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1. Mom's exercise habits good for blood pressure in kids: It’s been well established among doctors and researchers alike, that babies with lower birth weight have a greater risk of having high blood pressure later in life. More >>
2. Community colleges: Community colleges around the nation expect to have about 24 percent of their programs fully internationalized by 2024, up from only 8 percent now, according to a new study by MSU’s International Business Center. More >>
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Thanking customers: Companies rarely acknowledge customers who fill out those ubiquitous satisfaction surveys. But a simple, well-timed “thank you” can reap huge rewards, finds first-of-its-kind research led by an MSU marketing scholar. More >>
4. 16 reasons why 2014 was the Year of The Spartan: Who will? Spartans Will. 2014 was a good year for MSU. More >>
5. Spartans defeat Baylor in the Cotton Bowl: The Spartans defeated the No.5 Baylor Bears to win the 79th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Jan. 1. Watch >>
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