A new study led by researchers at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and Michigan State University finds that populations of lady beetles, important natural predators of crop pests, have declined substantially over the past three decades in a Midwestern agricultural landscape. The research, published in PNAS Nexus, analyzed 31 years of insect monitoring data collected at the Kellogg Biological Station Long-Term Ecological Research Site (KSB LTER) in southwestern Michigan. Across that period, the overall lady beetle community declined by 39 percent. Native species experienced the steepest losses, declining ...
Join us at the May 4 Visitors Center at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University for a special screening of the acclaimed documentary 'Deaf President Now!' The film chronicles the historic 1988 student uprising at Gallaudet University, where students demanded the appointment of the institution’s first Deaf president, an extraordinary moment in disability rights history that reshaped conversations about representation, access, and leadership.
Join us for a light breakfast of bagels and coffee as we celebrate the student artists and designers featured in the exhibition 'Still Standing: Dean Kahler and Disability Rights'.
The exhibit examines the legacy of May 4, 1970, through the life and activism of Dean Kahler, one of nine students wounded during the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State shootings. Paralyzed by a bullet fired by the Ohio National Guard, Kahler transformed personal trauma into a lifelong commitment to disability rights, peace, public service, and democratic engagement.
School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies
When a Stanford University-led study ranked the world’s most influential researchers, Professor Elena Novak, Ph.D., was on the list — placing her among the top 2% of scientists cited by peers worldwide. For Novak, a professor of educational technology in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, the recognition is less about personal accolade and more about what it signals for the field she loves.“What excites me about this recognition is that it reflects a body of work built on one central question: How can w...