Here's today's MSU High 5 – a morning hello and the fastest way to get you up to speed with what's happening at Michigan State University.
1. MSU report shows gains in energy use, waste reduction: In its 2014 annual report, released last month to the Board of Trustees, Michigan State University noted a number of significant gains in the areas of energy use, waste reduction, community engagement and water usage. More >>
2. MSU researcher earns national environmental chemistry award: Richard Lunt, an assistant professor in the Michigan State University College of Engineering, has been awarded the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Award in Environmental Chemistry. More >>
3. MSU to be honored for Bio Engineering Facility: Michigan State University is being honored by the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce for construction of the Bio Engineering Facility. The chamber is honoring MSU for its commitment to economic development, as well as research and development in the biomedical sciences and human health. More >>
4. Not-so-sweet dreams: In the past week or so, I’ve shown up at my boss’s fancy party in pajamas, been pushed down the stairs by a co-worker, had another co-worker put a huge snowball in the passenger seat of my car, had the words I was typing keep disappearing from my computer and captured a serial killer using a dull knife and my flip phone from 2005. Well, those things didn’t actually happen—only in the bizarre dreams I’ve been having. I don’t always remember my dreams, but I’ve certainly been on a run lately. More >>
5. Bad marriage, broken heart? Older couples in a bad marriage – particularly female spouses – have a higher risk for heart disease than those in a good marriage, finds the first nationally representative study of its kind. More >>
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