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Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Award honors inclusion through research

By Sloane Barlow  Congratulations to the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Advancing Inclusion through Research awardees: Emma Knott, Emma Ayers, Elena Forman, Brandon Roberts, and Abigail Rodriguez.  The Martin Luther King Jr. Advancing Inclusion through Research Award is inspired by Dr. King’s commitment to justice and the empowerment of all people.   Students from the Honors […]

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Previous awardees return with continuations of their research for the Diversity Research Showcase

By Sloane Barlow  Students university-wide have prepared work for this Friday’s 8th annual Diversity Research Showcase (DRS), an event hosted by the Honors College.  With monetary awards and valuable presentation experience on the table, the Honors College caught up with two previous winners to hear their perspectives. Both of them will return to DRS this […]

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Diversity Research Showcase projects expand across disciplines

By Sloane Barlow  This Friday, January 24, 2025 will mark the 8th annual Diversity Research Showcase, hosted by the Honors College.   From 1:30-4:40 p.m. at the MSU Union, the Diversity Research Showcase will feature a broad range of work focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion from undergraduate students university-wide.   This event is free to […]

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UURAF 2024

By Sloane Barlow  Five hundred sixty-three Honors College students participated in the 2024 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF), making up almost 60% of the roughly 1,000 university participants.   Honors College students presented their research across many disciplines, either in-person at the Breslin Student Events Center or online.   Additionally, eighth and ninth graders from […]

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Balancing Forces: Jogi Katende Competes in US Open Taekwondo Championships  

By Sloane Barlow   An International Transition When Economics and Finance major Jogi Katende first decided to leave Uganda two years ago to study in the United States, he wanted to challenge himself. He enrolled in the Honors College to give him the best opportunity to reach his goals.    “As an international student, it often feels […]

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From East Lansing to Tokyo: MSU Student Takes Sustainability Solutions International

By Brandi Stover On a warm August day, Honors student Chante Hardaway stepped off a plane into the vibrant metropolis of Tokyo to attend the 2023 International Student Summit (ISS) on Food, Agriculture and Environment. The annual summit encourages students worldwide to present on youth contribution to innovative and sustainable practices in food security and […]

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Research awardees continue Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy 

By Sloane Barlow  Congratulations to the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Advancing Inclusion through Research awardees: Taylor Toth, Adrianna Roth, Stephanie Adams, and Jordan Roebuck.  The MLK Jr. Advancing Inclusion through Research Award is an opportunity for any student of the Honors College, James Madison College, Lyman Briggs College, or the Residential College in the […]

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Student Excellence Shines at the 7th Annual Diversity Research Showcase  

East Lansing, Mich. – Students and supporters gathered for the 7th Annual Diversity Research Showcase (DRS) earlier this month. Nearly 50 Michigan State University students presented their research on issues relating to diversity that advance inclusion.   Erika Crews – Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging for the Honors College – co-coordinated the event […]

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Honors students present at nuclear physics conference in Hawaii

By Sloane Barlow They say education can really take you places. For Honors College students Landon Buskirk and Andrew Yeomans-Stephenson, it took them all the way to Hawaii for the joint meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics and the Physical Society of Japan. The organizing committee selected Buskirk and Yeomans-Stephenson to […]

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On the banks of the Red Cedar, student researches microplastics on campus 

By Sloane Barlow  Third-year student Nicole Smith first began her microbiology research journey with the guidance of the Honors College.   Smith is currently an Environmental Biology student with a concentration in Microbiology and a minor in Spanish. At the start of her time at Michigan State, Smith began her professorial assistantship through a program offered […]

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