Plus, a look at the past, present and future of the Beal Botanical Garden at 150 years.
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Discover how a Spartan-led initiative secured a $26 million NIH grant to study childhood health, read about the past, present and future of the Beal Botanical Garden as it celebrates 150 years and check out an action-packed photo gallery of last week on campus. All that and more in this edition of the MSUToday Weekly Update.
Health for a lifetime: $26 million NIH grant addresses environmental factors on child health

MSU updates and campus news
‘I’d never seen anything like it’: The past, present and future of the Beal Botanical Garden at 150 years

Safe Ride program: Students to benefit from Chrysler van donation

Empowering tomorrow’s entrepreneurs: The Student-Made Marketplace at MSU

Top orthopedic spine surgeon: MSU Health Care Sports Medicine expands expertise with new addition

Wowing the crowd: The week in photos

Partnering with Henry Ford Health, Gilbert Family Foundation: Research institute to be housed in new Henry Ford Health + MSU Health Sciences facility

Spartan research and outreach
Phantom braking: Using neuroscience to understand the security of autonomous vehicles’ vision system

With three AgBioResearch centers in the U.P., MSU's partnership and commitment to this part of Michigan began in the late 1800s.

Troublesome bacteria: Foodborne illness is spreading antibiotic resistance genes in Michigan

Plant biology discovery: Biological pathway could be targeted to breed more resilient crops

MSU history
#DYK that Spartan Stadium is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year? In honor of this campus landmark, here is an aerial shot of Spartan Stadium taken in 1947. #MSUHistory

Spartans featured in the news
In Women’s Health, Jamie Alan, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, addresses whether or not CBD could be used as a potential weight-loss tool: “While CBD for weight loss has bubbled up as a topic of conversation in the weight-loss fad realm, it remains pretty unclear if using the stuff fits the ‘sustainability’ bill – or even works, for that matter.”

From Spartans
Graduate voice: Spartans uniting the world

Student view: Studying polyploidy in Switzerland

Graduate voice: The power of music and travel

Faculty voice: Being “ordinary” can be extraordinary

Spartan pride
Feels good to be back. 😍

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