Photo by Bruce Fox MSU researcher Mark Cochrane is part of a team that has developed the first models of what proposed road construction would do to Brazil's rainforest. Their findings appear in the Jan. 19 edition of Science.

Roads vs. rainforest

Amazon roads may lead to peril for rainforest

By Sue Nichols

Brazil may call its plan to carve roads through the fragile Amazon rainforest "Advance Brazil," but a study published in Science shows that the plan's long-term environmental impact could make it a leap backwards. (full story)

JMC senior nets Mitchell award

By Kristin K. Anderson

Kathleen Romig of Royal Oak is making MSU history. (full story)

GE Fund grant supports core engineering courses

MSU has been awarded a $300,000 grant by the GE Fund to support phase two of the College of Engineering's innovative program Reforming the Early Undergraduate Engineering Learning Experience. (full story)

Annual forum/symposium tackles two themes in 2001

Now in its 12th year, the LeFrak Forum/Symposium on Science, Reason and Modern Democracy will break tradition and investigate two different themes in 2001: one in its lecture series and another in its conference format. (full story)

ADS competition attracts top scholars in February

The Office of Admissions and Scholarships will host its 46th annual Alumni Distinguished Scholarship (ADS) competition Feb. 2-3 and 9-10 at Kellogg Center. (full story)

Knapp leaves military for role as HealthTeam leader

Margaret J. Knapp wants the MSU HealthTeam to be "all that it can be." (full story)

Laurie named ANR specialist

John (Jack) G. Laurie, retired president of the Michigan Farm Bureau, was named Michigan agricultural affairs specialist for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. (full story)

New collaboration forms Great Lakes Cancer Institute

MSU and the Flint-based McLaren Health Care Corp. have entered into a new collaboration that will result in the formation of the Great Lakes Cancer Institute (GLCI). (full story)

Residence halls to put 'peepholes' in room doors

Students in campus residence halls will soon have added security with the installation of "peepholes" in room doors. (full story)

HRD to offer four sessions on safety in the workplace

According to the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor, domestic homicide is the leading cause of death for women in the workplace. (full story)