Category Archives: MSU

Michigan vs Michigan State Football Rivalry

October 13, 2011 – 11:11 am

It’s rights for the title of the state, state champions, who’s the best in the state, it’s huge, big for the fans, big for the alumni and big for the players and coaches. ~Ryan Van Bergen, UM Defensive End This Saturday at 12 noon the University of Michigan Wolverines head to Spartan Stadium in East Lansing to [...]

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MSU Spartans, UM Wolverines & Oakland Golden Grizzlies earn 2011 NCAA Tourney Bids!

March 14, 2011 – 10:11 am

Via Michigan in Pictures… Darius Morris by JS_Owens || MSU Basketball #10 by Blackbeard Ben || summit league championship by elishapage After weeks of uncertainty, the state of Michigan was rewarded with not one or two but three NCAA Tournament bids! The University of Michigan Wolverines (20-13) received a #8 seed, higher than most expected [...]

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Will Michigan Harness the Wind?

November 30, 2010 – 7:45 am

Great Lakes Echo is a project of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University. The site uses Creative Commons reporting to to help the news community cover the environment of the Great Lakes watershed. Absolute Michigan supports the mission of Great Lakes Echo and will feature articles they produce. by Liz Pacheco [...]

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Great Lakes Folk Festival: August 13 – 15, 2010

August 11, 2010 – 8:00 am

The roots, the rhythms and the richness of music, dance, arts and culture from across America and around the world come to downtown East Lansing for the Michigan State University Museum’s annual Great Lakes Folk Festival, Aug. 13 – 15. The festival encourages cross-cultural understanding of our diverse society through the presentation of musicians, dancers, [...]

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Lansing ranks among great cities for young adults

July 29, 2010 – 2:37 pm

Skyline: Lansing, Michigan, USA by Mario.Q Spotted in the Lansing State Journal today, Kiplinger magazine Lansing has been identified as one of 10 great cities for young adults. Ranking right along side the notable locations of Austin, TX, Charlotte, N.C., Chicago, IL, Kansas City, MO, New York, NY, Portland, OR, Salt Lake City, UT and [...]

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Will Tom Izzo be a Cleveland Cavalier or MSU Spartan?

June 14, 2010 – 6:46 am

“I decided that this decision would put me here for life or not. I knew at the beginning, whatever decision I made, it was a decision for life.” ~Tom Izzo UPDATE: Tom Izzo chooses to stay at MSU. That wind you’re feeling is a sigh of relief from Spartan basketball fans as the winningest coach [...]

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Michigan says “Cheese” – Meet the Michigan Cheesemakers Cooperative

May 10, 2010 – 9:20 am

Ready for my closeup by farlane In MSU helps form Michigan cheese cooperative, Farm & Dairy reports on the newly formed Michigan Cheese Makers Cooperative. Members plan to work together to market their cheese, leverage their buying power and cooperate to further the art of cheese making in Michigan. The cooperative is funded by a [...]

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East Lansing Art Festival & MSU Arts and Crafts Show, May 22 & 23

May 6, 2010 – 11:49 am

Established in 1964, the East Lansing Art Festival is held every spring during the weekend prior to the Memorial Holiday weekend. Known for featuring the highest caliber fine art and fine craft, this highly anticipated Festival attracts 70,000-80,000 attendees from across the region. Through the jury process approximately 230 artists from across the United States [...]

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Congratulations Coach Izzo!

November 30, 2009 – 4:38 pm

MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo has surpassed his predecessor Jud Heathcote with 341 wins for the school record of all time wins following a 106 to 68 trouncing of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After having had served as the assistant head coach under Jud, Izoo was named head coach after his retirement following [...]

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AquaSWARM: MSU developing robot fish

November 3, 2009 – 10:21 am

Michigan State University researchers are developing aquatic robots that mimic fish movement to allow low cost and omni-present monitoring of harmful algal blooms in fresh water eco-systems. We at Absolute Michigan would like to welcome our robotic piscine overlords and invite you to watch this video! Share this:

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