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May 12, 2015

MSU High 5: May 12, 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.

msu museum1. MSU Museum: In the second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2015, the National Endowment for the Arts will make two grant awards, totaling $65,000, to the MSU Museum. More >>

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2. Tortoise approach works best ­– even for evolution: 
When it comes to winning evolutionary fitness races, the tortoise once again prevails over the hare. More >>

purple flower3. 2015 plant sale to benefit MSU Horticulture Gardens:  The MSU Department of Horticulture is hosting a plant sale to benefit the MSU Horticulture Gardens from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 15 and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 16 at the Plant and Soil Sciences building. More >>

brain scan4. ‘Fracture’ prints, not fingerprints, help solve child abuse cases: Much like a finger leaves its own unique print to help identify a person, researchers are now discovering that skull fractures leave certain signatures that can help investigators better determine what caused the injury. More >>

birds at sunrise5. Summer day camp offered at W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary: Beginning July 6, MSU’s W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary near Augusta, Michigan is offering four one-week summer day camp sessions focusing on the earth’s environment and the ecology of plants and animals. More >>

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