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Spartans are hands on—and often knee deep—in research that focuses MSU’s vast capabilities to tackle the challenges that impede sustainable prosperity across the state and around the world.

Every day, MSU faculty and student researchers are hard at work investigating and innovating to create solutions in the areas of environmental conservation and biodiversity, renewable energy sources, waste reduction and recycling, climate change, food and water security, land use and development, education, health, social justice, and economic prosperity.

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Sustainability Research - Find out about research in sustainability that MSU faculty is conducting arounf the globe.
International Business Center - works to provide superior education, research, and assistance to businesses, public policy makers, academics, and students on issues of importance to international trade and global competitiveness.
Quantitative Fisheries Center - seeks to provide a research, outreach/service and teaching program to build greater capacity within fishery management agencies in quantitative methods, improve quantitative methods for assessing fish stocks, assist agencies to use model-based approaches in decision making, and develop a better understanding of fish community and population dynamics.
Product Center - helps Michigan entrepreneurs develop and commercialize high-value, consumer-responsive products and businesses in the agriculture, natural resources, and bioeconomy sectors.
Project GREEEN - is a collaborative effort by plant-based commodities and businesses to advance Michigan’s economy through its plant-based agriculture.
MSU Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center - is dedicated to the safe deployment of plant biotechnological advancements to Michigan and the world.
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center - at MSU works on conducting research on food safety and toxicology across 19 different departments around campus.

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