Russ White
I host and produce MSU Today for News/Talk 760 @wjrradio and @MichiganStateU's @NPR affiliate @WKAR News/Talk 102.3 FM and AM 870.
Appears in 376 Episodes
MSU Interim President Woodruff reflects on MSU's "upward trajectory for the 21st century"
Michigan State University Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff joins Russ White on MSU Today to elaborate on topics she covers in her September 2023 Spartan Community ...
UAW strike, possible government shutdown, internet insecurity topics in latest MSU IPPSR State of the State podcast
This month’s State of the State podcast from Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research has Matt Grossmann and Arnold Weinfeld from th...
50 years of supporting research and innovation at Michigan State University
The Michigan State University Research Foundation has been enhancing research, encouraging innovation, supporting entrepreneurship, and facilitating economic developme...
50 years of recruiting, supporting, and retaining women in engineering at MSU
Michigan State University’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers is celebrating its 50th anniversary of recruiting, supporting, and retaining women in the enginee...
Spartan Community Letter highlights excellence of MSU and its people
Michigan State University Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff elaborates on topics she covers in her August 2023 Spartan Community Letter, which you can read by click...
Coming Home: Grand marshal seeks to unite students, faculty, alumni at MSU Homecoming 2023
Molly Brennan is 2023 MSU Homecoming Grand Marshal for Michigan State University Molly is a Spartan with both academic and athletic legacies. She was the engineering ...
Alumni help enhance MSU School of Packaging teaching, research, and industry partnerships
Michigan State University has a newly renovated School of Packaging building, following a fundraising campaign that raised more than $10 million. Upgrades to the facil...
Chief Safety Officer Updates Safety and Security Measures at MSU
Throughout the summer months, work on expanding Michigan State University’s safety and security network has continued. MSU stands committed to making sure its campus i...
150 Years of Connecting People, Plants, and Place
Michigan State University’s renowned W. J. Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2023. Established in 1873, the W. J. Bea...
MSU hires Judd Herzer for new mobility director role
Michigan State University has named Judd Herzer as the director of MSU Mobility to help amplify and focus the university’s vast research activities in the smart-vehicl...
“Remarkable resilient” national economy, new state budget topics in latest MSU IPPSR State of the State podcast
This month’s State of the State podcast from Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research has Matt Grossmann and Arnold Weinfeld from th...
A deep dive into college admissions at Michigan State University
John Ambrose is executive director of admissions at MSU. Dani Vincent and Ndi Sibanda are MSU students. Dani and Ndi are also tour guides for MSU Admissions. Ambrose ...
New VP for civil rights and Title IX education starts at MSU
Laura Rugless is Michigan State University’s inaugural vice president for civil rights and Title IX education and compliance.In this newly elevated role, which was tra...
MSU alumnus Frank Tramble is Duke’s inaugural vice president for Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs
Michigan State University alumnus Frank Tramble is Duke University’s inaugural vice president for Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs.Tramble describes his ca...
MSU's Muhammad Rabnawaz inducted into National Academy of Inventors
For creating technologies that have the potential to change the world and providing opportunities for future inventors, Muhammad Rabnawaz, an associate professor and F...
Summer brings more serene aspect to campus, but rhythms of university calendar continue to move toward another exciting academic year
Michigan State University Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff elaborates on topics she covers in her June 2023 Spartan Community Letter, which you can read by clickin...
MSU alumni cover Spartan Athletics for Michigan’s leading newspapers
MSU alumni Chris Solari and Matt Charboneau cover Spartan sports for the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News, respectively. They join me on MSU Today to talk about the...
Recycling advocate encourages Michiganders to “Take ‘Em Back” as bottle return rate drops to 75 percent
Michigan’s bottle and can redemption rate has fallen to around 75 percent since the start of the pandemic, according to state data. Prior to 2020, the Michigan Departm...
May 2023 Spartan Community Letter: Placemaking and belonging on campus and beyond
Michigan State University Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff elaborates on some of the topics she covers in her May 2023 Spartan Community Letter, which you can read...
MSU IPPSR State of the State podcast focuses on “historical oddity” of U.S. debt ceiling
This month’s State of the State podcast conversation from Michigan State University's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research focuses on the debt limit. Matt G...
Rx Kids program aims to tackle poverty to improve health of Flint moms and babies
Led by partners Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha at the MSU-Hurley Pediatric Public Health Initiative and Dr. Luke Shaefer, faculty director of the University of Michigan’s Pove...
MSU’s Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health to expand and strengthen community care
For years, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine researchers in the Division of Public Health have been working with Flint Community Partners to improve ...
Spartan Community Letter: Interim MSU President reflects on commencement and the university’s healing
Michigan State University Interim President Teresa K Woodruff joins me on MSU Today to elaborate on some of the topics she covers in her April 2023 Spartan Community L...
MSU Gender and Sexuality Campus Center celebrates, affirms, and supports Queer and Trans individuals and communities
MSU alumna Grace Wojcik is the director of Michigan State University's Gender and Sexuality Campus Center. Where did your original interest in and passion for advocati...
Alumni weaving community-engaged public safety ethos “in every aspect” of MSU Police and Public Safety
When Vice President and Chief of Police Marlon Lynch joined his alma mater in February 2021, Michigan State University expanded the role of police chief in recognition...
MSU selects next director of sustainability to lead its efforts toward climate neutrality by 2050
Chip Amoe is Michigan State University's new director of sustainability, and he's leading the Office of Sustainability at MSU. What attracted you to MSU?“We’re the old...
Student Organic Farm finds new home in Division of Student Life and Engagement
Michigan State University has integrated the MSU Student Organic Farm into the Division of Student Life and Engagement (SLE). This move reflects the university’s commi...
Meet Robyn Fralick, Michigan State University’s New Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Bringing with her a proven track record of success and program building, Robyn Fralick is Michigan State's new women's basketball head coach. Fralick becomes the sixth...
MSU Health Care Hand Surgeon Pioneering Virtual Reality for Awake Procedures in the Office Setting
Jamie Clarkson is a fellowship-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon specializing in the hand and a pioneer in the field of the use of virtual reality for patient...
Academics, Athletics, and the Arts Bring Spartans Together to Cheer, to Celebrate Excellence, and to Heal
Michigan State University Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff elaborates on topics she covers in her March 2023 Spartan Community Letter, which you can read by clicki...
