Wednesday, August 14, 2019
The three universities that make up Michigan’s University Research Corridor (URC) ― Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University ― continue to lead the…
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
2008 – Anil Jain, Michigan State University Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering, creates an automatic image retrieval system that enables law enforcement agencies to match scars, marks…
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Thursday, September 30, 2004
2004 – Herbert Ross, associate professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University, and Mitchell T. Copeland, DO, who had a fellowship in arthroscopy, sports…
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Friday, January 1, 1999
1999 – Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Kris Berglund patents his salt substitute made from lysine, which is fermented from corn starch. The salt substitute is marketed as…
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Tuesday, January 27, 1987
1987 – Professor of materials science and mechanics Robert Hubbard patents a safety device known as the Head and Neck Support device, or HANS, which he developed with race car…
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Tuesday, January 1, 1985
1985 – Michigan State University educational researchers Glenda Lappan, Elizabeth Phillips, William Fitzgerald and Mary Winter, with support from National Science Foundation (NSF) professional development grants, develop an innovative…
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Friday, January 1, 1960
1960s – Chemistry professor Barnett Rosenberg and colleagues Loretta VanCamp and Thomas Krigas observe that certain platinum compounds inhibit cell division, and by 1969 demonstrate that these compounds…
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Sunday, January 1, 1950
1950 – Though popcorn has been available in Central and South America for centuries, Michigan State University Professor Stephen T. Dexter researched – and then patented – a…
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