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FRIB's scientific mission
Opening the doors to discovery
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams will be the preeminent user facility of its kind in the world — and home to the world’s most powerful heavy-ion accelerator — funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, the state of Michigan and MSU.
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Training STEM leaders
With nearly $3 million in support from the National Science Foundation, MSU is training today’s students to solve tomorrow’s STEM problems with the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Expanding, strengthening community care
MSU is creating its first fully philanthropically named department, the Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health. The expanded academic unit in Flint will allow for significant growth in faculty as well as increased community programming.
From the Met to MSU
When Mark Rucker’s high school choir teacher told him he’d be performing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York one day, he didn’t believe her. After all, he was a football player and saxophonist — not a singer — and was new to the choir, a reluctant baritone joining at his teacher’s behest.
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Dec. 5, 2022
The year in photos: 2022
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nuclear physics graduate program for past 13 years
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MSU programs ranked in the top 25 nationally
MSU in the news
Washington Post
Are real or artificial Christmas trees better for the environment?: ...real trees may be the preferred choice over artificial ones when it comes to overall sustainability, which also takes into account economic and social impacts, says Bert Cregg, a professor of horticulture and forestry at MSU.
LA Times
Opinion: A blue Christmas song can be a comfort, when everyone else seems to feel joy: When Christmas music starts its multiweek marathon, I often think about songs that recognize how this “most wonderful time of the year” can actually feel far from it. David Stowe teaches religious studies at MSU.
Time
Why it's so hard to resist turning your selfies into Lensa AI art: Some people do get a short-term confidence boost from seeing themselves that way, says Rabindra Ratan, an associate professor at MSU’s Department of Media and Information, who researches the effects of human-technology interaction.
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Making sure this school year is a healthy and safe one takes the entire MSU community working together. All students, staff and faculty members are required to be vaccinated. By getting a COVID-19 vaccine, Spartans can protect themselves, each other and our communities. We are all in this together and, together, we will keep campus safe.
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Campus Initiatives
Strategic Plan: MSU 2030
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.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan
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.
Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Plan
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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