Third-year Computer Science and Mathematics student Gabriel Sotelo explores his passions both in and outside the classroom. Sotelo, from Peru, is the president and a founding member of MSU’s Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) Club, which began activity in the fall of 2021 and now has over 800 members. “What I find the most rewarding is what […]
Jasmine Jordan, a 2021 graduate from the College of Social Science, has been named a Gates Cambridge Scholar for the second time. In fall 2022, she began a doctorate in criminology at the University of Cambridge. Click here to learn more about Jasmine’s accomplishment.
Can the introduction of a small animal predator curtail the spread of Lyme Disease in humans? Honors College senior Jeremiah Eaton spent the summer in Cleveland, Ohio researching that question. More than 200,000 people every year contract Lyme Disease in the United States. The tick-borne illness causes a rash and flu-like symptoms, and left untreated, […]
Kaavya Ramesh (’14) was always searching for information to craft her arguments as a member of the Michigan State University debate team, and like her fellow Honors College alumni, her thirst for knowledge hasn’t ceased. After graduating with three degrees – Chinese from the College of Arts & Letters, comparative cultures and politics, and international […]
After an interview with Boeing, Justin Kuxhaus (’05) was at the airport and about to fly back to Michigan when he was asked to return to the aerospace company for an impromptu second interview. The interviews went well and he landed a job. justin kuxhaus“I’m still wondering how that happened,” said Kuxhaus, who graduated with […]
As a child, the John Ball Zoo was one of Jaime Racalla’s (’10) favorite places. She volunteered there as a teenager. Then as a student at Michigan State University, she pursued a degree in zoology from Lyman Briggs College. During summer breaks, Racalla, a Grand Rapids-native, worked for the zoo and eventually became an intern […]
A stamp of Justin S. Morrill’s image hanging in a congressional hearing room was a recent reminder of Chris Bone’s (’79) time at Michigan State University. chris bone Walking through the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden, singing with friends in the Music Practice Building, studying English literature and earning a degree in mathematics were some of […]
As a child, Cleveland Thrasher (’09) liked to visit his godfather, John Smith, who at the time was a designer for General Motors. Thrasher often would play around with the design software on Smith’s home office computer. “I was always kind of a self-learner,” Thrasher said, remembering how he would go through his older sister’s […]
Jadel Hughes Davis is an Honors College student majoring in chemical engineering. Her love for biology and fashion have her eyeing a career in the personal care industry.
Barb Stone Reetz exemplifies how a person’s own talent and motivation, coupled with course flexibility and academic rigor during college, can prepare a student for a career full of unknowns.
