MSU in the Olympics

• MSU’s renowned turfgrass researchers are helping build and install a portable athletic field in Beijing National Stadium—aka the Bird’s Nest—for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Check out the Special Report.
• MSU sports medicine physician Larry Nassar is going to Beijing for his third Olympic games. Nassar is the national medical director for the U.S. gymnasts. Check out the story.
• Nicole Forrester, MSU doctoral student in sports psychology, will high jump for the Canadian track and field team in the Beijing Olympics. The qualifying round is Thursday, Aug. 21; the finals are Saturday, Aug. 23. Check out the story.
• As the world’s attention turns to the Beijing Olympics, MSU professor Yong Zhao has created an online game for Chinese culture and language that aims to meet a growing hunger for knowledge about China. Check out the Special Report.
• MSU alumni have a rich history in the Olympics, from Clarke Scholes’ gold medal in swimming in 1952 to Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s gold medal in basketball in 1992. Check out the story (PDF)* by J. Bruce McCristal and Robert Bao from the MSU Alumni Association.

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