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Aug. 11, 2025
The week in photos: Aug. 4–10, 2025
The Rock, a campus icon with a colorful, collaborative history, is emblazoned with a caring sentiment as we approach Fall Welcome — you belong at MSU. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Leisurely clouds drift over West Circle Drive on a summer day. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
“Twyla,” a sculpture by artist Bill Barrett, dances across the courtyard near the Human Ecology Building. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Standing tall above the MSU Horticulture Gardens is Wilbir the peacock, a colorful floral topiary that is constructed each year and welcomes visitors to the gardens. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
A water lily–dappled pond serves as a peaceful oasis on a hot summer day in the Judith A. DeLapa Perennial Garden. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Junior Spartans play and make music on dance chimes in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden. The garden is a free public space where children of all ages can imagine, play and explore the important role plants play in our daily lives. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
The Native Bee Hotel in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden serves as a home for bees and other insects while also educating students and visitors about how to best support pollinators. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
The Monet Bridge in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden brings a taste of the impressionist’s views and vibes to life. The bridge, along with the pond below it, represents one of nearly 100 themed spaces in the children’s garden. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Ornamental frogs playfully spit water in the pond of the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
A stretch of MSU’s more than 120 miles of pedestrian walkways and sidewalks winds toward the Morrill Hall of Agriculture. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
The Rock, a campus icon with a colorful, collaborative history, is emblazoned with a caring sentiment as we approach Fall Welcome — you belong at MSU. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Leisurely clouds drift over West Circle Drive on a summer day. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
“Twyla,” a sculpture by artist Bill Barrett, dances across the courtyard near the Human Ecology Building. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Standing tall above the MSU Horticulture Gardens is Wilbir the peacock, a colorful floral topiary that is constructed each year and welcomes visitors to the gardens. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
A water lily–dappled pond serves as a peaceful oasis on a hot summer day in the Judith A. DeLapa Perennial Garden. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Junior Spartans play and make music on dance chimes in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden. The garden is a free public space where children of all ages can imagine, play and explore the important role plants play in our daily lives. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
The Native Bee Hotel in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden serves as a home for bees and other insects while also educating students and visitors about how to best support pollinators. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
The Monet Bridge in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden brings a taste of the impressionist’s views and vibes to life. The bridge, along with the pond below it, represents one of nearly 100 themed spaces in the children’s garden. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Ornamental frogs playfully spit water in the pond of the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
A stretch of MSU’s more than 120 miles of pedestrian walkways and sidewalks winds toward the Morrill Hall of Agriculture. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
The Rock, a campus icon with a colorful, collaborative history, is emblazoned with a caring sentiment as we approach Fall Welcome — you belong at MSU. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
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