News
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Playing It Safe -- AgBioResearch Shows that People Avoid Risk in the Face of Mounting Economic Loss
Published on November 2, 2009
Individual investors are liquidating their holdings at record levels as financial markets sink, often absorbing losses to avoid possibly worse pain later. -
Miscounting Bioenergy Benefits May Increase Greenhouse Gas Release
Published on November 2, 2009
A fixable error in the way carbon is counted in current U.S. climate legislation and in the Kyoto Protocol could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using biofuels, says a group of national environmental and land-use scientists. -
CARRS Chairperson Named
Published on October 21, 2009
David Wright has been named chairperson of the MSU Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies (CARRS). -
AgBioResearcher Appointed to Committee Addressing Global Poverty with Ag Development
Published on October 13, 2009
Tom Reardon was named to serve on an experts committee convened by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA) to provide critical input on the current food crisis and poverty alleviation strategies in developing countries. -
MSU Unveils First Large-animal, Open-bore MRI at a U.S. Academic Institution
Published on October 13, 2009
The MSU College of Veterinary Medicine is now equipped with the first large-animal, open-bore MRI at an academic institution. -
'Write Winning Grants' Workshop Offered Again by Popular Demand
Published on October 12, 2009
The MAES Preawards Office is pleased to present the widely acclaimed Write Winning Grants workshop for MSU faculty members on Jan. 6, 2010. -
Potato Genome Will Help Improve World's Top Vegetable Crop, Says AgBioResearch Scientist
Published on October 6, 2009
Now the humble potato has had its genome sequenced. -
Project Aids Environmental Decisions in the Face of Complicated Trade-offs
Published on October 2, 2009
MSU researchers aim to help sort out today's complex problems such as energy shortages, climate change, and pollution. -
MSU Receives $5.4 Million Specialty Crop Grant
Published on October 1, 2009
Michigan State University has received a four-year, $5.4 million grant to improve the quality, yield, drought tolerance and disease resistance of potatoes and tomatoes.