A new study testing the benefits of a virtual exercise partner shows the presence of a moderately more capable cycling partner can significantly boost the motivation – by as much as 100 percent – to stick to an exercise program. The research out of Michigan State University’s Department of Kinesiology shows women taking part in cycling...
Read more »

The Center for Teaching and Technology (CTT) in the MSU College of Education will launch a new program this fall providing faculty the opportunity to explore the use of iPads in the classroom with their students for an entire semester. The course loaner program will provide an iPad for the faculty member and each...
Read more »

Two University Distinguished Professors in the College of Education, William Schmidt and Suzanne Wilson, were recently appointed to a National Research Council committee William Schmidt, University Distinguished Professor and co-director of the Education Policy Center, and Suzanne Wilson, chairperson of the Department of Teacher Education, have been appointed to the National Research Council’s Committee on...
Read more »

Joseph Codde, professor in the College of Education at Michigan State University, was elected to serve a two-year term on the University Military Education Advisory Committee beginning in August. The committee provides oversight and guidance as to the ways in which military education at MSU may best serve the university, state and nation.  This...
Read more »

Christine Greenhow, assistant professor of educational psychology and educational technology in the the MSU College of Education, has recently been named Division C communications director for the American Educational Research Association (AERA). With more than 4,000 members, Division C is AERA’s largest sector, which promotes the study of educational learning and instruction in both formal and informal settings. Greenhow was initially recruited for the position...
Read more »

The Michigan State University College of Education is co-hosting a statewide forum on the challenges facing African-American male youth May 10-11 in the Erickson Hall Kiva. The two-day “State Symposium on African-American Male Youth” is the first Michigan event of its kind, and organizers hope the ideas and solutions discussed will lead to the...
Read more »