CANR Response to Novel Coronavirus

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension have also been discussing special implications and situations unique to our organizations with MSU executive leadership. If you have questions for CANR leaders regarding novel coronavirus, please submit them using this CANR form.

MSU is also updating the website msu.edu/together-we-will frequently, and there is a toll-free hotline to help address questions from our students, faculty, staff and parents at 888-353-1294.

General Inquiries
All general inquiries can be directed to 888-353-1294.

Media Inquiries
MSU University Communications is responding to media inquiries. Please direct any inquiries to Dan Olsen at olsenda2@msu.edu, 517-884-8675.

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News

Planning for pangolins and pandemics

Published on April 15, 2021
Whether it be siting dog parks, creating urban farming zones, or planning for the public health, Planning Matters in how human and nonhuman animals share cities.
Monitoring MSU’s campus for the novel coronavirus

Published on March 22, 2021
Jade Mitchell, associate professor in the MSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, and doctoral student Ryan Julien play a critical role in analyzing public health implications and informing decision-making.
Student-led bird banding innovation spearheads continuation of data collection despite COVID-19

Published on March 16, 2021
Two fisheries and wildlife undergraduate students, Hannah Landwerlen and Evan Griffis, designed and built a box that allows bird banding to be performed safely during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Rethinking access to food: Lessons learned during a pandemic

Published on February 24, 2021
A list of five ways the pandemic has shifted the way we access/purchase food products.

In The News

Anything but easy: MSU adjusts to COVID-19 virtual classroom curveball

Published on December 15, 2020 by Michigan Farm News
University scientists offer a way to boost coronavirus testing

Published on July 30, 2020 by The Rachel Maddow Show
FFAR Funds Emergency Research to Address Coronavirus

Published on July 21, 2020 by Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
5 ways the world is better off dealing with a pandemic now than in 1918

Published on June 19, 2020 by The Conversation
Save your bacon: A real meat shortage looms with virus shutdowns

Published on April 23, 2020 by Politico
How the MSU interior design program has handled the online transition

Published on April 17, 2020 by The State News
Ask the Expert: The Ripple Effect of Postponing Olympic Games

Published on April 15, 2020