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The campus
The East Lansing campus of MSU is one of the most
beautiful in the nation. Early campus architects designed
it as a natural arboretum with 7,000 different species
of trees, shrubs, and vines represented. The Red Cedar
River bisects the campus; north of the river’s tree-lined
banks and grassy slopes is the older, traditional heart of
the campus. Some of the existing ivy-covered red-brick
buildings found in this part of campus were built before
the Civil War. On the south side of the river are the more
recent additions to campus — the medical complex, the
veterinary medical center, and most of the science and
engineering buildings.
Academics
There are approximately 50,000 students enrolled at
MSU — from every state and more than 130 countries.
Of these, approximately 11,000 are in graduate and
professional programs. MSU leads all public universities
in attracting National Merit Scholars, and is also a leader
in the number of students who win National Science
Foundation Fellowships. MSU was the first university to
sponsor National Merit Scholarships.
A student walks through a garden outside the MSU
Library.
If students are the lifeblood of a campus, then the faculty
is the heart of a great university. The more than 5,700
MSU faculty and academic staff continue to distinguish
themselves, and include members in the National Academy
of Sciences, and honorees of prestigious fellowships such
as the Fulbright, Guggenheim, and Danforth.
University-wide research has led to important
developments throughout MSU’s history. Early research
led to important vegetable hybrids and the process
for homogenization of milk. More recently, the world’s
widest-selling and most effective type of anti-cancer
drugs (cisplatin and carboplatin) were discovered at MSU.
The courtyard garden outside of the FRIB
Laboratory.
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