Timothy and Bernadette Marquez, through The Timothy and Bernadette Marquez Foundation, have committed $7 million to the Michigan State University College of Nursing.
The largest gift in the college’s history, the commitment will be used to help fund a new nursing addition to the MSU Life Sciences Building. More »
Research led by a Michigan State University astronomer has added to the mystery that are black holes – those stars that have died, collapsed into themselves and now have such a strong gravitational field that not even light can escape from them.
Stephen Zepf and colleagues report they were not able to confirm the presence of a medium-sized black hole in a place previously considered most likely for them to be found – a globular cluster. More »
With the beginning of fall semester just around the corner, parents and students have questions and concerns ranging from financial aid to campus safety to heath issues.
Michigan State University experts can provide insightful information on a wide-range of these topics including the college application process, internet addiction, paying for college, credit card use, eating disorders and more. More »
Consumer confidence in Michigan has dropped to a historic low – and most residents do not believe the economy will rebound anytime soon, according to Michigan State University’s latest State of the State Survey.
The spring 2008 survey finds that 57.3 percent of the state’s residents believe they’re worse off now than they were a year ago – a record high – while only 20.4 percent believe they’re better off, a record low. More »
From 1983 to 2003, nearly 27,000 young boys and men fled civil war in the Republic of Sudan. These “Lost Boys of Sudan” trekked 1,000 miles across Africa only to face starvation, wild animals and disease.
Benjamin Ajak of the San Diego area, a Lost Boy and co-author of “They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky,” will relate his personal journey to freedom during visits to East Lansing as part of “One Book, One Community” events in August and September. More »
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New research by Hui Liu, assistant professor of sociology at MSU, contends that the health of people who never marry has vastly improved, narrowing the gap with their wedded counterparts. Read the New York Times article.
Listen to a conversation with Dennis Martell, MSU coordinator for health education. Martell talks about the facts, myths, and misconceptions surrounding the health, alcohol use, and sexuality of today’s college students. More Podcasts »
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