The week in photos: May 24–31, 2021

All about the beans. These packets contain different kinds of beans to be planted and studied by the Field Crop Pathology lab. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A close-up of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum’s iconic architecture on campus. Check out the museum’s website for current exhibitions and visitor guidelines. Photo by Alysia LaBonte.

Can you recycle more than just cardboard? Of course you CAN! Check out the MSU Recycling’s recycling guide to learn what can be recycled at the drop-off center. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Since the MSU Dairy Store announced it will be reopening this fall, campus police are showing their love for the frozen favorite. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

President Stanley met with Mona Hanna-Attisha (left), Charles Stewart Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health in the College of Human Medicine; Aron Sousa (right), interim dean of the College Human Medicine; and members of the College of Human Medicine Flint Campus last Friday. Stanley toured the campus, answered questions from College of Human Medicine students and met with local lawmakers and reporters. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

On Monday we celebrated Memorial Day, remembering the lives lost in military service. MSU honors Spartans who have died in service through the Alumni Memorial Chapel, dedicated in 1952 and inscribed with the names of fallen service members. Photo by Nick Schrader.

Two super-Spartans snapped pictures of the moon last Tuesday night. Though it was a bit too rainy in East Lansing to catch the three-in-one — blood, supermoon and lunar eclipse — celestial event early Wednesday morning, the moon deserves some superstar treatment. Special thanks to the MSUDaily Update readers who sent us photos! Photos by Tom Volkening and Sandy Beall.

Summer days give way to special projects that aren’t easily managed when classes are in session. Here, a member of the Infrastructure, Planning and Facilities crew pressure washes the entrance to the Natural Sciences building. Photo by Nick Schrader.

Hello up there! Beautifying MSU’s campus buildings is a huge undertaking, and crews from IPF’s Landscape Services and Maintenance Services team up to clean buildings and repair wear and tear to limestone and other porous building materials, keeping our historic buildings looking their best. Photo by Nick Schrader.

MSU Recycling’s public recycling center makes it easy to go green. The public drop-off center is open most weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with hours extended from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Martin Chilvers, associate professor of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, plants beans as part of field crop pathology research. Chilvers’ current work focuses on how a certain fungus affects soybeans and their yield. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.