The student-run club has struggled during the COVID-19 shutdown of campus activities, but the love of the sport still burns.
EAST LANSING, Mich. – When Zachary Lockerman came to Michigan State University as a transfer student, he looked around his first Sparticipation event for a club that could align with his love for combat sports.
“I was trying to find boxing when I found the MMA (mixed martial arts) club stall, and they said to come check us out,” said Lockerman, who is a native of Delaware.
And the rest is history.
“I didn’t want to get into the wrestling aspect at first, but they said they do boxing, and I didn’t have to do anything else,” he said. “So, I took their brochure, and the rest is history.”
Montana-Designed Satellite Is Launched
Almost all the space excitement this week has been on Mars, where the latest NASA rover, Perseverance, landed and started sending back incredible views, such as video of its landing - a film first.
I say almost, because a resupply launch to the International Space Station (ISS) Saturday, February 20, carried a little satellite designed and constructed by a team at Montana State University in Bozeman. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft lifted off from NASA s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia and less than two hours later docked at the space station.
The IT-SPINS satellite will stay at the orbiting space station until spring, when it will orbit on its own and measure the outer edges of Earth s atmosphere, as it goes around the planet 14 times a day. The six-month mission is the twelfth satellite that MSU students have sent into space since 2015. This one has a sensor that will measure ultraviolet light in the top layers of ou
February is Black History Month, so several Mississippi State University organizations, such as the Student Association and the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center, have planned and orchestrated different events and exhibitions in order to remember and illuminate both the struggles and accomplishments of Black people in America.
These events, targeted at aiding Black students and telling stories of their histories, have occurred on campus or online almost everyday of the month. The month begins with the 28 Days of Service challenge hosted by the African American Studies program. These projects are geared toward serving the community through storytelling, visuals, conferences and more.
<p><br /><strong>Description:</strong><br />Join MSU Extension for a monthly trivia series about gardening. This is a chance to test your knowledge about all things plants, insects, and garden related in Michigan. There will be 30 multiple choice question/answers during this live event and prizes awarded to the top two scorers. Trivia night is open to gardening enthusiasts, trivia lovers, extension master gardeners, or anyone else who wants to play.<br /><br /><strong>How it works: </strong>After registering, you will be sent a Zoom webinar link for this event. You will need a second device (phone or tablet) to answer the live trivia questions using a polling website called Kahoot. During the first few minutes of the event, there will be a demonstration of how to join and submit answers. Scoring is based on the correct answer and the speed at which an answer is entered. Please arrive by 7:05 p.m. to join the trivia game on
<p>Learn what the best practices for food safety are in order for you to keep the children in your care safe. Food safety education topics discussed in the class include proper cleaning and sanitizing, cooking, storing food, as well as personal hygiene and more. This class will count toward your annual training hours for childcare providers. Safe Food=Healthy Kids is an approved training of Great Start to Quality. Class will be facilitated by experienced MSU Extension food safety educators.<br /><br />Classes will also be offered on the following dates:</p>
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<li>March 16, 2021 from 6 - 9 p.m. EST</li>
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