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MSU researchers honored for outstanding genetics article
Published on April 29, 2016
A team of Michigan State University researchers, led by AgBioResearch scientist Richard Lenski, has been honored for having one of the top three articles published in the journal Genetics in 2015. -
Planting tips to attract and protect pollinators focus of new MSU publication
Published on April 28, 2016
Michigan State University (MSU) entomologist David Smitley has spearheaded a multistate collaboration to create a new online publication offering tips on how best to protect pollinators in urban landscapes. -
MSU scientists solve additional pieces of ‘extraordinary cofactor’ puzzle
Published on April 26, 2016
Researchers at Michigan State University have made new progress in understanding how microbial cells manufacture a recently discovered "cofactor," a complex molecule that’s attached to a protein, allowing it to complete a simple biological process. -
Three MSU researchers celebrated as top innovators
Published on April 15, 2016
Three Michigan State University professors have been recognized for their accomplishments in innovative technology and research during the sixth annual MSU Innovation Celebration. -
MSU professor lands prestigious Charles F. Kettering Award for photosynthesis research
Published on March 30, 2016
David M. Kramer, MSU Hannah Distinguished Professor in photosynthesis and bioenergetics, is the recipient of the American Society of Plant Biologists 2016 Charles F. Kettering Award. -
Michigan State University awarded $4.4 million for food security work in Mali
Published on March 24, 2016
MSU has been awarded $4.4 million from USAID in Mali to strengthen the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy and its efforts to battle hunger, reduce poverty and improve nutrition through better food policy. -
Newly discovered nanowires leaves manmade technology in their dust
Published on March 24, 2016
A microbial protein fiber discovered by a Michigan State University AgBioResearch scientist transports charges at rates high enough to be applied in manmade nanotechnologies. -
Research with an eye toward improving retinopathy treatment
Published on March 23, 2016
MSU AgBioResearch associate professor of physiology Julia Busik and her team recently published research that has implications for new, noninvasive treatment of diabetic retinopathy and, potentially, other diabetic complications. -
MSU researchers put new science to the test to solve global sustainability challenges
Published on March 17, 2016
Sustainability scholar Jianguo "Jack" Liu has been putting the award-winning telecoupling framework to the test to examine the often unseen and unaccounted for consequences, good and bad, that come with distant human-nature interaction.