The week in photos: Nov. 24–30, 2025

A view of campus on a snow-dusted evening invokes a sense of nostalgia, as lanterns gently illuminate roads and pavement near Beaumont Tower, the MSU Main Library and MSU Museum. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

As days grow shorter, sunset walks on campus become more frequent and more magical, with the faint glow of streetlights and lanterns providing a warm glow to every path. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Gardens and Greenhouse Manager Steven Peterson waters orderly rows of poinsettias ahead of the MSU Horticulture Gardens’ annual Poinsettia Sale. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Students in Erin Hill’s Weed Science Laboratory celebrate “Weedsgiving” by tasting an assortment of plants that are typically considered to be weeds. The meal included dishes made from all parts of the dandelion, including dandelion jelly, cornbread, smoothies and tea, as well as yellow nutsedge tubers, prickly pear soda and more. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Students sample a drink made from weeds in Erin Hill’s Weed Science Laboratory. Alongside sampling edible weeds, the class, taught by Hill and teaching assistant Michael Ozolins, learned about herbicide symptomology. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

MSU nursing students transfer their classroom education into practice in the College of Nursing’s immersive reality situation room, part of the Janice Thompson Granger Nursing Learning Center. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Persevering despite the wintry weather, two pansies remain bright and cheerful in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A view of campus on a snow-dusted evening invokes a sense of nostalgia, as lanterns gently illuminate roads and pavement near Beaumont Tower, the MSU Main Library and MSU Museum. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.