The mission of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports is to provide leadership, scholarship and outreach that transforms the face of youth sports in ways that maximize the beneficial physical, psychological, and social effects of participation for children and youth while minimizing detrimental effects.

The mission of CNBI is to develop nanostructured, biomimetic-interface architectures that express membrane-protein activities and can be used to produce high-value devices and processes.

The Center for the Study of Curriculum Policy (CSC) at Michigan State University focuses on research related to curricular issues in K-12 schooling, assessment theory, and the effects of curriculum on academic achievement. A special focus concerns the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, teacher education and preparation, and student achievement. Other research topics include educational policy related to mathematics, science education, and testing in general.

The Center for Physical Activity and Health (CPAH) was founded in 2004 and is a collaboration between the Michigan State University Department of Kinesiology in the College of Education and the Department of Epidemiology in the College of Human Medicine. The mission of CPAH is to study the effect of physical activity on human health and well-being throughout the life span. Our aim is to position MSU as a leader for impacting the lives of Michigan and U.S. citizens in terms of appropriate physical activity intervention strategies.

The Composite Vehicle Research Center focuses on the design and testing of composite structures for light-weight, environment-friendly, durable and safe vehicles.

The MSU Water Science Network is an effort to link the many water-related research and programs across campus. The Network’s goal is to build rapid synergies and working relationships among faculty, facilitate joint research grants, and promote MSU as a center of excellence in water. 

MSU-TGEF collaborates with researchers to develop transgenic and genome edited organisms by providing support at all stages of the genome editing work process from target strategy to generation of transgenic systems.

The SOAR Telescope is a partnership between the Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações (MCTIC) of the Federal Republic of Brazil, the U.S. National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), (funded by the United States National Science Foundation), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), and Michigan State University (MSU). 

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) assists faculty across the College of Education in preparing grant applications to external/internal funding agencies and supports the research interests and activities of the faculty of the College. The support may consist of budget development, interpreting the Request for Proposal (RFP), completing essential forms, obtaining University sign offs, and submission via electronic application processes. ORA staff will serve as the liaison with MSU’s Contract & Grant Administration, other MSU departments, and the funding agency.

The overall goal of the Reproductive and Developmental Sciences Program at Michigan State University is to leverage and expand ongoing collaborations between faculty working in animal science, human medicine, veterinary medicine, genetics, and regenerative medicine and to further formalize this unique trans disciplinary focus in a manner that will enhance the rate of scientific discovery and the quality of graduate and postdoctoral training.