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March 5, 2015

MSU High 5: March 5, 2015

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.

Farm1. ANR Week: Agriculture and Natural Resources Week is celebrating 100 years March 7-14 by continuing to be one of the largest events of its kind in the nation. More >>

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2. Editor's note
: Whether in winter or spring, during snowstorms or sunshine, in East Lansing or around the world, Spartans will keep working hard to create change and protect this planet of ours. More >>

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3. MSU launches tobacco-free website: 
The task force charged with guiding MSU to a tobacco-free environment has launched a website to provide background to members of and visitors to the campus community. More >>

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4. A star is born: Some of the galaxies in our universe are veritable star nurseries. For example, our own Milky Way produces, on average, at least one new star every year. Others went barren years ago, now producing few if any new stars. More >>

closeup of math problem5. MSU researcher launches Common Core tool for teachers: MSU researcher William Schmidt has created a free web-based tool to help American educators teach the Common Core State Standards in mathematics. More >>

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