Michigan State University's Council of Research Deans (CORD) functions as a "think tank," providing analytical resources to the Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies.

Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and other threats to the national security, foreign policy or economy of the United States. OFAC acts under Presidential national emergency powers, as well as authority granted by specific legislation, to impose controls on transactions and freeze assets under US jurisdiction. Many of the sanctions are based on United Nations and other international mandates, are multilateral in scope, and involve close cooperation with allied governments. 

Michigan State University's Conflict of Interest Office: http://coi.msu.edu/

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is a public-private partnership serving as the state's marketing arm and lead agency for business, talent and jobs, tourism, film and digital incentives, arts and cultural grants, and overall economic growth. MEDC offers a number of business assistance services and capital programs for business attraction and acceleration, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships, talent enhancement and urban and community development. MEDC, founded in 1999, also developed and manages the state's popular Pure Michigan brand.

IT Services is MSU's central IT unit, part of the Libraries, Computing and Technology division. It was reorganized in 2012.

NASA's vision: To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.

The Management Education Center is a full service conference center located in Southeast Michigan 20 miles north of Detroit. The Center is available for business meetings, receptions and private functions.

The Center's meeting facilities provide a first-class, professional environment for conferences, meetings and training programs. The formal dining room, dramatic lobby and outdoor patio area also provide a perfect setting for dinners, cocktail receptions and other social functions.

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is a set of United States government regulations that control the export and import of defense-related articles and services on the United States Munitions List (USML)

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the public good.