Business and Environment
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Center for Advanced Study of International Development (CASID)
http://www.casid.msu.edu/
CASID promotes and coordinates the study of issues related to international development from the perspective of the social sciences and liberal arts.
Center for Global Change and Earth Observations (CGCEO)
http://www.globalchange.msu.edu/
CGCEO's mission is to foster interdisciplinary approaches for understanding global change at all scales using the tools of both the social and bio-physical sciences. The Center is also committed to applying its research and expertise to inform public and private decision-making on critical global environmental change issues.
Composite Materials and Structures Center (CMSC)
http://www.egr.msu.edu/cmsc/
The CMSC is a multidisciplinary research facility located at MSU’s College of Engineering. The expertise of MSU's engineering faculty, as well as faculty members from other colleges on campus, support the center's three major efforts. 1. Research on composite materials, processing and design. 2. Support of graduate and undergraduate education in the science and engineering of composites. 3. Transfer of composites technology to industry through seminars, short courses and cooperative research.
ESPP Business and Environment Project
http://espp.msu.edu/research/business_env.html
The "Business and Environment" project is an effort of the Environmental Science and Policy Program that seeks to facilitate work at MSU that connects business and environment issues. Through research, teaching, and outreach, those at MSU are helping to “green” business. Our project highlights and supports the diverse action at MSU related to this area
Institute of International Agriculture (IIA)
http://www.iia.msu.edu/
The Institute is home to many of MSU's externally funded international development project activities in the areas of food, agriculture and natural resources. Through IIA, MSU's faculty engage in collaborative research, offer training programs for international scientists and other professionals both on campus and in developing countries, and extend our scientific expertise to improve the lives of impoverished populations of the developing world as well as those in communities and industries in Michigan.
Invasive Species Initiative
http://www.invasivespecies.msu.edu/
As a hub of international travel and commerce, Michigan and the Great Lakes region are particularly vulnerable to invasive species. Michigan State University has a diverse faculty and staff with internationally recognized expertise and programs on invasive species research, education and outreach.
Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
http://www.ej.msu.edu/
The Knight Center, at MSU’s School of Journalism trains student and professional journalists to cover the environment. The program offers numerous classes and professional workshops for the study and practice of environmental journalism. It also maintains the Meeman Archives, a collection of more than 1,500 outstanding environmental journalism articles.
Land Policy Institute (LPI)
http://www.landpolicy.msu.edu/
The LPI mission is to resource policy makers at the federal, state, and local level with science-based tools and solutions that help build a better quality of life, strengthen the economy, and protect the environment. We encourage collaboration among land use researchers, policy makers, and community organizations, and we marshal the breadth of MSU's capacity for research and education.
Office of Biobased Technology (OBT)
http://www.bioeconomy.msu.edu/
The OBT integrates innovations in the lab with advances in the marketplace to enhance the economy, the environment, and the quality of life in Michigan and around the globe. The mission of the OBT is to identify, encourage and support research programs that will position MSU as a world leader in the development of the bioeconomy.
Sustainable Michigan Endowed Project (SMEP)
http://www.smep.msu.edu/
SMEP provides a venue for ongoing scholarly reflection and critique on the sustainability of Michigan, as well as seed grants for sustainability research from a Michigan state-level perspective. SMEP also provides a venue for on-going, long-term sustainability discourse with the goal of influencing the intellectual culture within MSU, and particularly the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
