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Michigan’s status as tourism hotspot grows
Published on April 1, 2013
Tourist spending in the Great Lakes State increased about 6 percent in 2012 and should see a similar increase of 5.5 percent in 2013, according to MSU AgBioResearch's Sarah Nicholls and Dan McCole. -
First-ever MSU Science Festival begins April 12
Published on April 1, 2013
The Michigan State University Science Festival will run April 12-21 on the East Lansing campus and feature presentations by MSU AgBioResearch scientists. -
New grant will fund additional work to reduce mastitis, antibiotic use in dairy cattle
Published on March 27, 2013
Integrating MSU Extension and education programs to reduce mastitis and antimicrobial use in dairy cattle is the aim of a new project led by Michigan State University (MSU) AgBioResearch veterinarian Ron Erskine. -
Entomology student catches serious teaching bug, now Olivet dean and provost
Published on March 25, 2013
Learn more about how a former MSU student, now Olivet College dean, Maria Davis, flourished under the direction of MSU entomology professor Dave Smitley. -
“Fat Worms” inch scientists toward better biofuel production
Published on March 15, 2013
Fat worms confirm that researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) have successfully engineered a plant with oily leaves - a feat that could enhance biofuel production as well as lead to improved animal feeds. -
AgBioResearch scientist uses $1.9 million USDA grant to battle bean root rots in African soils
Published on March 13, 2013
A Michigan State University AgBioResearch scientist has received one of five grants issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop varieties of common bean that are resistant to soil-borne pathogens found in East and Southern Africa. -
Carnivores, livestock, people share same space in relative peace
Published on March 12, 2013
In the southern Rift Valley of Kenya, the Maasai people, their livestock and a range of carnivores - from hyenas to lions and bat-eared foxes - are coexisting fairly happily, according to a visiting scholar at MSU. -
Looking at ways to improve fish health in the Great Lakes
Published on March 11, 2013
Learn more about how one MSU AgBioResearch scientist is working to understand how fish in the Great Lakes are affected by stress. -
Scientists confirm first two-headed bull shark
Published on March 7, 2013
Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first-ever, two-headed bull shark.