The six buildings of the West Circle neighborhood honor the legacies of MSU’s first female pioneers — Mary Mayo, Louise Hathaway Campbell, Linda Landon, Elida Yakeley, Maude Gilchrist and Sarah Langdon Williams. These women paved the way for future Spartan women to discover, create, innovate and advocate. Their legacies inspire the Spartan women who live there today.

We live in a critical time when bacteria have demonstrated an ability to develop resistance to every known antibiotic, and new antibiotic development has been nearly nonexistent for more than 30 years. But there is hope.?Michigan State University researchers?are working to identify new antibiotics and treatment methods to combat life-threatening bacterial infections.

The need for skilled workers and critical thinkers in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math is more crucial than ever. Researchers at Michigan State University are revolutionizing STEM education to make science exciting and interesting to students of all backgrounds and ages. They are finding better ways to teach science that will capture imagination and create more interest, which will result in students being more successful in class.

A Michigan State University scientist is determined to increase the number of women and girls going into STEM fields. Kayla Conner is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics who says she wouldn’t be the student she is today if it weren’t for her high school chemistry teacher, Ms. Hardin.

When it comes to finding solutions for a better tomorrow, Spartans have been thinking beyond the box — and designing better boxes — for more than half a century. The first higher education institution in the world to offer a bachelor of science degree in packaging, MSU is home to the top-ranked School of Packaging, whose graduates account for more than half of all packaging professionals in the nation. The pioneer of the packaging science discipline is at the forefront of creating smarter, more sustainable packaging options for myriad items that are part of our everyday lives.

Nkrumah Grant is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. He’s part of Michigan State University’s Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training, an experimental program dedicated to empowering graduate student trainees to develop professional skills and experiences. Recently, reporters with WKAR News sat down with some of the BEST students to learn more about their inspiring life stories.

?Michigan State works with partners across the state in every county. From East Lansing to Escanaba, Spartans are helping make Michigan a place of opportunity, economic growth and innovation.?

Christmas Eve 2019 brought a special gift to the world when a rare baby black rhino was born at 5:40 a.m. at Lansing ‘s Potter Park Zoo. Doppsee, the calf’s mother, had been closely monitored during her 15-monthlong pregnancy by a dedicated team of animal scientists that included MSU veterinarians and students.

’Tis the season to share Spartan holiday spirit. Together we’ll bring the same Spartans Will to a new year — and a new decade — full of possibilities and people determined to make a difference.

Michigan State University biologist and doctoral candidate Kyle Card studies resistance to antibiotics. He became a scientist while dealing with the challenges of genetic syndromes that affect many parts of his body. He’s part of MSU’s Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training, an experimental program dedicated to empowering graduate student trainees to develop professional skills and experiences. Recently, reporters with WKAR News sat down with some of the BEST students to learn more about their inspiring life stories.