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May 5, 2015

MSU High 5: May 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.

world map1. Three students awarded Boren Scholarships to study critical languages abroad: Three MSU students have received a Boren Scholarship to study languages abroad. More >>

poster on the hill
2. Presenting research
: MSU senior Jesse Whitfield, an animal science major in Lyman Briggs College, and sophomore Lana Ruvolo Grasser, a neuroscience major in Lyman Briggs College, were two of only 60 U.S. students selected, from a pool of more than 500 students, to present their work at the 19th annual “Posters on the Hill” event in Washington, D.C. More >>

White House3. Junior accepted into Presidential Fellows Program: Andrew Joseph, a double-major junior at MSU, has been accepted into the Presidential Fellows Program, becoming MSU’s 9th Presidential Fellow. More >>

Jack Liu4. American Philosophical Society elects MSU Distinguished Professor: Sustainability scholar and University Distinguished Professor Jianguo “Jack” Liu has become the first from MSU to be elected to the American Philosophical Society — the oldest "learned society" in the United States. More >>

African countryside

5. MSU Foundation: Thomas Jayne, an MSU professor of agriculture, food and resource economics, has been awarded the title of MSU Foundation Professor, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to research and instruction. More >> 

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