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Dean Eric L. Hegg sitting at a bench with his right elbow on the back while he is turned facing the camera and smiling.

A Shared Commitment to Advancing Discovery

An introduction by Dean Eric L. Hegg

How to Survive a Drought

Plant biologist is working to find ways for crops to survive extreme weather

From Cisplatin to the Next Discovery

An endowed professorship connects generations of MSU scientists

INGO BRAASCH looking through an aquarium with a spotted gar inside

An Evolutionary Treasure

How the spotted gar is helping MSU researchers connect fish, humans and millions of years of evolution

Graphic of rain splashing off form a solar panel and into a trough and down a pipe. The words Spartans make ever drop count appear to the left.

Spartans Make Every Drop Count

Increasing environmental sustainability on a Kansas farm

The Science of Conception

MSU biochemist reveals how sperm generate the energy to reach an egg

The Search for Next-Gen Weight Loss Drugs

Physiology professor finds brain peptide that could help regulate weight and relieve weight-related pain

image of Sean Crosson, Ana Moreira, Miguel Chirivi, and Andrew Olive in dairy facility.

Reading without Eyes

Sean Crosson studies how bacteria sense the world around them and evolve the tools to cause disease

Richard Lenski looking through petri dish

Evolution in Action

Since 1988, the world-famous Long-Term Evolution Experiment reveals how chance and adaptation intertwine

Driven by Purpose

Behind every gift is a story

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A Shared Commitment to Advancing Discovery

How to Survive a Drought

From Cisplatin to the Next Discovery

An Evolutionary Treasure

Spartans Make Every Drop Count

The Science of Conception

The Search for Next-Gen Weight Loss Drugs

Reading without Eyes

Evolution in Action

Driven by Purpose