The week in photos: Jan. 11–17, 2021

MSU freshmen (left to right) Catryna Lear, Ella McKenzie and Jane Lincoln enjoy winter fun near Demonstration Hall Field. Photo by Derrick L. Turner

Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture commands attention, standing out among the green and white of early spring semester. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

"The Sower" relief above the entrance to Beaumont Tower. The text on the bas-relief sculpture reads, "Whatsoever a Man Soweth," as a dedication to College Hall and the agricultural education that was first taught on campus. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

It might be winter now, but this bench in the Judith A. DeLapa Perennial Garden will be here waiting for visitors once the garden blooms in early spring. The garden features the colors, textures and forms of flowering and nonflowering herbaceous perennials, bulbs and ornamental grasses. Ten island beds totaling 6,500 square feet informally display a multitude of diverse perennials. Because the perennials bloom at different times, the display is ever-changing, starting as early as March and ending in November. Photo by Lisa Mulcrone

The cheery entrance of the MSU 4-H Children's Garden offers a pop of color amidst a gray January day. The Gardens have been operating since 1993. All of the 4-H Children's Gardens are made up of small theme gardens and theme areas. Photo by Lisa Mulcrone

Even without blooming flowers, the landscape at the 4-H Children's Garden is still beautiful. Photo by Lisa Mulcrone

A few campus residents take their afternoon commute down the Red Cedar. Photo by Beth Brauer.

Eustice-Cole Hall, built in 1888 as the Horticultural Laboratory Building and current home of the MSU Honors College, lights up a cold winter night. Photo by Derrick L. Turner

It's a few weeks late for the holidays, but these holly bushes near Kedzie Hall are always in season. Photo by Beth Brauer.

The windows of Kedzie Hall, beautifully intricate and detailed. Photo by Beth Brauer.

A bas relief on the pillar at the entrance of the MSU College of Law. This week, MSU Provost Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D. selected Linda S. Greene as the inaugural dean of the college following its transition from an affiliate to an MSU constituent college in the summer of 2020. The appointment will be effective June 1, pending approval by the MSU Board of Trustees. Photo by Lisa Mulcrone

"Metamorphosis," by Subrata Lahiri, graces the entrance of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. NSCL is a core institution of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics Center for Evolution of the Elements and is the leader of International Research Network for Nuclear Astrophysics. FRIB is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility. FRIB is funded by the DOE-SC, MSU and the State of Michigan. Supporting the mission of the Office of Nuclear Physics in DOE-SC, FRIB will enable scientists to make discoveries about the properties of rare isotopes (that is, short-lived nuclei not normally found on Earth), nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions and applications for society, including in medicine, homeland security and industry. Photo by Lisa Mulcrone

January 21 is National Squirrel Appreciation Day, so if you're visiting campus, take some time to appreciate these critters (even more than you already do). Photo by Beth Brauer.

In the off-season, Spartan Stadium has taken on the role of a COVID-19 testing site. Testing is available without an appointment for all members of the MSU community. Photo by Beth Brauer.