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Spotlight Archive - October 2007

October 6-9, 2007
The Campaign for MSU. MSU successfully concludes largest-ever campaign with over $1.4 billion raised, including significant funds for endowment, scholarships, research, faculty and programs. Read the news release for more information.

October 9-14, 2007
MSU Homecoming 2007. Celebrating this year's theme "Where Heroes Are Made" will be Athletic Director Ron Mason as Grand Marshal of MSU's Homecoming parade at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12. Visit the Homecoming Web site for more information.

October 15-21, 2007
Illegal file sharing can be traced. File sharing—sharing music, movie or video files over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks—seems deceptively innocent and anonymous, but is usually illegal and can be traced with serious consequences. STAY SAFE!

October 22-24 2007
Register for Emergency Text Messages. Faculty, staff and students are invited to subscribe to MSU's new emergency notification system. Add your mobile wireless devices to the list at etext.msu.edu.

October 25-29, 2007
Three first-ever isotopes created at MSU. Researchers at MSU's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory create isotopes of magnesium and aluminum. The findings appear in the journal Nature. For more information, visit NSCL's Web site.

October 30-November 11, 2007
Mice shine light on disease's relationship with testosterone. A mouse created by MSU scientists studying a disease thought to be a neurological disorder that weakens men has exposed two surprises: Testosterone appears to be the culprit and it’s attacking muscles, not nerves.


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