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Next Stop, The MSU Science Festival | Serving Up Science

By Sheril Kirshenbaum & Karel Vega • 11 hours ago

Serving Up Science MSU Science Festival — MSU Science Festival / Graphic by Amanda Barberena

Are you a supertaster? You can find out at Serving Up Science's live show this weekend. Sheril and Karel will be at the Kellogg Center on Saturday, April 20 as the last show during the Michigan State University Science Festival this year.

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Watch Live: Attorney General William Barr Press Conference

By NPR News • 11 hours ago

Department of Justice — Liam James Doyle / NPR

Thursday 9:30 a.m.: Attorney General William Barr delivers a press conference at the Justice Department ahead of the expected release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. A redacted version of the report is expected to be released on Thursday.

All Branches Of Government On Board For New Jail Task Force

By Cheyna Roth • 15 hours ago

A new task force will explore who is in Michigan’s jails and why they’re there. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Wednesday.

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House OKs Bill To Forgive Schools From Making Up Snow Days

By Associated Press • 16 hours ago

Michigan school districts would not have to make up snow days that occur during state-declared emergencies under a bill advancing in the Legislature.

MSU Signs Star Guard Mark Watts

By Associated Press • 17 hours ago

Michigan State has signed 6-foot-3 guard Mark "Rocket" Watts.

Gov. Whitmer Orders Jail Study, Says Status Quo 'Isn't Working'

By Associated Press • 17 hours ago

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is ordering a comprehensive review of Michigan's jail and pretrial incarceration system, saying the status quo "isn't working."

Gov. Whitmer Open To Allowing Great Lakes Oil Tunnel

By Max Johnston • 17 hours ago

Mackinac Bridge — Reginald Hardwick / WKAR-MSU

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is reportedly considering a tunnel for an oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.

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Max Johnston reports on latest Line 5 developments.

Current Sports | April 17, 2019

By Al Martin • 18 hours ago

Detroit Pistons; Milwaukee Bucks; Giannis Antetokounmpo; Blake Griffin; NBA Playoffs; Rocket Watts;

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Flint Getting $77.7M Loan To Help With Water Improvements

By Associated Press • 21 hours ago

Flint water tower — Ben Gordon / flickr/Creative Commons

Flint is getting $77.7 million in loan assistance that it was promised in 2017 for infrastructure improvements as it deals with the aftermath of its crisis with lead-tainted water.

Wharton Center Announces 2019-2020 Classical Season With Diverse Musicians

By Jamie Paisley • Apr 16, 2019

Courtesy photo / Wharton Center - wikimedia

Yesterday, the Wharton Center announced their 2019-2020 season and WKAR’s Jamie Paisley returns with Wharton's Executive Director to dig a bit more regarding the classical events which add a good deal of diversity coming to East Lansing's arts scene.

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Wharton Center's Mike Brand and WKAR's Jamie Paisley talk about the upcoming classical music events scheduled in the just-announced 2019-2020 season of the Wharton Center.

Capitol Connection

Gov. Whitmer Open To Allowing Great Lakes Oil Tunnel

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is reportedly considering a tunnel for an oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.

MSU AgBioResearch does “fundamental research with an intended outcome”

By Russ White • Apr 5, 2019

“AgBioResearch is the overarching organization within Michigan State University that has responsibility for most of the food, agriculture, and natural resources research within the university,” Doug Buhler, assistant vice president of research and innovation at Michigan State University and director of MSU AgBioResearch, tells Kirk Heinze in a wide ranging conversation focusing on some of the rigorous, timely, and impactful research underway at MSU.

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Doug Buhler talks with Kirk Heinze.

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