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Shaping India’s Educational Future Published: Thursday, 19 Apr 2012Michigan State University’s College of Education has been tapped by one of the world’s most influential philanthropic organizations, the Azim Premji Foundation (APF), to improve teacher education throughout India.
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Rehab Counseling Research Goes Global Published: Thursday, 19 Apr 2012From video games, to smartphone apps, to geo-tagging on Facebook, technology plays an ever-increasing role in just about everyone’s life. At Michigan State University, researchers in the field of rehabilitation counseling want to know how technology can make a difference for those with intellectual disabilities.
Last fall, MSU co-hosted an international conference on the topic in Ireland and announced that it would join an interdisciplinary research team to study the issue
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Encouraging Entrepreneurs Around the World Published: Thursday, 19 Apr 2012This past fall marks the pilot run of a new partnership, where 20 King Khalid University (KKU) students will join a class of MSU students via an interactive open educational resource entrepreneurship education curriculum.
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Protecting that Simple Compound – H20 Published: Thursday, 19 Apr 2012An MSU-led consortium of researchers earned the prestigious $2.3 million Partnerships for International Research in Education (PIRE) grant.Their research will focus on the development of nanotechnology tools to better understand how mebranes work and how to make them better.
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Tigers Out of Sight are Far From Out of Mind Published: Thursday, 19 Apr 2012It doesn’t matter that Neil Carter has only twice caught fleeting glimpses of a tiger in all the months he’s spent in Nepal. In fact, it’s kind of fitting. Carter, a doctoral student in MSU’s Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, approaches conservation and sustainability in a way that’s not just about a charismatic animal. It’s about connectivity and the delicate, complicated dance between tigers and people in Nepal.
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Globalization in a Biodiversity Hotspot Published: Thursday, 19 Apr 2012Previously thought extinct in Nicaragua, a small Baird’s Tapir population was recently found to be alive and well and living in the Caribbean Coast rainforest. Thanks to MSU researchers, together with Nicaraguan colleagues from the Universidad de las Regiones Autonomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaraguense (URACCAN), important data on these tapirs—large mammals similar in shape to a pig, but with a short prehensile snout like an elephant’s-- will be passed on to those scientist
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Linda Racioppi Wins Ralph H. Smuckler Award for Advancing International Studies and Programs at MSU Published: Friday, 06 Apr 2012On Wednesday, March 21 the 2012 International Awards Ceremony was held where Linda Racioppi won the Ralph H. Smuckler Award for Advancing International Studies and Programs at MSU.
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MSU Presents 2012 International Awards Published: Wednesday, 21 Mar 2012EAST LANSING, Mich.— On March 21, at its International Award ceremony, the Office of International Studies and Programs (ISP) celebrated staff, students and community members for their efforts to foster international understanding.
Held at the Spartan Club in Spartan Stadium, International Studies and Programs presented 11 members of the Spartan community with awards that have been established to honor several Michigan State University leaders in the areas of inte -
Shaping India's Educational Future Published: Thursday, 23 Feb 2012College of Education Professor talks about working with the Azim Premji Foundation and its effort to reshape education and development in India.
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MSU International Awards to be held March 21, 2012 Published: Friday, 17 Feb 2012Mark your calendars now and plan to join us at the 22nd annual International Award ceremony on Wednesday, March 21 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Spartan Club in Spartan Stadium Tower.
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A video interview with a Tropical Forester: Salleh Mohd. Nohr, MSU Alum and Senior Fellow of Academ Published: Thursday, 16 Feb 2012MSU alum Salleh Mohd. Nohr discusses his experiences and views as a tropical forester and how he benefited from his education at Michigan State University.
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A video interview with MSU alum and senior forestry officer with the African Development Bank Albert Published: Thursday, 02 Feb 2012MSU forestry alum and senior forestry officer with the African Development Bank, Albert Mwangi, discuss forestry management and significance to economic development in Africa.
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MSU alum, Boen Purnama, discusses timber markets and sustainable forest management Published: Thursday, 26 Jan 2012MSU alumni Boen Purnama discusses the importance of forestry management .
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MSU professor named officer in the Order of Australia Published: Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012EAST LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan State University veterinary professor and African Studies Center faculty member has been appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia for his work to improve the lives of millions of people with debilitating diseases and his contributions toward eliminating the ailments in many parts of the world.
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Synergy Increases African Student Group’s Impact Published: Friday, 20 Jan 2012KONGAMANO is an umbrella group of students who belong to MSU student organizations that do work in, or have in interest in Africa. Their goal is to increase cooperation among all of the organizations interested in Africa to increase their reach and impact on campus and abroad.
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Celebrate the Chinese New Year 4710 Published: Friday, 20 Jan 2012In celebration of the ancient tradition of Chinese New Year, International Studies and Programs, in partnership with the Asian Studies Center and the Office for International Students and Scholars at Michigan State University, will offer New Year greetings and tangerines in the International Center Lobby on Monday, January 23 from 11 to 2 pm.
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Office of International Students and Scholars Published: Thursday, 19 Jan 2012OISS administrators discuss the significance of their department.
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American Semester program offers students from abroad an opportunity to study at MSU for 1 or 2 Published: Thursday, 12 Jan 2012Studying at Michigan State University as an international student offers all that comes with attending one of American's largest and highly ranked research universities but also a cultural experience based on the richness of life in the American Midwest.
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Three-It Might Be A Magic Number for Development Published: Thursday, 05 Jan 2012Working with scientists in Brazil and Mozambique, a social economist with MSU's department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics sees opportunity in tri-lateral partnerships.
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Uncovering Secrets to Better Medicine Published: Thursday, 22 Dec 2011A medical anthropologist builds connections between her homeland and physicans in Michigan hospitals to improve care and outcomes.
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