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Will Climate Change Increase the Risk of Aflatoxin in U.S. Corn?

As climate change continues to alter weather patterns around the planet including the Midwest, researchers at Michigan State University are modeling the impact on crops such as corn.
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Facility for Rare Isotope Beams Officially Opens

Michigan State University’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a user facility for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, opened its doors to discovery with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 2 May.
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MSU Researchers Create a Magnet Made of One Molecule

Sometimes making a brand-new type of box requires outside-the-box thinking, which is exactly what Michigan State University chemists used to create an eight-atom, magnetic cube.
WKAR debuts 'Music for Social Justice' television series

WKAR, College of Music debut 'Music for Social Justice' television series

WKAR Public Media and the College of Music at Michigan State University announced May 2 the upcoming broadcast premiere of "Music for Social Justice," a new television series exploring societal issues through music and the personal stories of the artists behind the music.
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Spartans Discover a Blueprint for Nature’s ‘High-End Machinery’

Working with tiny bacteria, Michigan State University researchers led by Lee Kroos have made a discovery about intramembrane proteases that could have big implications for biology.
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Building ‘Nanofactories’ to Help Make Medicines and More

Thanks to a lesser-known feature of microbiology, Michigan State University researchers have helped open a door that could lead to medicines, vitamins and more being made at lower costs and with improved efficiency.
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Multi-Institutional Diaspora Solidarities Lab Launches with $2 Million Mellon Grant

A $2 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has helped launch the Diaspora Solidarities Lab (DSL), a Black feminist digital humanities initiative that supports solidarity work in Black and Ethnic Studies with a commitment to transformative justice.
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2022 Innovation Celebration

Each year, the MSU Innovation Celebration honors Michigan State University researchers who reported an invention, licensed a technology or were awarded patents during the academic year. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in technology transfer and commercialization, corporate engagement, and sponsored research.
Announcements
MSU Research Foundation Designates $75M to Propel Michigan State’s Vision for a Far Better World
In a bold demonstration of philanthropic leadership and long-standing commitment to Michigan State University, the MSU Research Foundation has designated $75 million over the next eight years to support the university’s comprehensive campaign, Uncommon Will, Far Better World.
Michigan State University Ranked Among the Top 100 U.S. Universities for Utility Patents in 2024 by the National Academy of Inventors
The Top 100 U.S. Universities List is an annual ranking created to highlight and celebrate U.S. universities that play a large role in advancing innovation and invention in the United States.
Trifecta Announces Spring 2025 Projects
The Trifecta Initiative Facilitating Fund (TIFF) Awards are designed to provide investigators from the Trifecta Initiative colleges with resources towards federally funded NIH or NSF proposals.
Celebrating the 2025 Postdoctoral Excellence Awardees at MSU
Michigan State University proudly recognizes two exceptional postdoctoral scholars for their outstanding contributions to research. Selected through a highly competitive nomination and peer-review process, Dr. Miguel Chirivi, Ph.D., D.V.M., and Dr. Ajmir Khan, Ph.D., were honored with the 2025 Postdoctoral Excellence in Research Awards (PERA).
MSU Salutes Breakthroughs in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at 2025 Innovation Celebration
Michigan State University’s Innovation Center hosted the highly anticipated 2025 Innovation Celebration on April 1 at the Kellogg Center, honoring the trailblazers advancing research, entrepreneurship, and economic development in the region and beyond.
Xia Named MSU AgBioResearch Associate Director
Kang Xia has been named associate director of Michigan State University AgBioResearch. Her appointment begins April 14.