Recovery act drives MSU research

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Nov. 9, 2009
National anti-gun violence program largely successful
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Project Safe Neighborhoods – a community-based policing effort launched in 2001 – has been largely successful in its goal of reducing violent crime, according to an analysis by MSU. And, as an offshoot of the program, the U.S. Department of Justice recently awarded MSU $1 million in stimulus funding to expand a research and training program designed to eliminate illegal drug markets. Read more >>

Nov. 5, 2009
Grant to help team improve drug development from plants
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Scientists at MSU are receiving nearly $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to uncover how several popular plants make medicinal compounds. Read more >>

Oct. 29, 2009
MSU receives $2.5 million DOE award to build hybrid engine
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University researchers have received a $2.5 million federal stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a prototype new engine and generator technology that can dramatically improve efficiencies and reduce costs of electric hybrid vehicles. Read more >>

Oct. 14, 2009
Scientists developing more efficient solar energy solutions
EAST LANSING, Mich. — 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 >>

Sept. 30, 2009
Arthropod research collection to benefit from stimulus grant
EAST LANSING, Mich. — MSU's Department of Entomology will use a federal stimulus grant to upgrade its arthropod research collection, which is good news for students, scientists and others who depend on the 1.5 million-specimen collection for their work. Read more >>

Sept. 23, 2009
Economic stimulus funds provide jobs for MSU student workers
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Hundreds of Michigan State University students will find new campus jobs this academic year as a result of the more than $23 million in federal stimulus funds received to date under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Read more >>

Sept. 21, 2009
Stimulus grant funds hearing research

Sept. 15, 2009
Project aids environmental decisions in the face of trade-offs

Sept. 3, 2009
Even if you hate them, routines essential for organizations

Sept. 1, 2009
Researchers use newborn blood data to study cerebral palsy

Aug. 10, 2009
MSU receives $1.7 million for sustainability research

Aug. 6, 2009
NSF grant to expose school teachers to research (with video)

July 22, 2009
Stunting plants’ skyward reach could lead to improved yields

July 15, 2009
Professor’s work with robots to help elderly, home-bound
View a video featuring Mukherjee’s project >>

July 2, 2009
‘Genetic arms race’ between bacteria, viruses subject of grant

June 4, 2009
Researchers receive $400,000 in first wave of stimulus funding

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