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Researchers in MSU’s Developmental Speech Laboratory received $3.1 million from the National Institutes of Health for a five-year study examining why stuttering affects some children more negatively than others. The project is the first large-scale longitudinal study to focus on how the adverse impacts of stuttering develop in children.

Astronomers have captured unprecedented, detailed images of two stellar explosions — known as novae — within days of their eruption. The breakthrough provides direct evidence that these explosions are more complex than previously thought, with multiple outflows of material and, in some cases, dramatic delays in the ejection process.

Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation. It’s been at least 30 years since any new treatments have been developed. This is because researchers haven’t had accurate models of the human heart to study. Thanks to new developments from Michigan State University scientists, that is no longer the case.

A Michigan State University–led study explores how social media might strengthen or weaken echo chambers. The study focused on social media use and the attitudes of young people who leave rural areas to attend university and the attitudes of their parents who stay behind.

But a recent study from researchers at Michigan State University’s Department of Psychology found that narcissism is a universal trait with consistent patterns across cultures. Interestingly, their findings indicate the U.S. is not even in the top five countries with the highest levels of narcissism — and that rates are higher among young adults and men.

As a Beinecke Library Fellow, Sara Doan, spent two weeks immersed in the archives of Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, uncovering materials to inform her forthcoming book, Visualizing Pandemics: A History of Data in Action, that focuses on public health communication and the history of persuasion during disease outbreaks

Michigan State University researchers are helping power Michigan’s dry bean industry from seed to shelf through more than a century of innovation and partnership. From elite bean breeding programs to on-farm trials and sustainability research, MSU’s work boosts yields, quality and global competitiveness. Growers and food companies alike say this research is essential to keeping the industry strong, resilient and profitable.

The cherry harvest wrapped up months ago. But in northern Michigan, some growers are already anticipating the spring resurgence of a tiny raptor that could benefit next season’s crop. The American kestrel is the smallest falcon in the U.S. As birds of prey, kestrels deter smaller birds that like to snack on farmers’ fruit. But new research suggests that these winged security guards may have an additional benefit: food safety.