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Capturing Carbon With Crops, Trees and Bioenergy

MSU researchers find an integrated approach to land management practices can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates.
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Putting Together the Puzzle of Topological Data Analysis

As a high school student, Dr. Liz Munch decided she did not want to be a math nerd and opted to pursue a music degree instead. Now, Dr. Munch has found her calling in an exciting area of math known as topological data analysis (TDA).
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Research Team Receives $769K Grant to Develop Rapid Test for Pathogens

A Michigan State University-led research team has received a $769,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop a rapid biosensor test for foodborne pathogens.
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Working to Stop the Spread of Breast Cancer

Spartans are unveiling and studying chemical clues that could lead to better diagnoses and treatments for a metastatic form of breast cancer with support from a $2 million NIH grant.
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What Guppy Guts Can Teach Us About Evolution

On the list of scientific tools that help us understand health, evolution or the environment, the Trinidadian guppy doesn't often come to mind. Michigan State researchers reveal how these guppies can help understand the gut microbiome as organisms evolve.
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Campus Convening on Climate Change Opens Doors for New Ideas, Collaboration and Impact

In one of the first major implementation events of the MSU Strategic Plan 2030, more than 160 faculty, staff and students came together on April 20 for the Campus Convening on Climate Change: Our Planet, Our Food, Our People, to share ideas for the development of a comprehensive research agenda around climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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Examining the Role of Microbes in Climate Change

The American Society for Microbiology has issued a new report, “Microbes and Climate Change: Science, People, and Impacts,” examining the relationship between microbes and climate change.
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PET scanner arrives at Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Center

Michigan's first total body PET/CT scanner arrived on May 9 at the Michigan State University Radiopharmacy in the Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building.
Announcements
Henry Ford + MSU Research Affinity Group Funding Deadline
This funding opportunity supports Henry Ford and MSU scientists coming together through multi-team, formal and/or informal meetings to explore new collaborations and bolster novel scientific communities.
Feltz Receives Hetherington Award from National Academy of Kinesiology
University Distinguished Professor and Chairperson Emerita Deborah J. Feltz received the 2024 Hetherington Award from the National Academy of Kinesiology.
NSF Multifactor Authentication Implementation effective October 27
Effective on October 27, NSF Research.gov users must complete a one-time multifactor authentication (MFA) enrollment process and use the selected MFA for Research.gov actions. 
Sawtelle Named American Physical Society Fellow
Vashti Sawtelle, associate professor of physics, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Digital Humanities and Literary Cognition Lab Receives Mellon Grant
“Creativity in the Time of COVID-19: Art as Medicine,” a four-year project that began in January 2021 at Michigan State University’s College of Arts and Letters received support from a $3 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.