What people take from nature – water, food,timber, inspiration, relaxation – are so abundant, it seems self-evident. Untilyou try to measure how and to what extent they contribute to humans.

Discovering new treatments and battling dangerous infections are the focus of MSU research projects targeting the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis, with support provided through a series of grants from Hunt for a Cure, a Grand Rapids-based advocacy organization.

MSU has been honored by the U.S. Department of Energy for being a national leader in reducing energy use.

The MSU track and field team will send 26 individuals to the NCAA East Preliminary Round this weekend in Greensboro, N.C.

MSU rower Katie Cromie (County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland) has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, as voted on by Conference coaches.

MSU baseball had five players garner conference honors, the Big Ten office announced May 21.

A tiny Australian songbird may hold the answer to discovering the biological source of stuttering. A team of MSU scientists will investigate the brain and behavior of the zebra finch in the first in-depth study of whether stuttering stems from a lack of rhythm.

Nominations for the 12th Annual Outstanding Supervisor Award are being accepted by the Family Resource Center through July 10.

A masterpiece of a museum opened in November at MSU. The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is a bold, angular steel and glass wonder designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid. But it’s also much more.

Brazil’s struggle to conserve its rainforests has become a global talking point. As more and more forests have been cleared in the name of economic growth, preserving them has become less attractive to landowners. But a new focus on integrating the social and natural sciences to address environmental problems is yielding promising results that may save the rainforests—and the planet.