NatSci News Rewind: Recent Episodes
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In the forty ninth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from July 2023. (Length:2:57)
Stories covered:
- Don't bank on seed banks to save the grasslands
- Good vibrations: MSU physicists help bolster quantum computing
- For birds, earlier springtime means fewer young
- MSU researchers receive NSF grant to study mathematical sensemaking in science
- MSU plant and education researchers team up to transform high school STEM education
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In the forty eigth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from June 2023. (Length:3:14)
Stories covered:
- Unlocking solar-powered secrets: DOE renews grant for photosynthesis research at MSU
- Radical new chemistry from MSU
- MSU's Brian Gulbransen awarded distinguished lectureship
- MSU biochemist receives $2.8 million NIH grant for epigenetic research on autism spectrum disorder
- Spartans join indigenous forest protectors on XPRIZE Rainforest biodiversity quest
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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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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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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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In the thirty sizth 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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In the thirty sizth 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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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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In the thirty fourth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from April 2022. (Length: 3:14)
Stories covered:
- Building 'nanofactories' to help make medicines and more
- MSU researchers discover a blueprint for nature's 'high-end machinery'
- MSU researchers create a magnet made of one molecule
- Five NatSci faculty members honored with NSF Early CAREER Awards
- NatSci releases collegewide strategic plan
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In the thirty third episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the Top 5 news stories from March 2022. (Length: 3:00)
Stories covered:
- Cyanobacteria balancing act insight paves way for biotechnology application advances
- Jonas Becker, Tyler Cocker honored as Jerry Cowen Endowed Chairs of Experimental Physics
- MSU College of Natural Science awarded four inaugural 1855 Professorships
- A hair-raising discovery: Stephen Hawking's black hole paradox solved
- MSU's Elias Aydi awarded prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship
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In the thirty second episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from February 2022. (Length: 5:41)
Stories covered:
- MSU's Bruno Basso appointed to prestigious National Academies board
- Thomas Sharkey named American Society of Plant Biologists Pioneer Member
- MSU's Beronda Montgomery named an ASBMB Fellow
- Using AI to fight Coronavirus
- Fighting COVID and future diseases
- NatSci's Claire Vieille named new director of Genetics and Genome Sciences Program
- Christoph Benning elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
- The Ecological Stage: A new model links mate selection to species survival
- Setting a new standard in STEM education
- James Tiedje elected Foreign Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- MSU recognized for physics undergraduate education excellence
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In the thirty first episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from January 2022. (Length: 3:54)
Stories covered:
- NatSci appoints new Faculty Excellence Advocate
- MSU NatSci scientists named AAAS Fellows
- NatSci graduate student, faculty members receive Creating Inclusive Excellence Grants
- NatSci graduate students land inaugural Neogen Land Grant Prizes
- MSU chemist Angela K. Wilson featured in Chemical and Engineering News
- Novel gene discovery method illuminates how plants manage stress
- Hu appointed director of MSU's Molecular Plant Sciences Graduate Program
- MSU forms quantum alliance with Purdue and University of Michigan
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In the thirtieth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from December 2021. (Length: 5:00)
Stories covered:
- Recent algae discovery gives clues to boost biofuel production
- NatSci seniors honored with MSU Board of Trustees Awards
- New limitations to photosynthesis discovered by observing plants in the real world
- MSU student earns pretigious Marshall Scholarship
- Geoscience student receives grand prize for innovative lake management project
- NatSci faculty recognized among the world's most highly cited researchers
- Training for the frontiers of physics
- Mating, tattoos and leaving home: A tale of growing up guppy
- Scientists discover potential mechanism of ultra-rare blood clots linked to adenovirus COVID-19 vaccines
- Photon to plate: How increasing the photosynthetic efficiency of potatoes could lead to a greener future
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In the twenty ninth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from November 2021. (Length: 5:21)
Stories covered:
- MSU scientist catches subatomic glimpse into 3-D structure of all matter
- No more mucus
- Zooming in on the future of microscopy
- When fiction and real life collide: MSU's role in planetary defense
- 2021 annual awards ceremony honors NatSci faculty, staff and students
- Got Data? Instructors surveyed on using, teaching data science in life science courses
- Studying plant's protective hair reveals metabolic innovation
- Learning how nature 'dances'
- Through the nuclear looking glass
- Three NatSci graduate students chosen to study at national laboratories
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In the twenty eight episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from October 2021. (Length: 4:48)
Stories covered:
- Uncharted waters: extreme environments provide clues to extraterrestrial life
- MSU's Elise Zipkin receives Fulbright Senior Scholar Fellowship
- NatSci students, alum nominated for prestigious UK scholarships
- Measuring and predicting soil carbon to offset climate change
- Recognizing an 'unstoppable force' in research and outreach
- Gemma Reguera recognized for advancing women in microbiology
- Beronda Montgomery recognized for mentoring efforts with underrepresented students
- Recently discovered protein enhances understanding of photosynthesis
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In the twenty seventh episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from September 2021. (Length: 4:47)
Stories covered include:
- What does groundwater have to do with lake algal blooms?
- Making sense of life: Genes, environment and evolution
- Cutting-edge SHERLOCK app will make fish sleuthing a snap
- How do crops cope with stress?
- MSU Ph.D. student receives fellowship to support biodiversity research in Central Africa
- Into the microbiome: Exploring the ecology of microbial communities
- New statistical model throws weight behind sustainable farming practices
- MSU's Frances Trail lands two prestigious honors in her field
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In the twenty sixth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from August 2021. (Length: 5:12)
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In the twenty fifth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from July 2021. (Length: 6:44)
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In the twenty fourth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from June 2021. (Length: 6:35)
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In the twenty third episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from May 2021. (Length: 4:18)
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In the twenty second episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from April 2021. (Length: 6:33)
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In the twenty first episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from March 2021. (Length: 5:58)
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In the twentieth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from February 2021. (Length: 4:14)
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In the nineteenth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from January 2021. (Length: 2:12)
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In the eighteenth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from December 2020. (Length: 4:56)
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In the seventeeth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from November 2020. (Length: 3:29)
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In the sixteenth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from October 2020. (Length: 7:10)
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In the fifteenth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from September 2020. (Length: 7:37)
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In the fourteenth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from August 2020. (Length: 4:10)
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In the thirteenth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from July 2020. (Length: 5:30)
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In the twelfth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from June 2020. (Length: 5:59)
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In the eleventh episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from May 2020. (Length: 4:32)
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In the tenth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from April 2020. (Length: 4:25)
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In the ninth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from March 2020. (Length: 4:09)
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In the eighth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from February 2020. (Length: 3:14)
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In the seventh episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from January 2020. (Length: 2:32)
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In the sixth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from December 2019. (Length: 2:32)
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In the fifth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from November 2019. (Length: 3:36)
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In the fourth episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from October 2019. (Length: 3:18)
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In the third episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from September 2019. (Length: 2:17)
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In the second episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from August 2019. (Length: 2:28)
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In the debut episode of NatSci News Rewind, we take a look back at the news from July 2019. (Length: 4:02)
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