News
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Understanding how plants metabolize nutrients to improve farming, protect the environment
Published on July 1, 2020
Hideki Takahashi, an associate professor in the MSU Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, is working to understand the molecular mechanisms plants use to metabolize nutrients. -
Promoting sustainability of farming systems using digital technology
Published on July 1, 2020
Precision agriculture expert Bruno Basso studies the sustainability of row crop production and delivers data to agricultural producers using innovative technologies. -
Keep your woods healthy for tomorrow
Published on June 17, 2020
Forest owners have a new tool to identify and address threats to their own forest’s long-term health. -
FCWG Learning Exchange Series: Wood Utilization II: Land Use and Global Outlook
Published on June 3, 2020
Speaker Mark Wishnie of BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group will present "Wood Utilization II: Land Use and Global Outlook". -
Fish and a changing climate: Researchers compile database to support management of freshwater fisheries under climate change
Published on June 3, 2020
Understanding how fish are affected by climate changes is a critical component of informing freshwater fisheries management. -
Australian scholar sets groundwork for international irrigation partnership
Published on April 22, 2020
MSU, University of Southern Queensland building memorandum of understanding for collaboration -
Decarbonizing your ride for a more stable climate
Published on February 24, 2020
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center measures the climate benefits of cellulosic biofuels for the first time -
Examining animal agriculture, alternative proteins amid climate change concerns
Published on February 3, 2020
Michigan State University is working with the beef industry and stakeholders to help ensure that producers are equipped to face the future of alternative proteins and other food trends. -
Discovering ways to build hardier, healthier plants
Published on February 3, 2020
The MSU Plant Resilience Institute is working to understand how plants cope with growing pressures from a changing climate. -
MSU leads $1.12M NSF grant to study tropical forest drought
Published on January 27, 2020
Michigan State University (MSU) researchers in the Department of Forestry have received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study tropical forest drought in the Amazon.