News and Events

Dow Chemical Co. gives $120,000 in laboratory equipment to Michigan State University
A gift of more than $120,000 in laboratory equipment from The Dow Chemical Co. will assist Michigan State University (MSU) in establishing a planned Center for Packaging Innovation and Sustainability on campus. Read more...

MSU researchers to help create Mich. ethanol site
One of Michigan's first ethanol facilities is set to be created with the help of a group of MSU researchers. Read more...

MSU Scientists Developing More Efficient Solar Energy
A collaboration of chemists, mathematicians and engineers at Michigan State University is driving to improve solar panel technology, backed by a $1.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Read more...

MSU scientists land $14.4 million to improve quality of fruit
Hungry to make fruit better for longer, Michigan State University scientists will lead a four-year, $14.4 million grant-funded research project. Read more...

MSU licenses plant oil enhancement technology to BASF Plant Science
Technology that could enhance plants' seed oil content for food and animal feed applications has been licensed to BASF Plant Science under an exclusive commercial agreement with Michigan State University. Read more...

The Union of Town and Gown
In economically hard-hit Michigan, there's at least one thing going right: Michigan State University is pulling no punches in an effort to create and incubate new local business ventures. Read more...

MSU Researchers Lead The Way In Green Energy
Michigan State University's College of Engineering is working to improve the world's alternative energy future thanks to three grants totaling $141.5 million. Read more...

Zebrafish Cloning Methods Improved
A team of Michigan State University researchers has developed a new, more efficient way of cloning zebra fish, a breakthrough that could have implications for human health research. Read more...

MSU Researchers Study Rutabagas For Biofuel
Researchers at Michigan State University are working to turn the rutabaga into an oil-producing powerhouse that could make the turnip-like vegetable a better source of biofuel than other food crops. Read more...

MSU Gets Grant For Unique Engineering Program
Michigan State University has been awarded a three-year grant by the National Science Foundation to establish a first-of-its-kind Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering Site program on Bio-Inspired Technology and Systems. Read more...

New XG Sciences Technology Could Lighten Vehicles and Increase Fuel Efficiency
Lansing-based XG Sciences and Michigan State University (MSU) researchers have developed a composite material that could help automakers increase fuel efficiency. Read more...

MSU Technologies keeps intellectual property moving
MSU Technologies (MSUT) reached a significant milestone in February when it received invention disclosure number 120 for FY 2009. Read more...

‘Green technology’ firm based on MSU science lands $21M in venture capital
Draths Corp., a next generation chemical company founded on Michigan State University science, has raised $21 million in new venture funding to commercialize chemical intermediates used to make nylon and other products with renewable resources instead of petrochemicals. Read more...

MSU technology transfer office relocates to East Lansing SmartZone
The city of East Lansing and Michigan State University announced today that MSU Technologies will be the anchor tenant in the city’s SmartZone space adjacent to the new East Lansing Technology Innovation Center. Read more...

Startup with MSU ties receives NIST grant
Monarch Antenna, a Michigan-based startup founded on technology co-developed by MSU, is part of a team receiving $19 million through the 2008 NIST TIP Award to monitor and assess the structural health of infrastructure including America’s 600,000 bridges. Read more...

MSU technology harnesses microbes to boost plant production with environmental benefits
Farmers, home gardeners, golf course managers and other growers now have access to a new type of microbial fertilizer that dramatically increases plant size and yield. Read more...

MSU technology that converts plant fibers to biofuel commercialized
A Kansas company has licensed Michigan State University technology that uses enzymes from a microbe in a cow’s stomach to create plants that can be more efficiently turned into biofuel. Read more...

IBM to locate global computer programming center at Michigan State University
Big Blue has found a fertile spot to grow in the land of green and white, with IBM’s decision to locate an application development center on the campus of Michigan State University. Read more...

MSU selected as site for $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science today named Michigan State University as the site for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. Read more...

New staff, procedures move MSU Technologies forward
MSU Technologies (MSUT) has several responsibilities, says its executive director, Mike Poterala. Read more...

MSU, Partners Team Up to Establish Lansing-Area SmartZone for Economic Development
Michigan State University is joining forces with the cities of Lansing and East Lansing to establish the Lansing Regional SmartZone, leaders of the university and cities announced today. Read more...

Research Universities Hold Summit to Define Michigan’s Economic Strategies
The state’s major research universities - Michigan State University, University of Michigan and Wayne State University - are teaming up in an effort to improve Michigan’s long-term economic prospects. Read more...

New Technique Puts DNA Profiling of E. Coli on Fast Track
Michigan State University has developed a new technique to test the DNA of E. coli bacteria by examining very small genetic changes called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs (pronounced snips). Read more...

'Green' Products to Come from MSU, Industry Agreement
KTM Industries of Lansing and Michigan State University have announced the signing of a licensing agreement for "green" technology developed by MSU researchers. Read more...