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Becoming Spartan MDs: Class of 2024 Embarks on Next Chapter of Medicine

Dean Aron Sousa conferred the degrees of the 181 graduates on May 4, of which, half of the new Spartan MDs will stay in Michigan.
May 6, 2024
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586 Reasons To Be Proud of Our Graduates

Michigan State University has been providing health care education for 75 years. We’re proud of our history, our alumni and the ways we’re helping address the current need for health care workers.
Dalin Clark
April 30, 2024
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Spartan Family's Generosity Brings Genetic Autism Expert to MSU

A $2 million investment at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine by the Mall Family Foundation has empowered the recruitment of genetic autism research expert Lucas Pozzo-Miller, to MSU as the inaugural Mall Family Endowed Professor in Genetic Autism Research.
Sarah Enlow
April 25, 2024
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Podcast: MSU Research, Education and Clinical Care “Meet the Health Needs of the Entire State”

Michigan State University Executive Vice President for Health Sciences Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., M.D., M.H.S. and MSU Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Bill Beekman discuss progress on implementation of the sustainable health theme of the MSU 2030 strategic plan.
Russ White
April 24, 2024
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MSU Researchers Set New Standards and Show How a New Treatment Helps Patients With MS, ALS, Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers from Michigan State University say their latest findings are expected to benefit patients with neurodegenerative disorders like multiple sclerosis, or MS; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS; and Parkinson’s disease, or PD.
Dalin Clark
April 19, 2024
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MSU Board of Trustees Approves Construction of Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences Research Center in Detroit

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees today approved the construction of a $335 million biomedical research center near the intersection of Amsterdam Street and Third Avenue in Detroit.
Dalin Clark
April 12, 2024
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MSU Experts Speak to Measles Outbreak and the Science and Hesitancy of Vaccinations

It takes only one case of measles or other vaccine-preventable diseases for an outbreak to begin.
MSU Health Sciences
April 5, 2024
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MSU researchers create a new health equity evaluation tool for Genesee County and the city of Flint

Community-based organizations, nonprofits, policymakers and local residents will benefit from the first Health Equity Report Card, or HERC, for Genesee County and the city of Flint.
Dalin Clark
March 26, 2024
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Alcohol-Related Deaths Are Spiking. So Why Don’t We Take Alcohol Addiction More Seriously?

Alcohol kills nearly 500 Americans every day, and nearly 3 million have an alcohol use disorder. An addiction specialist whose brother died of alcohol-related causes describes how doctors can help.
Cara Poland, MD, MEd
March 21, 2024
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Michigan Is Seeing a Rise in Measles: MSU Experts Can Comment on Related Health Issues

Michigan State University experts are available to comment on many issues associated with measles, related diseases, and vaccinations.
Dalin Clark
March 21, 2024
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Match Day 2024

In 2024, both Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medicine celebrated impressive residency match rates among their graduating classes.
MSU Health Sciences
March 19, 2024
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MSU Expert Offers Safety Advice During National Poison Prevention Week

177 people in Michigan were sickened by exposure to pesticides in 2023, according to “Pesticide Illness and Injury Surveillance in Michigan: 2023,” an annual report by the MSU College of Human Medicine's Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Dalin Clark
March 19, 2024
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3 MSU Faculty Named Senior Members of the 2024 National Academy of Inventors

Michigan State University researchers Evangelyn Alocilja, André Bachmann, and Richard Lunt have been named Senior Members by the National Academy of Inventors.
Emilie Lorditch
February 28, 2024
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MSU Study: Key Mental Health Services Could Reduce Jail Time

Counties could save money and keep more people out of jail by improving access to community-based mental health and substance use disorder services, according to a study led by a Michigan State University College of Human Medicine professor. 
Pat Shellenbarger
February 27, 2024
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Inaugural Remembrance Conference Addresses Gun Violence

This story refers to the violence the Michigan State University community experienced in February 2023.
Jack Harrison
February 20, 2024
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Moms and Babies Were Struggling in Flint, Michigan. Cash Offers a Lifeline of Hope.

On Wednesday, Februrary 14, Flint celebrated the launch of Rx Kids, the nation’s first citywide cash prescription program for pregnant moms and infants.
Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, H. Luke Shaefer
February 14, 2024
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Providing Resources When People Need Them Most

Q&A with Jennifer Johnson on suicide prevention research.
Dalin Clark
January 31, 2024
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City of Flint pregnant moms and newborns begin enrolling in Rx Kids

Historic launch of Rx Kids, attended by Governer Gretchen Whitmer, MSU Interim President Teresa Woodruff, MSU College of Human Medicine Dean and more.
College of Human Medicine
January 11, 2024
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A Spartan Changing the Way We Fight Cancer

Carolina de Aguiar Ferreira couldn’t do what she does anywhere else.
Matt Davenport
January 10, 2024
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Introducing the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology

The department formerly known as MMG — the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics — has officially changed its name to the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology, or MGI.
Matt Davenport
January 9, 2024
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Fashion Show Brings MSU Medical and Textile Design Students Together for Charity

Before enrolling in the College of Human Medicine, Donovan Dennis dabbled in fashion as a runway model. With that part of his life seemingly behind him, and as if he wasn’t busy enough with his medical studies, in the summer of 2022 an idea began forming in his mind.
Dalin Clark
December 21, 2023
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Spartans Advance the Science Behind Sports

MSU researchers, staff and students are making the sports world safer, healthier and more competitive.
Liam Boylan-Pett and Kelsie Lane
November 15, 2023
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Corewell Health and MSU Fund Nearly $1.4 Million in New Research Grants

Corewell Health in West Michigan and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine are funding nearly $1.4 million in new research grants that will tackle potential new therapies for diseases including cancer, coronary artery disease and more.
Sarina Gleason
November 14, 2023
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MSU, Henry Ford Health, Corewell Health Announce $19M Maternal Health Research Center

A new statewide center led by researchers at Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences and Corewell Health will study ways to reduce an alarming number of pregnancy-associated deaths and complications.
Pat Shellenbarger
October 12, 2023
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MSU brings better cancer diagnosis and treatment home to Michigan

At the corner of Michigan Street and Monroe Avenue along the “Medical Mile” in Grand Rapids, some of the world’s most advanced precision cancer treatments are beginning to take place inside the Michigan State University Grand Rapids Innovation Park.
Emilie Lorditch
September 21, 2023
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Prevent 2 Protect Project Launches, Aims To Prevent Mass Violence by Addressing Mental Health

Can providing mental health and community resources to high-risk adolescents prevent mass violence?
Nardy Baeza Bickel
May 18, 2023
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MSU Welcomes Perrigo to Innovation Park

Through a $45 million investment reflecting the momentous growth of Michigan State University’s Grand Rapids Innovation Park on the city’s Medical Mile, Perrigo Company plc, will bring over 150 jobs to Grand Rapids through the opening of its North American corporate headquarters.
MSU Health Sciences
July 6, 2022
5
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MSU’s Economic Impact Nets Kent County $339M

Recent study outline MSU's economic impact on West Michigan.
Geri Kelley
April 12, 2021
8
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