External news and journal publications discussing FRIB science.

  • 8 August 2013
  • Huron County View

A groundbreaking nuclear science project at Michigan State University has passed a key milestone, receiving approval for project cost and a construction timeline from the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin announce.

https://huroncountyview.mihomepaper.com/articles/senators-stabenow-levin-announ…
  • 5 August 2013
  • ScienceInsider

On 1 August, the Department of Energy (DOE) approved the “baseline” cost and schedule for construction of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a straight-shot linear accelerator in the works at Michigan State University in East Lansing.

https://www.science.org/content/article/isotope-accelerator-gets-green-light-al…
  • 4 August 2013
  • The State News

The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a timeline and cost for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, at MSU, a show of confidence in what the project ultimately will yield for the campus and the state of Michigan.

http://statenews.com/article/2013/08/investing-in-frib-positive-for-msu-state-o…
  • 2 August 2013
  • The Detroit News

The U.S. Department of Energy has given a key approval for a massive physics research project at Michigan State University that is expected to cement the school’s status as a premier center for nuclear science.

  • 2 August 2013
  • MLive

Federal officials have approved the cost and timeline for the half-billion-dollar Facility for Rare Isotope Beams project at Michigan State University.

http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2013/08/michigan_state_frib_project…
  • 2 August 2013
  • Mining Gazette

The U.S. Department of Energy has given a key approval for a massive physics research project at Michigan State University.

  • 1 August 2013
  • WILX

The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University will move forward.

  • 1 August 2013
  • Lansing State Journal

The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University has received a critical approval from the U.S. Department of Energy, in effect cementing the department’s commitment to the project, and clearing the way for the start of civil construction.

  • 4 July 2013
  • Lansing State Journal

Prospects continue to look bright for funding the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University after a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee OK’d a $55 million funding request in the Fiscal Year 2014 budget

  • 29 June 2013
  • CBS Detroit

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $55 million for the next step in the development of a $550 million physics research project at Michigan State University.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/06/29/us-senate-panel-oks-next-step-in-550m-ms…
  • 28 June 2013
  • Office of Senator Debbie Stabenow

The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved legislation that fully funds President Obama's request for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University, which would allow for construction to begin in fiscal year 2014, Michigan senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin announced.

  • 28 June 2013
  • FOX 47

There is some very good news for the FRIB Project at Michigan State University. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees each voted to spend $55 million on the next step in its development.