The week in photos: Feb. 5–18, 2024

Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff joined the 54th Annual Spartan Stampede, hosted by the MSU Rodeo Club. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Paul Cooper, transformative technology coordinator, scans Xia Gao, associate professor of apparel and textile design, to create a 3D model in the MSU Digital Scholarship Lab. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko speaks at the annual Academic Advisors Recognition and Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education. The awards recognize academic advisors who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to support student success. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Visitors examine a series of paintings in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities LookOut Gallery’s featured exhibition, “Perspectives in Black: Emerging Visions Sam x Elijah: Making Space x Taking Space,” on display until Feb. 23. The exhibition features the art of Sam Modder and Elijah Hamilton-Wray, using the artists’ contrasting styles of large-scale digital art and oil-on-canvas portraiture to explore the imagination, experiences, identities and future of Black life in the diaspora. Photo by Dane Robison.

Infrastructure Planning and Facilities crewmembers and contractors on the Farm Lane bridge reconstruction project work diligently as the project stretches across the Red Cedar River. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A fiery sunrise streaks across the sky and water of the Red Cedar River. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

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A group of horses pose for photos at the Spartan Stampede. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Kyra Bolden, the first Black woman to serve as a Michigan Supreme Court justice, speaks at James Madison College’s second annual Black History Month Symposium. To learn about more Black History Month events on campus, check out the full list of events on MSUToday. Photo by Dane Robison.

A dancer dazzles at the 38th annual Powwow of Love, hosted by MSU’s North American Indigenous Student Organization. Photo by Dane Robison.