Michigan State University

Michigan State University is testing whether solar panels and farmland can coexist. A new agrivoltaics study aims to help Michigan farmers decide if dual-use land can support crops, energy and income.

A Michigan State University researcher is testing which tree species can best withstand future climate conditions in Michigan. With a $500,000 grant from the state, the project is planting tens of thousands of trees across nine sites to study growth, survival and adaptability. The research could shape forest management for decades.

Beginning on July 14, Traverse City Street Medicine will offer its services to residents of Cadillac. Then, after Labor Day, the program will expand into Kalkaska.

Over 70% of Michigan State University Extension employees voted to join a union for non-tenured faculty, giving them a voice to bargain with the university's administration.

The Soybean Innovation Lab based at the University of Illinois has laid off 30 employees and expects to shut down in the spring if funding isn't restored. Lab leaders at other Land Grant universities say they have avoided layoffs, but that could change.

The project started a few years ago as a collaboration between the Traverse City Downtown Development Authority, the Master Gardener Association of Northwest Michigan and Michigan State University Extension.

The Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program has chosen four projects to fund for its inaugural round, with each getting $1.25 million over three years.

Students are protesting the university’s investments with Israel amid its months-long war in Gaza.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer could change the makeup of Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees by removing trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will consider whether to act under a rarely used state law to dismiss public officials for misconduct.