Mental health is not my area of expertise, but teaching is what unites all of us working at MSU. Our mission is to create the next generation of fearless trailblazers; this generation needs our education to reach them in new ways based on their struggles with mental health. The importance of this project laid in our common goal of education.

Electrons are tough to pin down in biology. Learning how to harness electrons is no fool’s errand, though. When electrons move, they are the electricity that powers life.

When it comes to certain parts of the brain, bigger doesn’t necessarily equate to better memory.

Approximately 1 in 59 children in the United States is affected with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. Over the last 40 years, a robust body of scientific literature has shown that applied behavior analysis, or ABA, is the best and most effective treatment for ASD.

Uterine fibroid tumors are the leading cause of hysterectomies in the U.S., yet little is known about what causes them. A new study, however, has taken researchers one step closer to understanding how these tumors develop and grow.

Psychology professor Kaston Anderson-Carpenter, a behavioral and social scientist at MSU, is uncovering an alarming pattern of prescription opioid misuse among certain groups of underrepresented veterans.

The CDC estimates that at least 6.4 million people have caught the flu, resulting in 55,000 hospitalizations and 2,900 deaths already this season. Though the flu vaccine can reduce the chances of infection, at best it's only 40% to 60% effective, which is why we need a better vaccine, which MSU is working on.   

“We are landing in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Current time is 9:30 p.m.” These words can be chilling to any travel junkie or newbie alike. Whether you travel regularly or are taking your first steps in a different country, those words stimulate excitement and anticipation about the adventure you are about to embark on.

MSU's research enterprise continues its upward growth trajectory, according to new National Science Foundation data.

A university-wide social norms marketing campaign has reduced high-risk drinking and adverse outcomes of drinking, according to a new study from MSU in the Journal of American College Health.