A Kansas company has licensed Michigan State University technology that uses enzymes from a microbe in a cow’s stomach to create plants that can be more efficiently turned into biofuel.
Enzymes that allow a cow to digest grasses and other plant fibers can be used to turn fiber from other plants into simple sugars. Mariam Sticklen, MSU professor of crop and soil sciences, discovered a way to insert a gene from a bacterium in a cow's stomach into a corn plant so the fiber in corn leaves and stalks can be more easily converted into simple sugars. These sugars can then be fermented into biofuels or other valuable chemicals. More »
A high-powered advisory committee, whose charge is to attract the half-billion dollar Facility for Rare Isotope Beams project to Michigan State University, will hold a public briefing at noon Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Detroit Athletic Club, to discuss the potential economic impact of the project.
Expected participants are MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon; L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County executive; Ken Way, retired chairman and CEO of the Lear Corp.; Peggy McLellan, secretary-treasurer of the Michigan Education Association; and staff members from the offices of U.S. Rep. John Dingell, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, and U.S. Sen. Carl Levin. More »
Three-time Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman will be in Michigan to outline an emerging agenda that will make “green power the next great global industry.”
The program, featuring Friedman and remarks by Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon and University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman is Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 12:20 p.m. at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center. Registration for the Michigan Business Review’s “The Innovation Experience” begins at 10:30 a.m. More »
As Michigan State University football fans begin making their tailgating plans for this year’s season, they are urged to keep the numbers “7-9-1” in mind.
They are also urged to leave for Spartan Stadium early and bring with them some patience, as some on-campus construction could slow things down. More »
Michigan State University and News/Talk 760 WJR are partnering on a weekly radio program called “Greening of the Great Lakes.”
The radio program, heard from 7 to 8 p.m. Fridays, explores issues of sustainability in the areas of economics, environment and community. Topics range from the construction of "green" buildings to the development of energy-efficient automobiles to the creation of those biofuels that will help power autos and buildings of the future. More »
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Students walk through Benefactors Plaza, adjacent to the Old Horticulture Garden, on Sept. 2, 2008. Benefactors Plaza, dedicated on Oct. 2, 2007, is a tribute to the many whose significant financial gifts touch lives, encourage growth, and stimulate progress at MSU. Read more about the plaza. Photo by G.L. Kohuth. More featured photos»
Listen to a conversation with Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor as she offers tips for staying safe in and around campus. More Podcasts »
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