Weekly Update (04/06/2026)

ESPP Events

• ESPP Seminar: Decarbonizing the Energy System for a Cleaner, Healthier Future | 1:00 PM, April 7, 2026 | 273 Giltner

  In this talk, Dr. Wei Peng from Princeton University will present her group’s work focused on developing integrated energy–air pollution–health modeling frameworks to evaluate the health effects of decarbonization.

• Earth Day Eve 2026 Film Screening | 6 PM, April 21, 2026 | Business College Complex N100

  Join the MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences and ESPP for a special Earth Day Eve screening of OBSERVER, a new documentary by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Ian Cheney (Picture a Scientist, The City Dark).

• ESPP Annual Year-End Celebration | 3 PM, April 23, 2026 | 273 Giltner

Course Announcements

• FSC 843: Exposure Science and Epidemiology

  Dr. Courtney Carignan will teach FSC 843, a 3-credit graduate course on exposure this fall. Student interested in environmental exposure should consider taking this course. It’s a small class with a flipped-classroom design. Students pick a topic of interest for the semester and can even use their thesis topic. Reach out to Dr. Carignan with any questions.

Seminars, Workshops, and Other Events

• Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week

  Please join us the week of April 6 - 10 to celebrate graduate and professional students throughout Michigan State University. Throughout the week, the Graduate School and the Council of Graduate Students will be hosting events, including a block party, arts and crafts, professional development opportunities, and meet and greets with MSU leadership.

• AI: Revolution and Responsibility | 5:00 PM, April 16, 2026 | WKAR Studio

  MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences and College of Law invite you to join a timely conversation exploring how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the media and creator economy — and the legal frameworks evolving alongside it.

Scholarships, Fellowships, and Funding Opportunities

• Community-Engaged Research Fellows Program | Deadline: April 10, 2026

  The Community-Engaged Research Fellows Program offers a yearlong, cohort-based, faculty and academic staff development opportunity for up to four early- and mid-career faculty and four academic staff to strengthen their community-engaged research (CER) skills, develop CER projects in partnership with communities, and produce scholarly products. Fellows will receive a $2,500 stipend and up to $2,000 for CER project costs.

• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Fellowship Program | Deadline: April 10, 2026

  Ph.D. students selected for this 12-month fellowship will collaborate with a Lyman Briggs College faculty member on a research project focused on undergraduate teaching and learning. Research topics may include developing and assessing curricular innovations such as inquiry-based labs, interdisciplinary teaching, science ethics, teaching with case studies, and strategies to improve retention and success of diverse STEM students.

• DOE Genesis Mission Funding opportunity | Deadline: April 28, 2026

  The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has announced a $293 million Request for Applications (RFA) titled “The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI” (DE-FOA-0003612). This RFA invites interdisciplinary teams to leverage novel AI models and frameworks to address over 20 national challenges spanning advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, critical materials, nuclear energy, and quantum information science. Review the RFA.