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No. 11 MSU used a 15-0 run over the final six-plus minutes and came back from a 16-point deficit to beat Illinois, 79-65, at State Farm Center on Saturday night.The win was the 354th Big Ten Conference victory for MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo, passing former Indiana coach Bob Knight for the most conference wins in league history.

MSU celebrates Black History Month each year throughout the month of February. This month is dedicated to highlighting the U.S. history of Black and African American people. Colleges, units and student organizations will host commemorative events across campus.

Teresa K. Woodruff joined an elite group of Americans who have received two national medals of honor when President Joe Biden announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science on Jan. 3.

New book documents more than a century of Black history at MSU: MSU Distinguished Professor in the Department of History, Vice Provost and Graduate School Dean Pero Dagbovie is the author of a new book chronicling their history and impact at MSU. It’s called “Forever in the Path: The Black Experience at Michigan State University.”
 

“Molecule that made the universe” has more sources than we thought: Marcos Dauntus, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the College of Natural Science, shared his findings from a recent study on new pathways for the formation of trihydrogen and what it could mean for chemical reactions.

Why do so many retirement-age scientists keep working?: Roger Baldwin, Erickson Distinguished Chair Emeritus at the College of Education, offered his research on the push for those in academia who want to continue researching into retirement.

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.