Michigan State University plant scientists have discovered another piece of the genetic puzzle that controls how plants respond to high temperatures. That may allow plant breeders to create new varieties of crops that flourish in warmer, drier climates.
Publish Date: Oct. 07, 2008
Girls who don’t share a common language may have more difficulty adjusting socially than boys, according to surprising new Michigan State University research looking at language acquisition among young children.
Publish Date: Oct. 06, 2008 | Multimedia: 
Michigan State University’s College of Engineering will receive a $75,000 Innovation Generation grant from the Motorola Foundation in support of a program to introduce middle- and high-school teachers and students to innovative and inspiring engineering design concepts.
Publish Date: Oct. 06, 2008
The United States lacks the standards to ensure that producing biofuels from cellulose won't cause environmental harm, says a distinguished group of international scientists. But because the industry is so young, policymakers have an exceptional opportunity to develop incentive programs to ensure the industry doesn’t harm the environment.
Publish Date: Oct. 03, 2008
Michigan State University has secured $57 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to expand its role in the largest research project ever to study children’s health and the causes of ailments such as autism, cerebral palsy and asthma.
Publish Date: Oct. 03, 2008 | Multimedia:
Over the past week, “ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” has been working around the clock to build a new home for Arlene Nickless and her three sons, Aaron, 11, Noah, 9, and Andrew, 7 – who now have the opportunity to become future Spartans, thanks to an educational partnership between Michigan State University and Lansing Community College.
Publish Date: Oct. 03, 2008
Unless they’re driving floats, motorists may want to know how to get around Michigan State University’s 2008 Homecoming Parade.
Publish Date: Oct. 01, 2008
The Michigan State University Alumni Association will present 13 major awards at its annual Grand Awards ceremony Thursday, Oct. 2, during MSU’s Homecoming Week.
Publish Date: Oct. 01, 2008
New additions to a proposed financial system bailout plan would carry it over the $700 billion mark originally estimated to free up the credit market.
Publish Date: Oct. 01, 2008 | Multimedia: 
Sen. Barack Obama will hold a Change We Need rally Oct. 2 at Michigan State University.
Publish Date: Sept. 30, 2008
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