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MSU Researchers Create Method for Breaking Down Plant Materials for Earth-Friendly Energy

With energy costs rising, and the rapidly emerging effects of burning fossil fuels on the global climate, the need has never been greater for researchers to find paths to products and fuels that are truly renewable.
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Identifying Farming Strategies for Global Agricultural Sustainability

It is a fundamental fact of life that the survival of our species is dependent on nations around the globe producing sufficient amounts of nutritious food.
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How Fish Evolved Electric Organs

Spartan researchers helped discover a small genetic tweak in electric fish that has implications for most vertebrates, including humans.
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Soft Implant Monitors Brain and Gut Chemistry

Working with Stanford University, engineers at Michigan State University have invented what they call “NeuroString” — a soft implantable probe that enables researchers to study the chemistry of brain and gut health.
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FRIB Helps Answer Questions About Neutrinos

New theoretical research from FRIB could help answer looming questions about the ghost-like neutrino particle, including its mass and whether it is its own antiparticle.
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New Tool to Detect Species Declines Can Help Protect Biodiversity

An MSU research team has developed a unique model to analyze declining biodiversity and understand the changes occurring within individual species and across broader wildlife communities.
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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.
Doctor Liz Munch

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).
Announcements
Goodway Named Red Cedar Distinguished Professor
Internationally recognized scholar Jackie Goodway has been named a Red Cedar Distinguished Professor. Since 2022, the distinction has recognized faculty who demonstrate exemplary scholarly achievement, teaching excellence and a clear alignment with MSU’s strategic research priorities — strengthening recruitment, recognition and retention of top academic talent across campus.
Wu Selected to Co-chair National Academies Committee on Biotechnology
Felicia Wu, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor and University Distinguished Professor in Michigan State University’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, was selected to serve as co-chair of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM, committee on the ethical, legal, environmental, safety, security, and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering biology research and development.
Trifecta Spring 2025 Awardees Announced
The Trifecta Advisory Council has awarded two award applications for Spring 2025.
2025-26 CIRCLE Seed Grants Request for Proposals
CIRCLE (Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Collaboration, Learning, and Engagement) is excited to offer seed grants to support three projects in 2025-26. This program aims to provide an opportunity for genuine interdisciplinary collaboration among scholars and educators from different fields and areas of focus. The aim of these grants is to help develop new collaborations. We welcome proposals that focus on teaching and learning, research, or creative practice, and we welcome proposals in which team members are changing course or exploring new areas of inquiry.
2025-26 CIRCLE Graduate Fellowship Call for Applications
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Collaboration, Learning, and Engagement (CIRCLE) seeks applicants for its second Graduate Fellowship, 2025-26. See below for the fellowship’s description, eligibility requirements, and how to apply. The application deadline is April 4, 2025.
MSU Forges Strategic Partnership to Solve the Mystery of How Planets Are Formed
Astronomers have long grappled with the question, “How do planets form?” A new collaboration among Michigan State University, Arizona State University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will seek to answer this question with the help of a powerful telescope and high-performance computers.