AgBioResearch

News & Publications

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  Opinion: MSU food safety expert Felicia Wu encourages rice-eating countries with vitamin A deficiency to consider Golden Rice

  Published on January 12, 2022
  In December 2021, Wu co-authored an opinion piece detailing the dire consequences of vitamin A deficiency for children in many developing countries and the need to address the problem head on.

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  MSU Global Scholars take agricultural education worldwide

  Published on January 5, 2022
  Developing, teaching short courses to global audience of learners

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  Michigan Turfgrass Foundation makes $1 million lead gift to Michigan State University to endow a chair in Turfgrass Pathology

  Published on January 5, 2022
  A $1 million gift from the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation to the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) launches a $5 million campaign to endow the Joe Vargas Chair in Turfgrass Pathology.

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  Tiedje elected Foreign Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences

  Published on December 22, 2021
  James Tiedje, a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at MSU, has been elected a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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  New MSU research shows photosynthesis controlled by nutrient signaling in plants

  Published on December 13, 2021
  The findings can help in the development of more resilient plants that are able to withstand nutrient-poor conditions, thus improving global food production.

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  MSU research team receives $750K USDA grant to explore ways to mitigate crop uptake of PFAS

  Published on December 13, 2021
  Project GREEEN seed funding leveraged for new three-year study

Publications

• Futures Magazine

  Futures is written in non-scientific terms for the general public. Each issue profiles the work of several AgBioResearch scientists.

• Legislative Reports

  The MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension Legislative report describes how the organizations leveraged state funding, fueled the economy and connected with Michigan residents over the past year.

• Project GREEEN Annual Report

  The Project GREEEN Annual Report conveys research activities conducted through Michigan's plant agriculture initiative, a partnership among MSU, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and commodity organizations.