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Michigan State University (MSU) was established in 1855 and is located in East Lansing, Michigan. The student body exceeds 40,000 students and includes undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. MSU's work in technology, science and engineering is ranked high in the USA. MSU's graduate school in nuclear physics was recently named the 2nd highest school of its kind in the U.S. MSU is consistently rated in the Top 100 of public universities and is particularly noted for its high retention rate for undergraduate students.

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403 Olds Hall • East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1047

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Layne.Cameron@ur.msu.edu

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http://msu.edu/

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Carbon goes with the flow

Many people see the carbon cycle as vertical—CO2 moving up and down between soil, plants and the atmosphere.

17 hours ago in Environment

Biodiversity draws the ecotourism crowd

Nature—if you support it, ecotourists will come. Managed wisely, both can win.

Nov 08, 2018 in Ecology

Hydropower, innovations and avoiding international dam shame

For sweeping drama, it's hard to beat hydropower from dams—a renewable source of electricity that helped build much of the developed world. Yet five scientists from Michigan State University (MSU) say that behind roaring ...

Nov 05, 2018 in Environment

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Organisms with small genomes, cells found thriving in hot soils

As our planet warms, what life will survive and thrive? If the coal fire-fueled soils around Centralia, Pennsylvania, are any indication, organisms with smaller genomes and cells may do well in the future.

Nov 05, 2018 in Environment

Teachers and Trump

Teachers felt immense pressure from school leaders and families to respond in a certain way—or not at all—in their classrooms following the 2016 presidential election, according to new research from Michigan State University.

Nov 05, 2018 in Education

Unprecedented growth in the college labor market

For the ninth year in a row, the job market for college graduates is booming, according to Michigan State University's Recruiting Trends, the largest annual survey of employers in the nation.

Oct 26, 2018 in Social Sciences

Diamond technology cleans up PFAS-contaminated wastewater

More than 1.5 million Michigan residents and potentially more than hundreds of sites nationwide—and counting—have PFAS-tainted water. Michigan State University-Fraunhofer USA, Inc. Center for Coatings and Diamond Technologies ...

Oct 09, 2018 in Environment

Amazon rainforest conservation victories spill losses to neighbors

New research suggests that protecting the Amazon rainforest from deforestation may just be shifting the damage to a less renowned neighbor. The unintended consequences are profound.

Oct 04, 2018 in Environment

Democrat/republican divide is worst it's ever been

Party polarization is even worse than most people think, according to a new Michigan State University study.

Oct 01, 2018 in Social Sciences

As climate changes, plants might not suck carbon from the air fast enough

Current climate change models might be overestimating how much carbon dioxide plants can suck from the atmosphere.

Sep 25, 2018 in Environment

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