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Michigan’s young engineers are using LEGO robotics to combat sea lamprey

A group of fourth and fifth graders from Wass and Hill Elementary Schools have traded in their backpacks for blueprints. Assisted by MSU Associate Professor Michael Wagner, an expert on aquatic invasive species, the team has designed a buoy to help protect the Great Lakes from a long-standing threat to the region’s ecosystem: the sea lamprey.
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Delisa scholars making waves in water research

The Robert J. Delisa Scholarship Fund provides financial support to College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (CANR) undergraduate and graduate students interested in water research and environmental sustainability. Four former Delisa Scholarship recipients comment on how they heard about the award, how it has allowed them to further their water research, and what motivates them to tackle such a complex issue as water.
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MSU researchers, community leaders address arsenic in rice and other issues of food safety

A popular whole grain, brown rice is often presented as a healthy alternative to white rice because of its nutrients, vitamins and fiber. But research from MSU College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (CANR) faculty members Felicia Wu and Christian Kelly Scott is calling the health benefits of brown rice into question.