“Indeed, MSU successes are continuing in a big way—the $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a $25 million National Science Foundation BEACON Center for the study of evolution, a partnership with IBM that will bring new jobs to Michigan, and exciting plans for a new addition to the Plant and Soil Sciences Building and for a new world-class art museum.”Read more…
“White House Science and Technology official Kei Koizumi made a special trip to Michigan State University for a close-up look at the latest research and high-tech facilities.” Read more…
“One of the stops on the tour was to see the huge magnets at the cyclotron, but what really impressed Koizumi was the large scope of science programs at Michigan State.” Read more…
“More than 200 scientists from across the globe gathered in East Lansing this weekend to discuss plans for the $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams MSU has dethroned the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, for the top spot in nuclear physics graduate studies, according to nationwide rankings of graduate schools released Thursday by U.S. News & World Report.” Read more…
“More than 200 scientists from across the globe gathered in East Lansing this weekend to discuss plans for the $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams project.” Read more…
“Now that dream is inching closer to reality, but the multi-million dollar project requires planning. That's why hundreds of the world's top scientists are in East Lansing with one big topic in mind: equipment.” Read more…
“Scientists from around the globe are already planning how they'll use MSU's new Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. More than 200 researchers met at the Marriott Hotel in East Lansing to discuss future experiments…” Read more…
“More than 200 scientists from around the world will gather in East Lansing this weekend to discuss experimental equipment they need to produce scientific breakthroughs at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University…” Read more…
“Our very own Michigan State University will be the site of a new $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. It will be the most advanced facility of its kind and it will come with 1,000 jobs. The mysteries of the cosmos will be unlocked here in Michigan.”Read more…
“Federal funding is moving forward, hiring is under way and conceptual design and research and development are progressing at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams Project one year after the U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of Michigan State University to design and establish FRIB.” Read more…
“Some researchers look to the stars for the future of science. But in East Lansing, they are looking down. Way down — 40 feet under the intersection of Bogue Street and Shaw Lane — on Michigan State University's campus in East Lansing.” Read more…
“Well before construction ever begins on the FRIB on MSU's campus, the Department of Energy wants to know what the neighbors think.” Read more…
“State and government officials expressed little concern about the environmental impact of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, during a meeting Wednesday to address the planned facility’s possible impacts.” Read more…
“More than 430 contractors and consultants packed the MSU Union on Thursday, clamoring for a chance to get in on the millions of dollars in construction work planned over the next several years.” Read more…
“The promise of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams was apparent from the start: hundreds of millions of dollars in federal investment, new jobs for scientists, new jobs in construction, a center for cutting edge science in a Rust Belt region.” Read more…
Last December’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that Michigan State University (MSU) had been selected to design and establish the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (F-RIB) touched off a community-wide celebration.” Read more…
The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce will honor seven local companies and organizations Wednesday for their commitment to the area, including investing in the regional economy, creating jobs and fosters growth of high-tech industries.” Read more…
“Business Review’s third annual Deals of the Year gala drew more than 200 business leaders, community leaders and other supporters to the JW Marriott in Grand Rapids Oct. 23 to recognize the region’s 27 finalists in eight categories.” Read more…
“Way out in the universe, inside huge exploding stars, interesting things are happening. If you could shrug off the thermonuclear heat and poke around inside, you would find the same sorts of particles that eventually became you, your dog, your planet and everything and everybody you have ever seen, felt, tasted or known.” Read more…
“When he graduated from MSU in 1968, Larry Roche hoped to return to campus one day, but he never realized his dream would come true almost 40 years after he left.” Read more…
“Over half a century has passed since Michigan State’s visionary leader John Hannah began transforming the pioneering land-grant agricultural college into a multidisciplinary public-research university with a world-renowned reputation for excellence.” Read more…
“Last December, under the watch of President Lou Anna Simon, Michigan State University took a big step forward in the world of nuclear physics research.” Read more…
“Efforts to market the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams being constructed at Michigan State University have led to the creation of a multi-media Web site to assist in marketing the region to prospective FRIB employees and their families.” Read more…
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