Student resesearch
Biochemistry senior Andrea Stavoe and graduate student Mike Ruckle tend to arabdopsis plants in a growth chamber. Stavoe\'s research is focused on how different wavelengths of light effect singaling pathways in the plants.

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New art on campus
Members of the Public Art on Campus committee oversee the installation of a new sculpture. “Sculptural Improvisations II,” created by artist Richard Hunt, was installed in the garden area of the Biomedical and Physical Science Building on April 29. To learn more about public art on campus, visit www.publicart.msu.edu.

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Musical ‘thank you’ for West Michigan
Kevin Sedatole, director of bands, conducts the MSU Wind Symphony Brass and Percussion at the DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids. More than 200 student and faculty musicians from the College of Music performed a free concert April 21 as a thank you to the West Michigan community for partnering with the university on many projects. Performances ranged from soloists to the 110-member Symphony Orchestra and included jazz, piano, musical theater, brass, strings, choral and orchestral selections.

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Distinguished faculty
Marcos Dantus has been a leader in the development of ultrafast, femtosecond laser technology for the past 20 years. Throughout his scientific career, he has developed spectroscopic techniques, explained spectroscopic observables, and used spectroscopy to gain molecular level insights into the dynamics of important chemical systems. His experimental works and theoretical analysis has had a great impact in shaping the direction of this field. Dantus was one of 10 faculty members who received MSU Distinguished Faculty Awards this year. Read more.

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Distinguished faculty
James Hancock is a world authority on the evolution and ecology of strawberries and blueberries and is the author of a highly respected textbook for crop evolution. His work on blueberry chromosomal and genomic divergence has contributed significantly to the understanding of the adaptive and dynamic nature of autopolyploids. He also is a gifted plant breeder who has developed some of the highest quality and most quickly adopted blueberry cultivars worldwide. Hancock was one of 10 faculty members who received MSU Distinguished Faculty Awards this year. Read more.

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