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Molecules with a microscope

FRIB researchers use SuN to shine light on exotic nuclear shapes

A team of researchers at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) discovered that cobalt-70 isotopes form different nuclear shapes when their energy levels differ only slightly.

Plants sit under grow lights in a greenhouse.

Updates to MSU greenhouse facility renovations

Renovations include a new headhouse and greenhouses. The final stage is expected to be complete by November 2026.

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Chemistry's 'Mr. Fix-It' honored with Breslin Award

Bob Rasico is honored for nearly three decades of Spartan Spirit

Atanu Ghosh in the McCusker Lab

Ghosh named ACS Young Investigator

Ghosh will share the McCusker group's breakthough science at ACS Fall in Washington, DC

Dirk Colbry, senior specialist in the Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering Department, answers a student’s question during a data science capstone class.

From chemistry to coding, AI tools enhance learning at College of Natural Science

College of Natural Science faculty are embracing generative AI as the future. They’re changing the way they teach to focus on problem-solving and connecting concepts.

Figure from Weliky Paper

Weliky Group Discovers Potential Basis for Chronic Infection by HIV

The group made the significant discovery that the fusion peptide region of the HIV Gp41 protein adopts a broad distribution of distinct structures

graduate student Majid Jafari, Professor Jian Hu, and postdoctoral research associate Dr. Yao Zhang

Micro metal-movers: MSU biochemists are one step closer to better cancer treatments

By unraveling the complex choreography of cellular machinery, Michigan State University researchers are helping identify the next generation of drug targets and cancer therapies.

Stellar nursery

February 14, 2025

MSU scientists discover new sources for ‘the molecule that made the universe’

The Piecuch and Dantus groups have discovered new sources of a molecule crucial for cosmic chemistry.

Elad Harel in his MSU lab

February 13, 2025

MSU expert: Using light to hear biology

Using short pulses of light, Elad Harel can produce a molecular movie that captures the vibrational motion of a biological object.

Gaiser and Domnanich

December 10, 2024

Fighting prostate cancer, from farm to table

With the help of FRIB, MSU researchers are developing new cancer-fighting radiotherapeutics.

Grad students lead a demonstration

December 9, 2024

Spartans reach out for 2024 Chemistry Day

The local section of the ACS hosted its annual Chemistry Day celebration at Impression 5 Science Center.

Test

December 5, 2024

Chemistry graduate students headed to national labs through DOE fellowships

Matt Boswell and Jacob Stamm will soon travel to Oak Ridge and Stanford to continue their chemistry research.

DAC

November 22, 2024

Diamonds and anvils: MSU, UM use high-pressure chemistry in search for quantum materials

Through a new NSF grant, Spartans and Wolverines are harnessing intense forces in the search for a high-temperature superconductor.

Mucormycosis, a dangerous fungal infection caused by Mucorales, poses a serious threat to individuals with weakened immune systems and diabetes.

October 31, 2024

Behind the 'black fungus' crisis: breakthrough research on mucormycosis and antifungal challenges

MSU chemist Tuo Wang reports a breakthrough in the fight against mucormycosis, a dangerous fungal infection.

October 8, 2024

Introducing “proteoform” in the nanomedicine field

The Sun and Mahmoud groups have collaborated to pioneer the application of mass spectrometry-based top-down proteomics in nanomedicine.

Group photo of summer school members.

September 6, 2024

Sun Lab organizes first-ever summer school for capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry

The summer school focused on experimental training for researchers who are interested in using CE-MS for biomedical applications.

Katharina Domnanich (left) and Greg Severin (right) are working together to build an isotope harvesting laboratory at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University.

September 5, 2024

Ask the expert: How — and why — do you harvest isotopes?

Katharina Domnanich is helping FRIB prepare to provide a bounty of isotopes useful for medicine, plant science and more

Gary Blanchard adjusting laser instruments in his MSU lab.

August 26, 2024

Piezoelectric liquids: NSF award builds on first-ever discovery

Researcher Gary Blanchard will study the science behind a phenomenon discovered at MSU in 2023

Dr. Zhang alongside Sparty.

August 16, 2024

Teaching green: Zhang receives ACS-CES Award

When it comes to inspiring the next generation of chemists, you can’t beat going green.

Liangliang Sun inspects instruments in his MSU lab.

August 13, 2024

Creating a ‘proteoform atlas’ of human cancer cells

Liangliang Sun received a $2.2 million NIH MIRA grant for his breakthrough work in top-down proteomics.

An illustration of the complex, diversly structured and multilayered organization of Aspergillus fungal cell wall. The inset shows the antifungal drug caspofungin inhibiting the biosynthesis of β-1,3-glucan.

How fungi elude antifungal treatments

Researchers have found how fungi rebuild, reinforce their cell walls after exposure to antifungals, opening opportunities to improve current therapies

Selvan Demir poses for a photo while working with her arms inside a glovebox.

Demir receives NSF CAREER Award

Combining chemistry and art, Selvan Demir has earned new support for her team’s ‘exceptionally creative’ research

Karthik Gururangan wears a green shirt.

Research Spotlight: Karthik Gururangan

Ph.D. student Karthik Gururangan talks quantum chemistry and the Piecuch Group's latest research.

Tuo Wang speaks at this investiture ceremony.

Tuo Wang receives American Chemical Society's Horace S. Isbell Award

The accolade recognizes research excellence in the realm of carbohydrate chemistry.

Prof. Aaron Odom launches 'Animated About Chemistry' series

Odom teams up with science illustrator Matt Bohan to tackle some of chemistry's trickiest topics.

Professor James McCusker poses with PhD student Atanu Ghosh.

Research Spotlight: Atanu Ghosh

Ph.D. student Atanu Ghosh gives a behind-the-scenes look at the McCusker Group's latest paper.

Professor Mary Andorfer and Dr. Elizabeth McGaw pose with Global Breakfast awards.

Women in Chemistry hosts trio of equity-in-science events

MSU's chapter of ACS Women in Chemistry hosted three community events centered on equity and inclusion in the sciences.

Group photo of Sun Group posing in front of greenery.

Sun Group reports breakthrough systematic survey of zebrafish embryos

The Sun group reported the most systematic survey of the proteome landscape of zebrafish embryos during the maternal-to-zygotic transition.

Xuefei Huang in gray sweater and red flannel standing in front of greenery.

College stars shine at Innovation Celebration

MSU Chemistry's Xuefei Huang earned the MSU Innovation Center's Technology Transfer Achievent award, one of three total winners from the College of Natural Science.

MSU's Melanie Cooper elected to National Academy of Education

Like many great honors, it began with a missed phone call and an email asking if there was time to chat. Soon enough, Michigan State’s Melanie Cooper had gotten the good news — she’d been elected to the National Academy of Education.

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HIV viruses attack a human T cell

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Spartan Science 2026 cover. Blue background with dividing cell.

September 11, 2026Inside the latest issue of Spartan Science

Weiwei Xie

July 20, 2026Weiwei Xie named MSU Research Foundation Distinguished Professor

Liangliang Sun at work in his lab.

July 20, 2026Liangliang Sun honored with Red Cedar Distinguished Professorship