Based on evidence people work harder with a partner than when working alone, a team of Michigan State University researchers are pairing college-age students with a virtual workout partner to study the impact on exercise trends.
Publish Date: Nov. 11, 2009 | Multimedia: 
Three Michigan State University faculty members received a $284,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to explore how digitally delivered games such as Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution can improve health.
Publish Date: Nov. 11, 2009 | Multimedia: 
A team from Michigan State University's Breslin Cancer Center is developing a clinic for the survivors of breast cancer, hoping to reduce mortality and improve quality of life.
Publish Date: Oct. 29, 2009 | Multimedia: 
MSU’s Julian Samora Research Institute will celebrate its 20th anniversary next week with a conference highlighting the contributions and needs of Latinos and to show how their growth impacts Michigan’s economy.
Publish Date: Oct. 28, 2009 | Multimedia: 
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development and Michigan State University will use a five-year, $10.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to connect African biosafety regulators with advances in technology – an initiative aimed at reducing poverty through improved agricultural practices.
Publish Date: Oct. 15, 2009 | Multimedia: 
A team of researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Cincinnati have been awarded a $6.2 million Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's disease grant.
Publish Date: Oct. 14, 2009 | Multimedia: 
In 1985, Michigan State University’s Office of Financial Aid disbursed some $60 million in aid to about 12,000 students. Last year, MSU disbursed more than $530 million to more than 37,000 students, or nearly 73 percent of the student population.
Publish Date: Sept. 22, 2009 | Multimedia: 
A Michigan State University researcher is using a federal stimulus grant of more than $460,000 to better understand how humans comprehend speech, work that could have far-reaching implications in the treatment of a number of maladies that include dyslexia and autism.
Publish Date: Sept. 21, 2009 | Multimedia: 
Michigan State University’s College of Engineering is working to improve the world’s alternative energy future thanks to three grants totaling $141.5 million.
Publish Date: Sept. 17, 2009 | Multimedia: 
Michigan State University researchers will use a $750,000 federal grant to collect oral narratives from African citizens who often are left out of the official written record.
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