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. Belafonte, Lewis and Sharpton to headline 15th slavery to freedom lecture series: For the past 14 years the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine has brought a number of dynamic and thought-provoking speakers to East Lansing as part of the William G. Anderson Lecture Series Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey. For the 15th annual event in 2015, the college will host an all-star lineup with three nationally recognized speakers: U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Harry Belafonte and the Rev. Al Sharpton. More >>
2. MSU College of Human Medicine cycling event rolls into sixth spot in top U.S. Gran Fondos: The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Gran Fondo was recently named one of the “biggest and best” American Gran Fondos of 2015 by Gran Fondo Guide. The MSU Gran Fondo ranks sixth among 11 mass-participation events featured by the cycling news website. More>>
3. Michigan autoworkers fare worse when it comes to the heart: A Michigan State University study is the first to indicate that the state’s autoworkers are at a higher risk of heart disease compared to the U.S. population overall. The research also showed that the prevalence of diabetes among this group was 15.3 percent; double the national average of 7.5 percent at the time of the study. More >>
4. Newest 'Bias Busters' guide focuses on Muslim Americans: Islam is the topic in the latest in a series of books written by Michigan State University journalism students designed to blast biases and stereotypes about the world’s cultures and peoples. The newest addition to the “Bias Busters: Guides to Cultural Competence” series is “100 Questions and Answers About Muslim Americans.” More >>
5. Going to great depths to solve Earth's ancient mysteries: A Michigan State University faculty member and four of her students have been spending the past few weeks sailing the western Pacific Ocean. But for them there was no time for suntans and exotic ports of call. Not when you’re trying to solve one of the Earth’s most puzzling mysteries, a mystery millions of years old. More >>
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