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The inside of the museum walls is lit with various triangles of light.
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MSU Broad Art Museum exhibition encourages us to embrace the dark
Jan Tichy: Darkness transforms the heart of the museum into a reimagined architectural and multi-sensory experience
A nighttime photograph shows a path lined with trees pierced by glowing with LED tubes. The trees are bare, and the wet pavement reflects the lights.
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Graduate Student Pursues First-of-Its-Kind Dual Program While Using Art to Explore Ecological Loss
Hailey Becker often chooses the path less traveled, and when there is no path, she has no problem blazing her own
  • Students
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Women’s History Month spotlight: Farmland Exhibition’s Three Sisters
Showcasing the beauty and resiliency of Indigenous gardening methods
  • Students
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Rewilding the Garden: A Student’s Dream Takes Root at MSU
Beal Scholar Laura Perrin is breathing new life into Michigan State's historic Beal Botanical Garden through rewilding, sustainability, and hands-on learning
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Creativity Meets Conservation: An MSU Alum’s Mission to Protect Our Great Lakes
MSU alum and artist Hannah Tizedes is turning art into environmental activism through her Michigan-based nonprofit, The Cleanup Club
A nighttime scene featuring several trees illuminated by diagonal white light fixtures. The lights are suspended between the trees, creating a striking geometric effect against the dark sky and greenery. The ground is grassy, bordered by a concrete walkway.
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The intersection of art and nature: Combining forestry and artistic vision
Understanding the unique combination of academic programs for doctoral student Hailey Becker
A group of performers are lined up in a V-shape on a black theatre stage.
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MSU Faculty, Students Support U.S. Embassy Climate Project with International Ballet Company
Faculty and students are using theatre and dance to illuminate the effects of climate change through a project in partnership with Bullfrogs Ballet
Mikayla in jean jacket leaning forward looking at yellow flowers
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MSU Graduate Preserves and Protects Indigenous Culture
MSU grad Mikayla Thompson, descendant of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is educating others about Indigenous farming practices and culture through the gardens she helped create
Portrait of Kelly Salchow MacArthur in MSU rowing fieldhouse.
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How Do the Olympics Connect People, Athletics, and Art?
Two-time Olympic rower Kelly Salchow MacArthur sees a connection between athletics and art in bringing people together
Two performers dancing
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Across Oceans: Small Island Big Song’s Residency at Wharton Center
In March 2024, campus experienced the transformative power of music during Small Island Big Song's performance and residency at Wharton Center for Performing Arts.
Mannequins wear two green and white designs, on display in the Spartan Bookstore
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  • Students
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MSU students earn fashion week trip with sustainable designs
Senior Apparel and Textile Design majors Abigail Jones and Whitney Howard both earned a trip to New York Fashion Week with their winning designs
Images collected from a photovoice project by Wiba Anung. Photos: Shiloh Maples and Kat Jacques
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Beyond collaboration at the CoLab Studio
MSU Museum Takes a Co-Curatorial Approach to CoLab Studio Exhibitions.
A comic book drawing of a young boy and girl. The girl asks the boy
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Drawing high schoolers to STEM with plants and creativity
A collaboration between plant and education researchers at MSU is working to transform the relationship students have with science
A photo of Beal Botanical Garden
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150 Years of connecting people, plants, and place
Beal Botanical Garden staff join MSU Today's Russ White to talk about the garden’s history, present, and sustainable future.