Animals that regularly dine on toxic food may hold clues for designing new drugs to treat persistent pain in humans.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Michigan State University
Michigan State University Spartans work to advance the common good in uncommon ways. The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratised higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world - on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation - and is home to a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.
Links
Displaying 181 - 200 of 473 articles
Most methods of determining whether electoral maps are fair require a lot of math and some tough computation. But there is an easier way.
Archaeologists used to dig primarily at sites that were easy to find thanks to obvious visual clues. But technology – and listening to local people – plays a much bigger role now.
A pharmaceutical supply chain expert explains the challenges of distributing the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna that need to be kept at very low temperatures.
Small, practical messaging campaigns on pesticide toxicity can lead farmers to choose safer, less-toxic pesticides.
Over the approaching holidays, people around the world will want to travel to see friends and family. Getting tested for the coronavirus can make this safer, but testing alone is not a perfect answer.
Almost 10% of physicians in the US are doctors of osteopathic medicine, and that proportion is rising. Their medical knowledge matches that of other doctors; the difference is the philosophy behind it.
A COVID-19 vaccine isn’t the only tool for fighting this pandemic. An immunologist argues that safe pneumonia vaccines would reduce the severity of COVID-19, save lives and prevent the worst cases.
A survey of over a thousand scientists reveals that their goal when communicating about their work is to help the rest of us make evidence-based decisions that draw on scientific findings.
It’s easy to edit video of public figures to make them appear asleep, confused, drunk or cognitively impaired when they are not. The technique is being used to undermine Joe Biden’s campaign.
The Sept. 11 bombings killed almost 3,000 Americans. But if you exclude that unique event for the last two decades of terrorist activity, a different picture of US vulnerability appears.
Just as humans can suffer from an imbalance of microbes in their gut, plants can suffer a similar syndrome in their leaves. This finding opens up new possibilities for improving food security.
Africa is far from having an ageing farming population. What is missing is a critical mass of skilled, young farmers with access to finance who could drive productivity in farming.
President Woodrow Wilson told Black leaders, ‘Segregation is not a humiliation but a benefit, and ought to be so regarded by you gentlemen.’ He was one in a long line of racist American presidents.
A team of scholars have been documenting the sound of worship for six years. Since the lockdown, they have heard a different form of religious expression.
Just because YouTube recommends a video doesn’t mean it has medically valid information.
Women of color are woefully underrepresented in leadership positions in higher education. What will it take to turn things around?
Expansion of voucher programs may leave parents with a choice between sending children to religious schools or public schools stripped of funding.
From graduation ceremonies and sports to research and instruction, COVID-19 is changing the face of higher education. Here, three university presidents share their thoughts on what the future holds.
If teenagers organizing on social media can hamper a presidential campaign rally, how challenging is it to manipulate elections?
Authors
-
Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
-
Manager, American Communities Project, Michigan State University
-
Director, American Communities Project, Michigan State University
-
Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
-
Associate Professor for Energy Systems, Michigan State University
-
Associate Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
-
Ph.D. Candidate and Research Assistant, Michigan State University
-
Research Assistant, Michigan State University
-
Assistant Professor of Media & Information, Michigan State University
-
Professor of Media and Information and Interim Director of the Quello Center, Michigan State University
-
Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Muslim Studies Program, Michigan State University
-
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
-
Professor of History, Michigan State University
-
Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
-
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University
