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What Makes a Good Headline?

How can a news organization stand out as a reputable and trustworthy outlet while driving readers to its site?
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MSU ecologists review a century of statistical ecology

Postdoctoral researcher Neil Gilbert is the lead author on a new article in a special collection of the journal "Ecology" that reviews the past century of statistical ecology.
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Study Reveals Disproportionate Incarceration Rates of LGBTQ+ Youth in Juvenile Justice System

Despite representing only 10.5 percent of the U.S. population, the LGBTQ+ community makes up 28 percent of youth incarcerations in the juvenile justice system, according to researchers.
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Report Reveals Michigan Teacher Salaries Lag National Averages, Public Supports Increases

A new report from the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative at Michigan State University sheds light on teacher compensation policy and public opinion on the issue in Michigan.
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1 in 5 U.S. Adults Lost to Suicide Had Recent Jail Experience

A newly published study found that one in five U.S. adults who die by suicide spent at least one night in jail in the year prior to their death.
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Are Carbon-Capture Models Effective?

New research from Michigan State University has found the carbon removal potential of some reforestation models have been over exaggerated by as many as three times of a factor.
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Renaissance Scientists in the Mendoza Lab Tackle Climate Change

José Luis Mendoza Cortés is using the laws of nature to develop computational algorithms with machine learning and artificial intelligence focused on tackling climate change.
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A Vaccine to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

Driven by the overuse of antimicrobials, pathogens are quickly building up resistances to once-successful treatments.
Announcements
Seed Grants Nurture New Directions & Collaborations Campus Wide
MSU’s Ecology, Evolution and Behavior program awarded seed grants to 12 interdisciplinary research teams, providing early funding to help launch innovative projects and secure future external research support across fields ranging from AI to conservation and public health.
Ren and Shipley Named Guggenheim Fellows
Two MSU professors have been named 2026 Guggenheim Fellows: Xuefei Ren, a professor of sociology in the College of Social Science, and Lara Shipley, assistant professor of photography in the College of Arts and Letters’ Department of Art, Art History and Design.

Michigan State University Advances One Health Research at Summit
This faculty-based initiative brought together more than 600 researchers to shape interdisciplinary pathways and position MSU as a national leader in One Health.
Research Foundation Announces New Rosenberg Center Headquarters
The MSU Research Foundation is investing $20 million in the new Rosenberg Center, a campus hub that will bring together startups, researchers, investors and industry partners to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship.
Frank Honored for Advances in Sociological Methods
MSU Research Foundation Distinguished Professor Kenneth Frank received the American Sociological Association’s Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award for pioneering contributions to sociological research methods.
Woodruff Earns Election to Two of the World’s Most Prestigious Scholarly Societies
Woodruff has been elected to the Royal Society and the American Philosophical Society, recognizing her groundbreaking work in reproductive biology and fertility preservation research.