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When good companies do bad things: Examining illegal corporate behavior

The more prominent and financially successful a corporation becomes, the more likely it is to break the law, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University scholar that challenges previous research.

Publish Date: Nov. 18, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

MSU researchers study motivational impact of virtual workout partners

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: Picture(s)

MSU faculty members receive grant to study digital health games

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: Picture(s)

Internet fuels virtual subculture for sex trade, study finds

The Internet has spawned a virtual subculture of “johns” who share information electronically about prostitution, potentially making them harder to catch, according to a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University criminologist.

Publish Date: Oct. 21, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

Faculty conversations: Kimberly Fenn

Kimberly Fenn, assistant professor of psychology, discusses her study suggesting that sleep reduces mistakes in memory.

Publish Date: Sept. 11, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)Video(s)

Sleep helps reduce errors in memory, MSU research suggests

Sleep may reduce mistakes in memory, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by a cognitive neuroscientist at Michigan State University.

Publish Date: Sept. 10, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

MSU researchers use newborn blood data to study cerebral palsy

A statewide team of researchers led by a Michigan State University epidemiologist are hoping Michigan’s archive of newborn blood spots will help them uncover the causes of cerebral palsy, the most common disabling motor disorder in children with annual health costs of $12 billion.

Publish Date: Sept. 01, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

Back-to-school tips for college students and parents

With fall semester classes beginning on Sept. 2, Michigan State University experts offer tips to help students and families cope with the demands of college life.

Publish Date: Aug. 13, 2009

MSU study finds fatty foods, alcohol use often part of kids’ TV shows

A Michigan State University study has found that many unhealthy foods and even alcohol use make their way quite easily into television shows that are favored by children and so-called “tweens,” youth between the ages of nine and 14.

Publish Date: Aug. 12, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

MSU study: Girls game less because they have less free time

A Michigan State University study finds that girls spend less time playing digital games than boys because they have less leisure time, a finding that could have long-term implications on the technology gender gap.

Publish Date: July 23, 2009 | Multimedia: Picture(s)

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