Michigan State University

1995-1996 Research Progress-Michigan State University

Trichloroethylene (TCE), a suspected cancer causing agent and a USEPA priority pollutant, is the most commonly reported volatile organic contaminant of groundwater at hazardous waste sites. The degradation of TCE and other solvents such as benzene and toluene by bacteria commonly found in groundwater environments has been extensively studied, yet the relationship between the rate of degradation...

Isotope Science Facility at Michigan State University

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

A Study of Core-Plus Students Attending Michigan State University

One measure of the effectiveness of a high school mathematics program is the success students have in subsequent university mathematics courses. As part of a large-scale study of Michigan students, we analyzed the records of students arriving at Michigan State University from four high schools which adopted the Core-Plus Mathematics program. Those students placed into, and enrolled in, increasi...

The Michigan State University Twin Registry (MSUTR): an update.

The primary aim of the Michigan State University Twin Registry (MSUTR) is on understanding developmental changes in genetic, environmental, and neurobiological influences on internalizing and externalizing disorders, with antisocial behavior and disordered eating representing our particular areas of interest. The MSUTR has two broad components: a large-scale, population-based registry of child,...