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MSU to Expand Chip-Testing Facility at FRIB to Meet Critical National Need

The K500 Chip Testing Facility at FRIB will help meet the current national shortfall of testing capacity for advanced microelectronics, including those used for commercial spaceflight, wireless technology, and autonomous vehicles.
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MSU is Helping Shape the Future of Particle Physics

Spartan researchers are participating in the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5), a subgroup within the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP), which is advancing U.S. particle physics research.
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CREATE for STEM Scholars Receive Grant to Reimagine High School Physics

Michigan State University scholars from the CREATE for STEM Institute will use a $1.9 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to reimagine how energy is taught in high school physics courses.
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MSU Works to Make Drinking Water Safer by Fighting Contaminants

MSU has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, to better understand the amount of pathogens and disinfection byproducts in drinking water distribution systems and to assess associated health risks.
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More trained leaders needed to solve global water Crisis

MSU is looking to address global water issues by developing a graduate training program to create a highly competent workforce with the broad technological, scientific and cultural skills needed to resolve current and future water challenges.
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How Plants Respond to Environmental Threats with Proper Defense

A study from the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory (PRL) Howe lab looks at how plants respond to environmental threats in the correct way.
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Scientists Identify Win-Win Situations with Biodiversity and Farming

Michigan State University’s Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, or CSIS, identify ways for landowners in rural areas to be able to capitalize on win-win situations, whether they have fruitful land or not.
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MSU Scientists Find Plants' Ability to Fight Climate Change is Weakening

New research indicating that plants' ability to absorb carbon dioxide may have stalled, suggesting that perhaps we shouldn't put all our climate mitigation hopes in too many plant-based strategies either, at least for the time being.
Announcements
Inaugural ADVICE Cohort Announced
The inaugural Academy for Developing Visionary Institutes and Center of Excellence (ADVICE) cohort has been announced.
MTRAC Innovation Hub for AgBio 2025 Full Grant Cycle Proposals Now Open
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Innovation Hub for AgBio (AgBio Hub) announces the opening of its 2025 Full Grant award cycle with proposals due on November 22, 2024.
MSU Research Foundation Announces Annual Grant to Support Research and Innovation at MSU
The Michigan State University Research Foundation has announced an $11.8 million grant funding commitment to Michigan State University for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year.
Global Impact Initiative Success Leads to New Phase
The Global Impact faculty recruiting initiative will continue and expand in 2024-2025 to address the research themes outline in the MSU 2030 Strategic Plan.
Research and Innovation Internal Grant Programs: Call for Proposals
The Discretionary Funding Initiative, Humanities and Arts Research Program, and Strategic Partnership Grants are now open for the Fall semester and accepting applications. Deadlines for submission vary by program.
Shared Research Infrastructure: Call for Proposals Due Oct. 15, 2024
OR&I announces a new call for proposals for shared infrastructure requests with a submission deadline of October 15, 2024.