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[Research Universities for Michigan (RU4M) @miresearchuniv]

.@michiganstateu researchers are one step closer to creating a concrete formula that will make Michigan’s roads snow free, safer and longer-lasting!

Learn more: https://t.co/VuEfABLHgG

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ICYMI: Researchers from @MSU_EGR are one step closer to creating a concrete formula that will make Michigan’s roads snow free, safer and longer-lasting.

[MSU AgBioResearch @MSUAgBio]

Thanks to Drs. Younsuk Dong, Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Christine Sprunger and Julianna Wilson for sharing insights from their research projects funded by the Ag Resiliency Program.

Learn more about their projects here: https://t.co/VUKIRj3PrV

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New @NSF-funded research from @MSUNatSci reveals that photorespiration — long considered a wasteful process — is essential for producing a crucial nutrient for preventing birth defects.

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@msuvets @msuresearch In this Q&A, Miyadera discusses her research on glaucoma in Shiba Inus, the challenges of studying the disease and how breeders are playing a vital role in advancing solutions. https://t.co/tSlYaE8Cg1

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A new study from @GEOatMSU's Ethan Theuerkauf is the first to track the changes in the percentage of shoreline armoring in the Great Lakes.

Shoreline armoring involves the construction of synthetic structures to slow or stop erosion and wave damage along the coast.

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MSU researcher @brunobasso1 is using modern agricultural technologies to increase yields and heal the environment -- at the same time.

@nytimes reporter @CatrinEinhorn wrote about how Basso's federally-funded research is helping Michigan farmers. https://t.co/ZtxIBrSKLR

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ICYMI: @michiganstateu received a 2025 @GoldGooseAward from @aaas for the scientific success and global impact of cisplatin, the gold standard of cancer-fighting chemotherapy treatments.

Cisplatin was accidentally discovered in 1965 by a group of MSU researchers.

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.@MSU_EGR's Mohammad Ghassemi is an expert in how AI can broadly advance health care in ways directly relevant to the needs of patients, including veterans.

He presented testimony to the US House Committee on Veterans' Affairs earlier this month.

[MSU College of Arts & Letters @MSUCAL]

. @michiganstateu Professor of Photography Peter Glendinning is back in South Africa at the Cape Town Photography Festival exhibiting his Fulbright Scholar portrait project "Attached to the Soil." Glendinning traveled across the country in 2019 capturing photos inspired by Nelson Mandela's inaugural address as the first President of the Republic of South Africa.

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.@MSU_BAE professor Dr. Ajit Srivastava recently gave a demonstration to farmers on an electric tractor he's developed. He hopes that it can one day help small-scale farmers in their operations. @michiganstateu @MSUnews @CANRatMSU @msuresearch

From @AP: https://t.co/0YXHj5sYN5

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MSU was honored with the Golden Goose Award this week for the discovery of cisplatin—a life-saving cancer treatment developed through federally funded research.

MSU leaders met with MI's congressional delegation to discuss how public investment in science leads to breakthroughs.

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Researchers in @MSUCollegeofEd discovered that playing AR/VR sports games can promote psychological well-being.

[College of Education @MSUCollegeofEd]

Can augmented and virtual reality sport games improve your psychological well-being? Go inside new research from the MSU Department of Kinesiology: https://t.co/LQcTUei94u #MSUKIN @msuresearch

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The Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture (M-AAA) backs @michiganstateu research that advances Michigan's animal ag industries, like Dr. Adam Lock’s work on high oleic soybeans that's boosting the dairy industry. @CANRatMSU @MSUnews @msuresearch
READ: https://t.co/c3SOJ6cR1i

[MSU College of Natural Science @MSUNatSci]

.@michiganstateu scientists have found that #photorespiration in plants is essential for producing #folates like vitamin B9, a nutrient needed for healthy pregnancies.

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MSU will receive a @GoldGooseAward from @aaas for the scientific success and global impact of cisplatin.

First discovered by Spartan researchers in 1965, cisplatin has become the industry standard for cancer-fighting chemotherapy treatments.

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Waiting for the results of water or food contamination tests can take days.

With innovative technologies developed by @MSU_EGR researchers, results can be back in hours.

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Viruses pack #RNA with 99% precision — now we know how.

Powered by MSU’s new #CryoEM technology, @michiganstateu & @SDSU researchers reveal molecular secrets behind viral packaging, paving the way for antivirals & gene therapies.

https://t.co/fzVM7JuXb0

[MSU College of Natural Science @MSUNatSci]

Members of the #mint family are hiding some super-sized secrets with big applications.

The mint blueprint: unlocking plant chemistry to fight pests, microbes and more: https://t.co/HUTXPTbtcH

#PlantBiology #Genome @msunews @msuresearch