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Two small boats with a total crew of six traveled from Cheboygan five miles out in Lake Huron to the site of the shipwreck, which was located in 1984. Two divers began the 160-foot dive to the Bentley. With a specially made tube, the divers were able to extract a substantial number of seeds from the Bentley in 39-degree water. They immediately put the tubes with the seeds on ice.

Accomplished leaders will join in celebrating the achievements of more than 4,000 Spartan graduates during MSU’s fall semester commencement ceremonies Dec. 13 and 14. This year’s undergraduate fall class comprises students from more than 66 countries, all 50 U.S. states and 73 of Michigan’s 83 counties.

For 17 years, the MSU College of Human Medicine and Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have funded more than $27 million in exploratory and developmental research projects that have brought together the clinical and scientific strengths of both institutions. Now that partnership, known as the Corewell Health – MSU Alliance Corporation, is adding another $1 million to the total with a new round of grant funding that will help advance innovative treatments for patients. 

How a mass deportation of immigrants would impact Michigan: Veronica Thronson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the College of Law and clinic professor of law explained what mass deportations could look like and how the clinic is preparing for new immigration policy.

Plants defy climate change through acclimation: Berkley Walker, associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology in the College of Natural Science, shared how his team is studying how paper birch trees are adapting to their environments amid increasing global temperatures.

Can Trump dismantle the Department of Education? It won't be easy, experts say: Josh Cowen, professor of education policy in the College of Education commented on the future of the U.S. Department of Education and why it could be difficult for the new administration to dismantle the department.

MSU used an inclusive and comprehensive strategic planning process to create a shared vision for the future and a common set of principles and values to guide our work.

To recognize the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion as a foundation for university, MSU is using a comprehensive DEI planning process focusing on those values and working in collaboration with the overall strategic planning process.

The RVSM Strategic Plan stems from work by leading researchers and experts in the field to develop a plan for survivor services, prevention efforts, and climate and culture change initiatives.