NatSci News Rewind

By MSU College of Natural Science

A podcast that looks back at the monthly news headlines in the world of NatSci.... more

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January 03, 2024054 - NatSci News Rewind - December 2023
In the fifty fourth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from December 2023. (Length:1:53)
Stories covered:
Increasing sorghum's biomass by manipulating the cell wall
NatSci investiture ceremony honors two outstanding faculty members
'Friendly' hyenas are more likely to form mobs
Michigan State University senior named Marshall Scholar
MSU researchers are helping shape the future of particle physics
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January 03, 2024053 - NatSci News Rewind - November 2023
In episode 53 of the NatSci News Rewind Podcast, we take a look back at the Top 5 research news stories from November 2023 for the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University. (Length:2:24)
Stories covered:
Fungi's survival secrets
Dvorak to step down from the KBS Director' Advisory Board after decades of making a difference
Getting to the root of visceral pain
"Seun" Ogunwobi selected as fellow of two prestigious academies
Plants' secret to surviving shorter days
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October 31, 2023052 - NatSci News Rewind - October 2023
In the fifty second episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from October 2023. (Length:3:38)
Stories covered:
MSU unveils tools, techniques that can inform conservation efforts for data-poor species
Making STEM more accessible through blended courses: MSU's EDLI awarded National Science Foundation grant
Wired in: Simulating how electrons move through nanowires
NatSci researchers receive prestigious American Society for Microbiology awards
MTRAC Award supports NatSci researcher's work to transform $165 billion pulp and paper industry
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October 02, 2023051 - NatSci News Rewind - September 2023
In the fifty first episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from September 2023. (Length:3:14)
Stories covered:
James McCusker receives prestigious Josef Michl American Chemical Society Award in Photochemistry
Dohun Pyeon receives MSU Research Foundation grant for novel cancer research
MSU researchers discover link between cholesterol and diabetic retinopathy
Foodborne illness is spreading antibiotic resistance
$1.1M alumni gift to support student development in sustainability, environmental studies as part of RISE program
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August 31, 2023050 - NatSci News Rewind - August 2023
In the fiftieth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from August 2023. (Length:2:59)
Stories covered:
Ask the expert: Don't miss the Perseid meteor shower
Researchers reveal biological pathway that could be targeted to breed more resilient crops
MSU research suggests natural selection could slow evolution
Spartans help make a surprising discovery about the sun
Irrigating more U.S. crops by mid-century will be worth the investment
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July 31, 2023049 - NatSci News Rewind - July 2023
In the forty ninth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from July 2023. (Length:2:57)
Stories covered:
Don't bank on seed banks to save the grasslands
Good vibrations: MSU physicists help bolster quantum computing
For birds, earlier springtime means fewer young
MSU researchers receive NSF grant to study mathematical sensemaking in science
MSU plant and education researchers team up to transform high school STEM education
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July 05, 2023048 - NatSci News Rewind - June 2023
In the forty eigth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from June 2023. (Length:3:14)
Stories covered:
Unlocking solar-powered secrets: DOE renews grant for photosynthesis research at MSU
Radical new chemistry from MSU
MSU's Brian Gulbransen awarded distinguished lectureship
MSU biochemist receives $2.8 million NIH grant for epigenetic research on autism spectrum disorder
Spartans join indigenous forest protectors on XPRIZE Rainforest biodiversity quest
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June 01, 2023047 - NatSci News Rewind - May 2023
In the forty seventh episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from May 2023. (Length:3:03)
Stories covered:
Prominent cancer researcher joins MSU to lead biochemistry and molecular biology department, establish Center for Cancer Health Equity Research
MSU’s Janette Boughman selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar
Former NatSci Ph.D. student earns prestigious NASA Fellowship
MSU and Audubon team up to protect the black tern
Three NatSci researchers earn prestigious NSF Early CAREER Awards
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May 01, 2023046 - NatSci News Rewind - April 2023
In the forty sixth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from April 2023. (Length:3:06)
Stories covered:
Twelve MSU NatSci students, alumni named NSF Graduate Research Fellows
MSU helps confirm success of NASA's first planetary defense mission, trains future astronomers
Ask the expert: Why is seeing the piezoelectric effect in liquids for the first time a big deal?
Shocking implications of electric fishes' tailless sperm
Spartan scientists help agriculture adapt to a changing planet
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March 31, 2023045 - NatSci News Rewind - March 2023
In the forty fifth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from March 2023. (Length:3:06)
Stories covered:
Investiture ceremony honors MSU's Sean Crosson as a Rudolph Hugh Endowed Chair
Going up: Discovering a protein's 'elevator' motion could spur new cancer treatments
Guowei Wei inducted into prestigious AIMBE College of Fellows
MSU study reveals inequity in journal peer review
MSU is taking the world's fastest supercomputer to the final frontier
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