VOL. 36, NO. 18 - JUNE 2, 2005

Photo by G.L. Kohuth Annual plant sale Gardeners can buy vegetables for the garden as well as perennials and annual flowers at MSU’s Horticulture Garden Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 4 at the Plant and Soil Sciences Building at the corner of Wilson and Bogue streets. Plants for sale will include perennials, heirloom vegetables, shrubs, roses, hostas, ornamental grasses and water plants. Some of the plants are divisions taken from the perennial gardens located on campus, some are grown on site from seed and others are donated by various companies. Proceeds from the plant sale will benefit the MSU Horticulture Gardens. A members-only “Friends of the Garden” sale will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. June 3. Basic membership is available at the door for $35. Those who join at the $100 level will get a 10 percent discount on their purchases. For a list of the plants being sold, visit the Web at www.hrt.msu.edu/gardens/

House approves RIA project funds

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Energy and Water Appropriations bill that would provide $10 million for research related to the Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA) project for fiscal year 2006. (Full Story)

Few stroke patients receiving optimal care

Research by an MSU epidemiologist finds that few acute-stroke patients are receiving care that is consistent with established guidelines. (Full Story)

State plan could restore funding

On May 19, State Revenue Estimating Conference
economists announced a slightly better-than-expected economic outlook for the state of Michigan. The immediate effect will be the restoration
of some $16.5 million of the
$30 million that had been cut from the 2004-05 state appropriation to Michigan's public universities. (Full Story)

MSU's Moore earns national award

Kenneth Moore, professor and chairperson emeritus of MSU's Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, is the recipient of the 2005 Torald Sollmann Award, honoring him for his groundbreaking research and contributions to the field of pharmacology. (Full Story)

Board calls meeting to consider appointments

The MSU Board of Trustees will meet in special session next week to consider several appointments, including a new provost and an acting dean in the College of Engineering. (Full Story)

Tomorrow's Political Leaders on the move

Nearly 30 college students from across the state traded in two weeks of their summer break to hone their political know-how at MSU. (Full Story)

High fidelity keeps human DNA assembly line humming

Turns out building cars and building life have a lot in common – it all comes down to quality control. (Full Story)

Former arts and letters dean dies

Richard E. Sullivan, a widely respected MSU faculty member and administrator who was a leading historian and teacher of the humanities for 34 years, died May 26. He was 84 and had been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung condition. (Full Story)

Summer institute to examine cultural economic development

MSU’s Community and Economic Development Program will host the summer institute “Ideas and Dollars: How Cultural Economic Development Makes Cents for Michigan” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 15 at the Kellogg Center. Understanding how to tap creative and cultural assets to spark economic growth and prosperity is the focus of the 18th annual summer institute.
(Full Story)