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 429 Episodes
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...
MSU Alumna and Broadcast Journalist Sheri Jones Entering Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame
MSU alumna Sheri Jones is a broadcasting and journalism icon in the Greater Lansing area. She's been anchoring the news at Lansing's CBS affiliate, WLNS-TV 6 for 35 ye...
Agricultural Innovation at MSU Working to Feed A Growing Population in the Face of Climate Challenges
On this episode of MSU Today, we're talking about agricultural innovation.That's an area in which Michigan State University is a worldwide powerhouse. The world’s popu...
MSU Alliance Dedicated to Using Knowledge to Transform Lives Around the World and in Africa
Tawana Kupe is the vice chancellor of the University of Pretoria in South Africa. In December 2019, Professor Kupe was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in Humaniti...
From the Met to MSU: How Mark and Sadie Rucker are inspiring the next generation of diverse singers
By: Alex TekipWhen Mark Rucker’s high school choir teacher told him he’d be performing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York one day, he didn’t believe her. After all,...
'Michigan Model' national pilot program to help curb acts of mass violence
$15 million state grant will support Center for Targeted Violence PreventionMichigan State University’s Department of Psychiatry is launching a pilot program – with a ...
A Conversation on Breast Health with MSU Health Care Breast Surgical Oncologists
Breast health is the topic on this episode of MSU Today. MSU Health Care breast surgery oncologists Jessica Henderson and Harvey Bumpers talk about risk factors and th...
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Get Screened.
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is observed in March to highlight the importance of screening for colorectal cancer, as well as to promote healthy lifestyle habits t...
