VOL. 36, No. 2 - SEPT. 16, 2004

Sculpture to be unveiled

Photo by Derrick L. Turner The covered sculpture of John Hannah was placed on its pedestal on Sept. 14. It will be unveiled at a ceremony at 11 a.m. Sept. 17.

John A. Hannah, the university's 12th president who oversaw one of the greatest examples of growth and development in the history of American higher education, will be honored with the dedication of a new bronze sculpture. (Full story)

'U' recoups $8.8 million in state cuts

An intense lobbying effort by MSU last week resulted in the university recouping $8.8 million in state budget cuts, after some lawmakers questioned whether the university had complied with the original plan to hold down tuition increases. (Full story)

McPherson to give State of 'U'

MSU President Peter McPherson will deliver his final State of the University address at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, in the Kellogg Center Auditorium. The speech will be held prior to the regularly scheduled meeting of the Academic Council, which also will be held in the auditorium. (Full story)

'One Book' author visit 'U'

When author James McBride went to college, he did not expect to be trained for a job – he planned to follow his passion. (Full story)

Provost reiterates 'U' policy on religious holiday observances

Michigan State University has long had a policy recognizing that many individuals observe religious holidays associated with their particular faiths. (Full story)

Campus kicks off S150 celebrations

In 1855, what was then known as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan was established. (Full story)

Faculty Conversation

with Michael Fossel, clinical professor of medicine

(Full story)

'U' homeland security work recognized

From protecting our food supply to strengthening school safety, MSU experts are at the forefront of the nation’s homeland security efforts. (Full story)

Veterinarians collaborate for animal health, protection

MSU, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association are all part of the Michigan Emergency Veterinary Network, or “Vet Net,” an integral part of Michigan’s homeland security efforts in the animal health and protection arena. (Full story)

Grant targets agro-security

MSU researchers from areas such as food safety, packaging and supply chain management are using a federal grant to help develop ways to protect the nation’s food supply from accidental or deliberate contamination or terrorist attack. (Full story)

Survival academy trains firefighters

MSU’s Firefighter Survival Academy will conduct several programs designed to instruct firefighters how to increase their own survivability in an emergency. (Full story)

Automaker ER team trained in response

MSU continues its role in hosting emergency training on issues that could improve homeland security. (Full story)

Online courses offer security specialization

The School of Criminal Justice, in collaboration with colleges across campus, has launched a three-course online certificate program that allows working professionals and graduate and undergraduate students to add a specialization in homeland security to their career or academic plans. (Full story)

Research into DNA recovery continues

In the second year of his Homeland Security fellowship, Michael Gehring, a second-year master’s student from Minneapolis, working in collaboration with criminal justice assistant professor David Foran, is continuing his research on pipe bombs and how DNA recovery from shattered pieces of such devices can lead to identification of a perpetrator. (Full story)

Biosensors key to security strategies

MSU’s first recipient of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarship, Tracy Kamikawa of Honolulu, now a first-year doctoral student, is heading in new directions in her biosystems engineering research. (Full story)

Spotlight on the arts

Kresge art exhibit seems to paint itself

A groundbreaking exhibition, “Paintings That Paint Themselves, Or So It Seems,” is on display at the Kresge Art Museum until Oct. 31. The exhibit explores a recent trend in contemporary painting where surfaces seem to have formed themselves, raising questions as to how the painting was made. (Full story)