The MSU Bioeconomy Institute in Holland, Michigan invites you for a timely virtual research lecture: Our guest lecturer is Dr. Irene Xagoraraki, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in MSU’s College of Engineering. Testing in her laboratory gave early warnings of temporal fluctuations of COVID-19 in April and May, described in published paper (Miyani B., Fonoll X., Norton J., Mehrotra…

Our Amazing Moon:  More Complicated Than You Would Expect! Did you know that the Moon is responsible for how our calendars look? Do you know what a "supermoon" is? (Or Hunter's Moon? Or a Blue Moon?) Can you see the man in the Moon? (Or the woman? Or the bunny?) Are you able to tell time using the Moon's phases and position?…

Did you know that in just a few weeks, Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer together in the sky than at any time since the year 1623? Have you noticed that there are star clusters and even some galaxies in the sky right now that you can see with your unaided eye? Have you heard that the best meteor shower of the…

3D Printing is a great way to get students engaged in STEM learning!  Join MSU St. Andrews STEM outreach specialist, Dr. Tracy Zhang, via Zoom for a one-hour webinar on the basics of 3D Printing and basic model design using Tinkercad® software. This webinar is designed for teachers, parents, and students interested in learning about 3D printing technology and how it can be…

Please check back soon for a recording of this presentation! Our  Marvelous Moon - Part 2! Join: https://msu.zoom.us/j/93351955313 Password: MSU This past November, we learned about the Moon's orbit. This month, we will learn more about the Moon itself! Did you know that both the size and the distance of the Moon were already known to ancient astronomers over two thousand years…

Please check back soon for a recording of this presentation!   Star Birth: How Our Night Sky Came to Be Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/98568624049 Password: MSU Did you know that everything we understand about star birth has been learned only in the last hundred years?  There are so many questions for scientists to answer!  What does it actually mean for a star to be…

Please check back soon for a recording of this presentation! The Life and Death of Normal Stars   Are you aware that the great majority of stars are smaller than our sun? That stars can live for millions of years before they die? Or billions of years? Or even trillions of years? It seems almost unbelievable! What factors influence star lifetimes? Do…