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Spartan Engineers: Solving Real World Challenges Published: Thursday, 09 May 2013At MSU, the College of Engineering is giving students the chance to provide solutions to real world challenges in developing nations.
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Producing clean energy, reducing waste Published: Friday, 12 Apr 2013MSU scientists collaborate with leading researchers in Costa Rica and Nicaragua to bring clean energy to rural areas.
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Experts on Africa to gather in East Lansing to discuss assistance for African development Published: Tuesday, 06 Sep 2011EAST LANSING, Mich. -- This month, Michigan State University will host a town hall meeting with African scholars, development professionals, international leaders and students to discuss United States assistance in the development of Africa
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Study Finds China's Agricultural Development at a Crossroads Published: Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011New research conducted by Michigan State University, Renmin University and Landesa shows China is at a crossroads in its agriculture development. As a result, MSU researchers suggest that China should protect land rights of all farm families and restrict corporate farming if it wants to close the income gap between cities and countryside.
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Michigan State University food security experts tapped for $28 million project in Senegal Published: Friday, 15 Oct 2010EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University researchers, and researchers from four partnering institutions, will use a $28 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development to bolster agricultural education and research systems in Senegal, in hopes of increasing food supply and improving nutrition.
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Michigan State University food security experts tapped for $28 million project in Senegal Published: Friday, 15 Oct 2010
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University researchers, and researchers from four partnering institutions, will use a $28 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development to bolster agricultural education and research systems in Senegal, in hopes of increasing food supply and improving nutrition.
The five-university consortium will work with four Senegalese universities and five training centers as part of the Capacity Building for Agricultura
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MSU, Lincoln University, and Malawi partnership awarded USAID grant to build capacities in ecosystem Published: Friday, 10 Sep 2010The collaboration between Michigan State University, the University of Malawi and Lincoln University, was one of 11 partnerships of American and African university awarded a grant by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Higher Education for Development (HED) to help strengthen capacity at African universities. The African-led partnership will help expand the University of Malawi’s role in addressing environmental and development challenges within their continent. -
MSU launches international research office Published: Thursday, 26 Aug 2010Cross-campus brainpower could be key to generating more research dollars, according to Michigan State University's Office of International Programs, which recently launched an office to promote multidisciplinary research. -
Sri Lankan universities working with MSU to rebuild Published: Thursday, 10 Jun 2010This past spring, a Sri Lankan delegation of academic officials consisting of two vice chancellors and a former dean from three universities and an executive director of agriculture who also represents the University Grants Commission visited Michigan State University in hopes of furthering higher education partnerships and creating a path toward rapid development in Sri Lanka. -
Fulbright Awards announced for 2010-2011 academic year Published: Sunday, 23 May 2010The Fulbright Awards for 2010-2011have been awarded, with nine scholarship recipients and three alternates going to Michigan State University.
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MSU, African educators expand agricultural education Published: Monday, 04 Jan 2010EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State University researchers will use a $1million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help African educators develop free and open access to agriculture education material, which they hope could improve agricultural practices and build a sustainable economy.
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MSU among top universities for study abroad participation, international student enrollment Published: Monday, 16 Nov 2009EAST LANSING, Mich. For the fifth year in a row, Michigan State University leads the nation in study abroad participation among public universities in the United States, according to Open Doors 2009, the annual report on international education released today by the Institute of International Education. -
MSU and Burundi: Working together to build a coffee sector Published: Wednesday, 12 Aug 2009Specialty coffee buyers, a better quality product and an increase in prices paid to growers are the keys to building a strong coffee sector in Burundi, according to Michigan State University faculty and staff who are helping the once war-torn country develop its market. -
EARTH University President to Discuss Sustainability Published: Wednesday, 05 Aug 2009In an effort to boost educational programs in sustainable agriculture and protection of national resources, Michigan State University's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will host a special lecture with EARTH University President Jos Zaglul on Aug. 10. -
MSU and Africa: A Half a Century Collaboration Published: Thursday, 14 May 2009For more than 50 years, Michigan State University has been a national academic leader in all things Africa. Whether its been fighting diseases such as malaria, helping to develop more disease-resistant crops, or training Africas future physicians, farmers or leaders, MSU has been there. -
Robert Blake named director of MSUs Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Published: Friday, 01 May 2009Robert Blake,Ph.D., a noted expert on livestock production and sustainable food systems in developing countries, has joined Michigan State University as director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. -
Women & International Development Program to Merge with Program in Women, Gender, & Social Justice Published: Thursday, 15 Feb 2007Two MSU programs are merging to form a center that will focus on gender and womens studies within a global framework. MSU's Women and International Development (WID) Program in International Studies and Programs (ISP) will join forces with the Program in Women, Gender, and Social Justice (WGSJ) in the College of Arts and Letters to create the Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen). The new center will be a hub for research, teaching, and service related to gender and women in global persp
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Peace Corps Partnership Yields New Graduate Degree Program Published: Thursday, 01 Jun 2006Michigan State University, already a top Peace Corps producer, will offer a masters level program combining campus coursework in East Lansing with Peace Corps volunteerism abroad. The new MSU Masters International program is based on existing masters of science programs in the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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MSU Announces $50,000 International Predissertation Travel Awards Competition; Application Deadline Published: Monday, 03 Apr 2006MSU announces the first competition for 10 awards of up to $5,000 each for foreign travel of MSU Ph.D. candidates at the predissertation stage in the Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arts and Letters, Education, and Social Science. These awards will support travel abroad to the awardees intended dissertation research sites for a minimum 60-day stay during 2006.
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MSU Federal Credit Union Scholarships Support 47 Students for Study Abroad Published: Thursday, 05 May 2005In 2004, the MSU Federal Credit Union established a $2.5 million endowment for MSU study abroad scholarships. This endowment has greatly increased available scholarship funds for MSU students studying abroad. Forty-seven students were awarded scholarships to study abroad during winter break 2004-2005, spring semester 2005, and summer semester 2005. Below are the scholarship award recipients (with major, program, and destination) announced during the endowments second year.
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