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. Fingerprints: Though fingerprints are assumed to be infallible personal identifiers, there has been little scientific research to prove this claim to be true. More >>
2. U.S. Marine Band: When two students from the Michigan State University College of Music learned they would be collaborating with The President’s Own through an exclusive musical project, the feeling was more than ecstatic. More >>
3. Is Facebook the next frontier for online learning?: Social-networking sites such as Facebook can help students learn scientific literacy and other complex subjects that often receive short shrift in today’s time-strapped classrooms. More >>
4. Introducing middle school students to osteopathic medicine: A new partnership between the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Future DOcs program and the MSU Gifted and Talented Education – or GATE program – will give kids in middle school and first year high school students a chance to explore a career in medicine sooner. More >>
5. Making a better semiconductor: Research led by MSU could someday lead to the development of new and improved semiconductors. More >>
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