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Donahue named director of MSU Institute of Water Research
Published on February 8, 2017
Darrell W. Donahue, chair of the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering since July 2015, has been named director of the Michigan State University’s Institute of Water Research (IWR). His appointment is effective immediately. -
Supersizing world's nature havens would add people to valued species list
Published on January 30, 2017
A group of scientists is recommending giving the world's nature reserves a makeover to defend not only flora and fauna, but people, too. -
MSU lands nearly $2M USAID grant to help feed Haiti
Published on January 27, 2017
MSU secured a $2 million award from USAID's Mission to Haiti to help re-establish agricultural production capacities to sustainably produce beans for household food and nutritional security in the future. -
Wheat virus crosses over, harms native grasses
Published on January 19, 2017
In the current issue of the Journal of Ecology, researchers from MSU, University of Kansas and University of Virginia show that farmers and scientists need to think about how best to protect native plants from diseases emanating from crops. -
New MSU research addresses gap between research and practice in sustainable agriculture
Published on January 19, 2017
A six-year research effort by MSU AgBioResearch scientists found a big difference in the yields produced by alternative agricultural practices in commercial fields compared with the same practices in the small experimental plots used to test them. -
Project focuses on reducing pathogen threat in low-flow water systems
Published on January 13, 2017
Low-flow building water systems pose potential health hazards because they may cause an increase in disease-causing organisms and harmful chemicals. A new project led by Purdue University and joined by MSU researchers strives to help solve the problem. -
Sustainability roundtable conversation looks ahead to environmental issues for 2017
Published on January 10, 2017
MSU AgBioResearch director Doug Buhler joins other Michigan agriculture leaders to discuss key environmental issues facing the state in 2017. -
Alliance to more than double research, outreach investment in Michigan’s animal agriculture industry
Published on January 9, 2017
The Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture (M-AAA) has announced it will invest nearly $1.5 million in 2017, more than twice the amount of previous years, to support research and outreach to benefit the animal agriculture industry in Michigan. -
MSU lands $1 Million USAID grant to fight Zika
Published on January 5, 2017
Michigan State University has landed a highly competitive grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to fight the Zika virus in Mexico.