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: The Artemis I launch stage is illuminated against a black sky at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s white Orion spacecraft is fixed to the top of the tall, cylindrical orange and white Space Launch System rocket. Bright yellow plumes are gushing from the bottom of the rocket as it begins its launch.

July 12, 2024

MSU’s ‘seeds in space’ earn NASA recognition

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NASA awarded its Silver Achievement Medal to a multi-institution team that includes researchers from the College of Natural Science

A close-up of a student’s hands filling out a blank table on a worksheet underneath a bar graph comparing Michigan and Wisconsin crop yields.

July 2, 2024

Helping students hear the stories that data tell

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The Data Nuggets program is promoting data literacy while making science more relatable

June 27, 2024

DIY lab tool evaluates new molecules in minutes

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The tool speeds up a crucial method in which nematodes help determine if plant-derived molecules are beneficial or harmful

President Kevin M. Guskiewicz and Plant Biology Chair Andrea Case present awards at the PLB awards ceremony.

June 21, 2024

Celebrating Growth and Achievement

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All-University Awards, plant biology, student awards

Outstanding Plant Biology students and faculty recognized across 2024 Plant Biology awards and All-University Awards.

Left: David Lowry Right: Chris Blackwood

June 13, 2024

MSU team receives $750K to explore climate change mitigation potential of switchgrass

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Blackwood, Lowry, USDA-NIFA

A team of Michigan State University researchers has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to investigate the climate change mitigation potential of switchgrass cropping systems.