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The MSU Innovation Center transforms research into real-world impact through corporate research partnerships, technology transfer, and startup support.
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MSU’s Beal Botanical Garden is now BGCI-accredited—first in Michigan to earn this honor. “We are working to make our world a better place,” said Katie Fry. To read more, click here: bit.ly/3Q1XyqT #MSUInnovation #TechTransfer #BealGarden #PlantConservation
December 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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The 2025 MSU Innovation Center Annual Report is here! From restoring Michigan’s Rosen Rye with Mammoth Distilling, to launching IORA Nature Tech’s AI-powered carbon mapping platform, and advancing synthetic vaccine technology with IASO Therapeutics. Read more: bit.ly/3Q1XyqT #MSUTech
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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MSU’s Federica Brandizzi has been named director of the MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab. “I am honored to serve… and to work with such an outstanding group of scientists,” she said. To read more, click here: innovationcenter.msu.edu/fe...

#MSUInnovation #PlantScience #ResearchImpact #LeadershipInScience
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Brian Wright, Ph.D., RTTP, CLP, has been hired as the new Executive Director of MSUT following a competitive nationwide search. To read more, click here: innovationcenter.msu.edu/brian-wright...

#Leadership #MSUT
October 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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MSU will receive a 2025 Golden Goose Award for the scientific success and global impact of cisplatin. To read more, click here: innovationcenter.msu.edu/msus-cisplat...

#Cisplatin #CancerResearch #MSU #GoldenGooseAward #ScientificDiscovery #HealthcareInnovation #CuriosityDrivenResearch
September 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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AIMBE has inducted Christopher H. Contag, director of MSU's Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, into its College of Fellows. To read more, click here: buff.ly/bZYjnqU

#AIMBE #BiomedicalEngineering #MedicalInnovation #MolecularImaging #MSUEngineering #EngineeringExcellence
August 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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A team at MSU are collaborating with researchers at UC, Riverside to create a new light-activated “smart” bomb to treat aggressive breast cancer. To read more, click here: buff.ly/jGx4UWp

#BreastCancerResearch #SpartansWill #CancerTreatment #Biochemistry #ChemicalEngineering #InnovativeTherapies
August 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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MSU’s Child Development Lab is making an exciting expansion to Lansing’s Eastside, bringing its top-tier early childhood education programs to a new state-of-the-art facility on Michigan Avenue. To read more, click here: buff.ly/yqXOZOZ

#ChildDevelopmentLab #EarlyChildhoodEd #LansingEastside
June 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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A study from MSU's College of Human Medicine and DePaul University finds in-person mental health treatment to be more successful for young patients, despite a growing number of apps and online support. To read more, click here: buff.ly/EMEgUvT

#YouthMentalHealth #AnxietyAwareness #ChronicCondition
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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MSU has named 9 recipients of the 2025 MSU International Awards, presented by International Studies and Programs. The International Awards program is now in it's 35th year. To read more, click here: buff.ly/RQQkqXP

#MSUInternationalAwards #GlobalImpact #SpartanPride #InternationalStudies
June 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Paul Reiss and Mike Meadows have turned their love of ice cream into business venture Protein Pints. After a successful start, Protein Pints is now preparing to launch in about 1,800 Kroger stores. To read more, click here: buff.ly/rbQjKqG

#ProteinPints #StartupSuccess #Entrepreneurship #IceCream
June 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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PRHI announced the winners of the 2025 Patient Safety Technology Challenge Grand Awards at CES® 2025. Among the notable runners-up was Reel Free, a team from MSU, recognized as the MSU Student Startup of the Year 2024. To read the article, click here: buff.ly/UB4owfn

#PatientSafety #HealthTech
June 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Michigan State University's Broad College of Business is fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs through their Entrepreneurship Camp for high school students. To read the article, click here: buff.ly/gYh529T

#Entrepreneurship #BusinessEducation #DiversityInBusiness #FutureLeaders #MSUBroad
May 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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MSU researchers are tackling challenges that impact our environment, health and future well-being. Nick Haddad, Gemma Reguera, Laura McCabe and Michael Thoennessen were just recognized as 2024 fellows of AAAS. To read more, click here: buff.ly/qsJHvDM

#MSU #AAASFellows #ScientificExcellence
May 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The journey of CMP4, MSU's middle school mathematics curriculum, marks a huge milestone this academic year as it transitions from development to active classroom use. This fourth edition builds on a legacy spanning over 30 years. To read more, click here: buff.ly/MUsFfXs

#CMP4 #EducationInnovation
May 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Recent MSU grads have developed the Safety Straw, an innovative product that changes color from yellow to red when detecting date-rape drugs in beverages. It was founded by Jack Rushlow and Zachary Ziemba. To read the article, click here: buff.ly/gF4ofxn

#SafetyStraw #DrinkSpikingPrevention
May 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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New research reveals that climate change could significantly weaken human gut microbiomes. Heat stress induces complex changes in gut microbiota, increases oxygen levels, and overproduces stress hormones.
To read more, click here: buff.ly/ji25YY5

#ClimateChange #HumanHealth #GutHealth
May 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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U.S. butterfly populations have dropped by 22% in just two decades. However, MSU research shows that reducing unnecessary pesticide use could help them recover. To read more, click here: buff.ly/cMnosMX

#ButterflyConservation #InsectDecline #Biodiversity #Ecology #PollinatorHealth #ClimateAction
May 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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MSU ranks no. 38 among the 395 universities included in Washington Monthly’s 2019 College Ranking, improving nine spots from last year. MSU also ranks no. 20 among public research universities. To read more, click here: buff.ly/wkKPWee

#MichiganStateUniversity #MSURankings #CollegeRankings
May 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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An understudied area of early life stress is gut health and how it affects immune system function.

Professor Adam Moeser is uncovering groundbreaking answers to questions on the topic. To read more, click here: buff.ly/IPG6I0y

#EarlyLifeStress #GutHealth #ImmuneSystem #AnimalWelfare #MSUVeterinary
May 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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MSU launched its revolutionary cybercrime training program as the FBI reported a 10% annual rise in digital threats. The free training equips corrections staff to combat online crimes. To read more, click here: buff.ly/s5HOsVE

#MSUCybercrime #CybersecurityTraining #LawEnforcement #MDOC
May 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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A new bee collection at MSU is preserving vital data for future research on bee decline, biodiversity, and climate change. To read more, click here: buff.ly/qCN4H6w

#PollinatorResearch #BeeConservation #Biodiversity #Entomology #AJCookARC #MichiganBees #ClimateChange #ResearchInnovation
May 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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MSU study reveals dopamine’s unexpected role in memory devaluation. To read the story, click here: buff.ly/FjfNG3v

#DopamineResearch #Neuroscience #MemoryProcessing #MichiganStateUniversity #Psychology #BrainChemistry #AddictionResearch #Neuropsychiatry #RewardSystem #ScientificDiscovery
May 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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MSU junior Madhav Aggarwal alongside junior Tanvi Gadamsetti were awarded Student Startup of the Year for their company BRCĒ. Their product line makes shoelaces that never come untied; a frustrating issue solved for athletes and more. To read more, click here: buff.ly/ikmHbqS

#StudentEntrepreneurs
May 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Dr. André Bachmann was recently honored as Innovator of the Year at the 2025 Innovation Celebration, recognizing his transformative contributions to rare genetic disorder treatment. To read more, click here: buff.ly/BPJ9gOn

#GeneticResearch #CollaborationInHealthcare #SpartansWill
April 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM