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Two hundred and seventy-one Michigan State University graduates accomplished a perfect 4.0 GPA, receiving the Board of Trustees’ Award for academic excellence.

WKA, part of Michigan State University Broadcasting Services, has been named 2024 Michigan Public Television Station of the Year by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.

For many MSU health sciences researchers, addressing underrecognized issues and including undertreated communities in their work is essential to building a healthier Michigan where no one is left behind. 

Americans who don't want children have doubled in 20 years: Jennifer Watling Neal and Zachary Neal, professors in the Department of Psychology at the College of Social Science, offered results from a study done finding a growing number of Americans do not want to have children.

After years of warnings, brown rice still contains this toxic metal. Why it’s there — and how harmful it is: Felicia Wu, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor and University Distinguished Professor at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, shared research on higher levels of arsenic in brown rice compared to white rice.

MSU creates $15M fund to help fill research gaps amid federal funding cuts: MSU President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., commented on the importance of sustaining the university’s research and educational opportunities, including the university’s newly launched endowment fund.

MSU used an inclusive and comprehensive strategic planning process to create a shared vision for the future and a common set of principles and values to guide our work.

To recognize the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion as a foundation for university, MSU is using a comprehensive DEI planning process focusing on those values and working in collaboration with the overall strategic planning process.

The RVSM Strategic Plan stems from work by leading researchers and experts in the field to develop a plan for survivor services, prevention efforts, and climate and culture change initiatives.