Research News
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SPDC’s Landscape Architecture Program wins 4 American Society of Landscape Architects awards
Published on October 23, 2018
Each year, the ASLA Student Awards provide a glimpse into the future of the profession. This year, the MSU LA Program received four of the Michigan Chapter of the ASLA Awards, including three awards for student projects and one faculty project award. -
SPDC’s Dr. Kotval-K receives $106K grant from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to innovatively address factors influencing the health of older adults in Michigan
Published on June 5, 2018
SPDC along with the MSU College of Nursing receives funding from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study the 500 Cities dataset and design innovative solutions to address social factors that influence health. -
SPDC’s Dong Zhao selected to be a 2018 MSU Academy for Global Engagement Fellow
Published on April 10, 2018
Assistant Prof. Dong Zhao, PhD, in the Construction Management Program at SPDC, was named one of 12 fellows for the 2018 MSU Academy for Global Engagement program. -
MSU receives $201K grant from Michigan Department of Transportation to conduct research on speed feedback signs
Published on April 10, 2018
The MSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with SPDC have received funding from the Michigan Department of Transportation to conduct research on the operational cost and benefit of speed feedback signs. -
MSU receives $231K grant from Federal Highway Administration to conduct research on work zone safety
Published on March 30, 2018
The MSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with SPDC received funding from the FHWA to contribute to the development of highway work zone safety guidelines materials. -
MSU Construction Management Program receives $100K grant from the National Housing Endowment’s Homebuilding Education Leadership Program
Published on February 19, 2018
The MSU Construction Management Program recently received a multiyear, $100K grant from the NHE’s Homebuilding Education Leadership Program. -
MSU collaborates with MDHHS on Marquette Area Climate Health Adaptation Program
Published on January 19, 2018
Last year, the MDHHS approached SPDC, and MSU Extension, to collaborate on a project to develop a rural community intervention to address the interaction between climate change, health and the built environment. -
MSU faculty work on United Nations industrial park project
Published on October 10, 2017
The MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction partnered with the Center for Global Connections to develop a training manual and program for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. -
MSU receives $107K grant from MDOT to assess the condition of Michigan’s public transit system
Published on June 30, 2017
Last month, the MSU Urban & Regional Planning Program received funding from the Michigan Department of Transportation's Office of Passenger Transportation to assess the condition of Michigan's transit system. -
MSU receives $350K contract from the National Academy of Sciences
Published on June 22, 2017
Last month, the MSU Construction Management Program was selected by the National Academy of Sciences Airport Cooperative Research Program to conduct research on "Integrating Collaborative Partnering into Traditional Airport Construction Projects." -
SPDC’s Mollaoglu and Syal receive Emerald Literati Award for highly commended paper
Published on June 7, 2017
In May, MSU Construction Management Program faculty members Sinem Mollaoglu, PhD, and Matt Syal, PhD, were presented with Emerald Publishing's Emerald Literati Award for Highly Commended Paper for their co-authored paper. -
MSU Professor Emeritus named Fulbright Scholar
Published on June 6, 2017
Rene Hinojosa, professor emeritus of urban & regional planning in the School of Planning, Design and Construction at Michigan State University, has been named a Fulbright Scholar. -
MSU receives $547K MDOT grant to study customer satisfaction, trip purpose of MI’s transit agencies
Published on May 9, 2017
In 2015, the MSU Urban & Regional Planning Program received funding from the Michigan Department of Transportation's Office of Passenger Transportation for a study on "Measuring Customer Satisfaction and Identifying Trip Purpose. . ." -
MSU received $750K grant from NASA to study urbanization and sustainability
Published on May 9, 2017
In 2015, the MSU Center for Global Change and Earth Observations received three years of funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to study Urbanization and Sustainability Under Global Change and Transitional Economies. -
URP students to present Practicum projects at Innovate Michigan! Summit 2016
Published on August 31, 2016
Students from the Urban & Regional Planning Program (URP) in the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction will present their Practicum projects on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at the Innovate Michigan! Summit 2016.