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USAID Funded Research in West Africa Benefits U.S. Bean Growers Through Legume Lab Innovation

Published on October 22, 2021
Article from the October 2021 newsletter.
Weekly Beet -October 22 2021

Published on October 22, 2021
In this weeks issue: Payton Perkinson is the winner of the Mendenhall Award of $6,000 in the 2021 Scholars Competition offered through the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) and information on many seminars and events.
Endowed Graduate Assistantship to Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

Published on October 21, 2021
Kent Taylor has created an endowment to support CANR, BAE graduate assistants researching sustainable energy sources.
Thirsty cities need a human/nature infrastructure combo

Published on October 21, 2021
MSU sustainability scientists take a holistic approach to find that human construction alone doesn't make urban water ecosystem services sustainable
Fall armyworm damage on putting greens

Published on October 21, 2021
Fall armyworms were recently observed causing damage on a research putting green at the MSU Hancock Turfgrass Research Center.
New endowment to educate students studying the built environment in the practice of feng shui and other cultures

Published on October 21, 2021
Alexander and Pauline Ho have established a new endowment for students enrolled in the School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) to learn about the built environment in other cultures including the classical feng shui philosophy.
Dr. Larry Walker, a true philanthropist

Published on October 21, 2021
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering alumnus, Larry P. Walker, Ph.D., is a true philanthropist giving back his time, talent and treasure to advance Michigan State University.
Online event to launch the new Understanding Forest Carbon Management Course-International

Published on October 20, 2021
This webinar will take place on Oct. 21 at 10am EST with Spanish-language.
The MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction is hosting the next Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) certificate program December 14-16, 2021 via Zoom.

Published on October 20, 2021
This program is coordinated by Linda Nubani, assistant professor of interior design.
NSF grant supports exploring Arctic’s complex human-nature changes in Bering Strait

Published on October 20, 2021
A $1.54 million National Science Foundation grant will support exploring consequences of climate change, natural resource development, shipping, and tourism in the Arctic.