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Interior design senior student capstone showcase in immersive virtual reality platform

Published on July 15, 2021
SPDC’s Linda Nubani designed and hosted the first-ever virtual reality platform for her interior design senior student capstone presentations, a pandemic-inspired innovation that reached an international audience.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 15, 2021

Published on July 15, 2021
Weeks of wet and humid weather may be coming to an end this weekend, and this may trigger a change in crop scouting needs as we hit reproductive stages in corn and soybean.
Summer 2021 Newsletter - July 2021

Published on July 15, 2021
Summer 2021 Newsletter - July 2021
Michigan wheat harvest update – July 15, 2021

Published on July 15, 2021
Wheat producers are facing challenges during wheat harvest.
MSU student shares a day of work at an MSU Extension urban agriculture research center

Published on July 15, 2021
Lauren Sawyer shares her observations and experiences as the summer 2021 intern at the MSU-Detroit Partnership for Food, Learning, and Innovation (DPFLI), reflecting on the opportunities she has had to learn about agriculture and the city of Detroit.
Michigan grape scouting report – July 15, 2021

Published on July 15, 2021
Rainy weather requires attention to disease scouting and management. Some regions are half way to harvest.
Determining R3 growth stage in soybean

Published on July 15, 2021
Correctly identifying R3 growth stage in a soybean field is critical for various management decisions.
Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 13, 2021

Published on July 14, 2021
Both sweet and tart cherry harvest is underway; rains have cracked sweet cherries but helped size tart cherries. Growers are moving through harvest quickly.
MSU-led group aims to improve health outcomes of low-income communities

Published on July 14, 2021
The Global Alliance for Rapid Diagnostics, led by MSU researcher Evangelyn Alocilja, brings together researchers from around the world to help make technologies affordable and accessible to those who need them most.
MSU receives funds from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme to conduct eMOTIONAL Cities research

Published on July 14, 2021
SPDC faculty leads effort on a project to improve health and well-being through the design of urban spaces, with a team of four MSU faculty representing the U.S. component of an international consortium