NatSci News Rewind

NatSci News Rewind

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  • 044 - NatSci News Rewind - February 2023

    In the forty fourth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from February 2023. (Length:2:57)

    Stories covered:

    • MSU helps resolve a 50-year-old fish controversy
    • MSU a top producer of Fulbright Scholars
    • NIH grant seeks to tap fish's regenerative might
    • MSU chemist receives $1.9 million NIH grant for antifungal research
    • MSU, University Wisconsin-Madison show straightforward step can help restore biodiversity hotspot
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      3 min
    • 043 - NatSci News Rewind - January 2023

      In the forty thirtd episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from January 2023. (Length:3:14)

      Stories covered:

      • NatSci researchers honored for achievements in science and society
      • $1.9 million NSF grant to amplify math research, community, takes shape at Michigan State
      • MSU researchers uncover new potential for ancient mint plants
      • Ask the expert: Breaking down the discovery of an Earth-sized planet
      • MSU's Long-Term Ecological Research program awarded $7.65 million NSF grant
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        4 min
      • 042 - NatSci News Rewind - December 2022

        In the forty second episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from December 2022. (Length:3:14)

        Stories covered:

        • Helping an oilseed take off as a sustainable fuel source
        • Borrowing building blocks from bacteria to create a more sustainable future
        • Guiding conservation with a local touch
        • Training the STEM leaders of tomorrow
        • MSU researcher expertise, energy and empathy leave a legacy
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          4 min
        • 041 - NatSci News Rewind - November 2022

          In the forty first episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from November 2022. (Length:3:29)

          Stories covered:

          • MSU helps make cosmic discovery
          • Results-oriented commitment to diversity, inclusivity earns KBS honor
          • MSU helms $15 million to project to help make fusion energy a reality
          • Meet the frogs overcoming extinction
          • Existing drug could reduce side effects of gold-standard cancer treatment
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            4 min
          • 040 - NatSci News Rewind - October 2022

            In the fortieth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from October 2022. (Length:2:53)

            Stories covered:

            • How MSU is working to future-proof chemical discovery
            • Physics graduate student receives prestigious DOE grant
            • How teamwork, in nature and the lab, can teach us about climate change
            • Two NatSci faculty members honored as APS Fellows
            • Understanding the role of testosterone in how males and females experience depression
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              3 min
            • 039 - NatSci News Rewind - September 2022

              In the thirty ninth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from September 2022. (Length:3:27)

              Stories covered:

              • New 'living' wood could be an environmental superhero
              • Marcos Dantus receives prestigious American Chemical Society Ahmed Zewail Award
              • What's nature doing with all that nitrogen?
              • MSU researcher awarded $2.5 million NIH grant to study mammary gland development
              • Angela K. Wilson receives top award from national honor society for women in chemistry
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                4 min
              • 038 - NatSci News Rewind - August 2022

                In the thirty eighth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from August 2022. (Length:3:29)

                Stories covered:

                • MSU's first-ever W.M. Keck Foundation award will show life in a new light
                • A gut reaction: MSU's Robert Quinn lands gut health grant for novel research
                • Ph.D. student joins prestigious cohort of Gilliam fellows
                • Forecasting the future to protect monarchs
                • Michigan State science returns to space with NASA
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                • 037 - NatSci News Rewind - July 2022

                  In the thirty seventh episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from June 2022. (Length:3:30)

                  Stories covered:

                  • MSU researchers create method for breaking down plant materials for earth-friendly energy
                  • Aman Yadav named Lappan-Phillips Professor of Computing Education
                  • Evolution-in-a-flask experiment moves, but not the science
                  • Bacteria versus viruses
                  • Zika evades early pregnancy protections, MSU research finds
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                    4 min
                  • 036 - NatSci News Rewind - June 2022

                    In the thirty sixth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from June 2022. (Length: 2:51)

                    Stories covered:

                    • Spartans reveal how “forever chemicals” interact with soil minerals
                    • Physics graduate student receives prestigious DOE grant
                    • Revealing 'evolution's solutions' to aging
                    • MSU’s Cheryl Sisk receives prestigious lifetime achievement award
                    • How fish evolved electric organs
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                      3 min
                    • 035 - NatSci News Rewind - May 2022

                      In the thirty fifth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from May 2022. (Length: 3:14)

                      Stories covered:

                      • MSU scientists develop novel simulations to help get PFAS out of soil
                      • Working to stop the spread of breast cancer
                      • MSU's Gregg Howe selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar
                      • NatSci scientists recognized with American Society of Plant Biologists awards
                      • MSU researcher receives $1.9 million NIH grant to study brain behavior
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                        4 min

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