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Roxy Sprowl, an Honors College junior, is one of 55 students from 46 colleges and universities selected as 2023 Udall Scholars.
Researchers join forces to deal with data sparsity and inform new ways to conserve a disappearing bird species.
The total is a $49 million increase over 2021 and demonstrates strong progress toward the strategic plan goal of $1 billion in research expenditures by 2030.
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MSU in the news
Airline passengers could be in for a rougher ride, thanks to climate change: Peter Murray, MSU systems administrator, discusses and unpredictable type of turbulence called "clear-air turbulence" and its relationship to climate change.
AI is remaking the world on its terms, and that’s a problem: Zach Kaiser, associate professor of graphic design in the College of Arts and Letters, writes that artificial intelligence is making it harder for humans to have agency in their own lives.
Does manifestation work, or are we just doing it wrong? Tamura Lomax, an associate professor of religious studies at Michigan State University, say the roots and practices of manifestation go back centuries.
Campus initiatives
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.
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