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Robot learning improves student engagement
Greenhow (left) conducts a class with in-person and distance students. The first study of Michigan State University’s pioneering robot-learning course shows that online students who use the innovative...
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MSU scholar lands $2.7M to improve undergraduate STEM education
As more universities attempt to transform how they teach science and math, a Michigan State University researcher is focusing on broader changes across networks of campus to improve student learning....
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International collaboration connects Argentinian, local educators
The cohort of Argentinian educators and MSU scholars gathers for a photo outside of Erickson Hall. Michigan State University welcomed 25 educators and administrators from Argentina as part of an...
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MSU researchers help lead statewide literacy project
Tanya Wright is featured in training modules, as in this video screenshot, to inform Michigan educators about the new K-3 Literacy Essentials. Image courtesy of Michigan Virtual. Michigan State...
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MSU curriculum earns highest rating for science standards alignment
The Achieve organization announced that Interactions, the ninth grade physical science curriculum developed through the CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University, has been awarded its...
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Advancing sexual, gender equity: Renn receives national honors
It was the 1990s when Kristen Renn started studying gay and lesbian issues in higher education. From that time as a young scholar, she “grew up with the field,” and has helped make it more inclusive,...
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MSU establishes new endowed faculty positions in Spirituality, Kinesiology
Two new endowed positions have been created at Michigan State University to focus on the holistic well-being of students through spirituality and psychological development. The first is the Foglio...
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Making impact: Calabrese Barton honored for empowering youth in STEM
Light-up football. Alarm backpack. Solar-powered MP3 hoodie. Recycled talking bear. These are just a few of the inventions created by youth makers in Lansing, Mich. and Greensboro, N.C. to tackle...
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Fostering research: Wallace receives MSU administrator award
Marcy Wallace has been recognized by Michigan State University for her outstanding efforts to advance the university’s research mission. The Unit Research Administrator Spotlight Award celebrates...
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Advancing research: Sport and exercise psychology book features MSU scholars
The latest installment of a widely used sport and exercise psychology resource for scholars features strong representation from Michigan State University, including current and former faculty and...
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Improving math teaching through discourse: PD materials available
Math teachers in middle and high schools across the nation could improve communication in their classroom—and therefore student learning—through new materials developed by Michigan State University...
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MSU Education Policy Innovation Collaborative wins share of $10 million grant...
Michigan State University is part of a new national research center on school choice policy. The National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice, or REACH, funded by a $10 million grant...
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Cantwell co-edits book on international politics in higher education
Michigan State University scholar Brendan Cantwell is co-editor, and a contributing author, to a new publication that aims to underline the importance of understanding higher education politics, and...
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Engineering success: Kinesiology graduate student earns NSF Fellowship
Aimee Tomlinson is known for finding, and solving, problems in an award-winning way. Tomlinson, who is studying Kinesiology at Michigan State University, was selected to join the 2018 National Science...
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History book asks high schoolers: Right or wrong?
What if history lessons didn’t stop with facts? What if students were asked to judge whether the decisions of others at momentous times in the past were right or wrong? That’s exactly what Michigan...
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Can walking ease the sting of social exclusion?
Award-winning research from the Michigan State University Department of Kinesiology says yes. Alumnus Anthony G. Delli Paoli and MSU researchers Alan L. Smith and Matthew B. Pontifex received the 2017...
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Strunk gives insights on teacher shortage in Getting Down to Facts II report
Katharine O. Strunk What’s causing teacher shortages in California? Michigan State University researcher Katharine O. Strunk helps answer that question as part of a sweeping report on public education...
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Robot tech helps elementary student attend class
When one of Conni Crittenden’s students was missing class due to a medical issue, she knew there had to be a something out there that could help. She and the student’s parents were doing what they...
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MSU research helps diabetic racecar drivers go four-seconds faster
Two new publications from Michigan State University’s David Ferguson highlight the world of motorsports—and give critical competitive-edge insights for athletes, especially those with diabetes. “With...
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Book to explore creating equitable school environments
How can high school teachers make their classrooms more equitable and culturally relevant spaces? A forthcoming publication co-authored by Assistant Professor Joanne Marciano provides strategies (and...
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