a new paper for the journal Nature Energy.
How Physicians are Using Machine Learning to Predict COVID-19 Mortality
Advancements in artificial intelligence, automation, and machine learning are changing the landscape of healthcare as we know it. That means bridging the gap between technological innovation and medicine has never been more important.
Making Sense of Life: Genes, Environment and Evolution
Michigan State University researchers are shedding light on a mystery of evolution with support from a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health: How is it that within the same species, individual responses to stimuli can dramatically differ?
Empowering Spartans with an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Michigan State University’s entrepreneurial mindset is instilled in Spartan students, no matter their major or experience level.
Ten Students, Four Alumni Nominated for Prestigious Graduate School Scholarships
Michigan State University has nominated 10 undergraduate students and four alumni for nationally competitive graduate school scholarships: the Churchill Scholarship, the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarship.
My Sense of Smell, Who Cares?!?
Dr. Honglei Chen is an MSU Foundation Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the MSU College of Human Medicine. He studies the development of Parkinson’s disease and dementia with the ultimate goal of disease prevention and healthy aging. More recently, he has focused his research on understanding the poor sense of smell as a prodromal symptom for neurodegeneration and as a marker for accelerated aging.
Building Greener Vehicles with Help from Plants
Spartan engineers and Ford Motor Co. are creating new polymers and composites for the automotive industry using sustainable materials from nature.
MSU Receives $2 Million EPA Grant to Explore Biosolid Treatments
The group will investigate the impact of current biosolid treatment methods used by wastewater treatment facilities on a variety of pollutants in soil, water and plants.
Developing a Guide for Working with Tribal Communities
The Reciprocal Research Guidebook provides a framework for establishing sustainable and equitable partnerships between faculty and Indigenous Nations.
Building a More Complete Picture of Early Brain Development
MSU is leading a large international study to understand the genes involved in brain development and possible connections to psychiatric and neurological disorders.