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FRIB Creates 5 New Isotopes

In creating five new isotopes, an international research team working at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, at Michigan State University has brought the stars closer to Earth.
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Making Voice-Activated Artificial Intelligence More Accessible

As artificial intelligence technology advances, one area lags behind: voice-activated AI. For the more than 80 million people who stutter, voice AI technologies, which are increasingly being used in job hiring practices, can still be impossible to navigate.
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MSU Researchers Find Early, Promising Glioblastoma Treatment

A team of Michigan State University scientists has unveiled a potential game-changer in the fight against glioblastoma, the most common and currently incurable form of brain cancer.
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MSU Takes New Science Teaching Approach to the Rural South

It’s no secret that students in high schools across the nation struggle with learning science, even those with extensive resources and support. But students living in the U.S. rural South — where one in six live below the poverty line — face even more barriers to learning science.
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Uncovering New Insights Into Shoreline Impacts of Great Lakes Ice

Researchers are using drones, phones and a cryogenic wave tank to learn more about freshwater coasts.
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Analyzing Historical Crop Yields Can Reveal Key Soil Health Insights

Newly published research from Michigan State University shows how evaluating historical crop yields across distinct areas of agricultural fields can provide farmers with essential information on soil health characteristics and carbon sequestration.
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Exploring New Frontiers in Educational Research and Generative AI

With recent developments in generative AI, five faculty from the Colleges of Education and Natural Science presented a series of flash talks that explore ways AI can enhance learning environments and education research.
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MSU Researchers Discover Honeybees Can Detect Lung Cancer

Michigan State University researchers have discovered that honeybees can detect biomarkers or chemical concentrations associated with lung cancer in human breath. The researchers have also shown that the honeybees can distinguish between different lung cancer cell types using only the ‘smell’ of the cell cultures. These findings could be used as a model for developing new tests to diagnose lung cancer early.
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.