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The
Lansing area
Capital city
Lansing, Michigan’s capital city, is centrally located in Michigan’s Lower
Peninsula. The greater metropolitan area has a population of approximately
460,000 and is home to several large industries. The city offers a variety of
restaurants, the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, a number of theater companies,
and the Lansing Lugnuts baseball team. The Impression 5 Science Center, the
R.E. Olds Transportation Museum, and the Michigan Historical Museum attract
visitors from throughout the region. Major local employers include MSU,
the state government and General Motors. Several high-tech companies are
located in the area, including the Michigan Biotechnology Institute, BioPort
Corporation and Neogen Corporation.
There is a large scientific community in the Lansing area which, along with MSU,
is due in part to the presence of a number of the State of Michigan research
laboratories in the area, including the Department of Agriculture, the Department
of Natural Resources, the Department of Public Health Laboratories, and the
Michigan State Police Crime Labs.
In addition to MSU, Lansing Community College, the Thomas M. Cooley Law
School, and Davenport College are all located in the capital city area, and the
MSU College of Law is housed on the MSU campus.
East Lansing
Complementing campus life is the city of East Lansing, which surrounds the
northern edge of the MSU campus. East Lansing is noted for its congenial
atmosphere and tree-lined avenues. Shops, restaurants, bookstores, cafés,
malls, and places of worship serve the students’ needs. East Lansing provides
students with a relaxing and stimulating environment for their graduate school
experience.
Natural wonders
Situated in the heart of the Great Lakes region of the United States, MSU’s
East Lansing campus is centrally located to not only metropolitan areas such
as Chicago and Detroit, but to outstanding natural resources and to northern
Michigan’s world-class summer and winter resorts. Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula is an unspoiled area of immense natural beauty with a population
density of less than twenty persons per square mile. It offers many unique
“getaway” opportunities for all seasons. The Lansing area itself provides a
variety of recreational opportunities including many golf courses, boating
and beach life at Lake Lansing in the summer, and cross-country skiing in the
winter. Hunting and fishing opportunities also are found widely throughout
the state.
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