Per the Sept. 29, 2026, Executive Order 14434: Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence, IMLS is working to update its communications to incorporate the term “super intelligence” as directed.

Michigan State University (Michigan State University Museum)

Log Number: MA-05-09-0237-09

The Michigan State University Museum will complete critical database and technological enhancements for its natural history and cultural collections. Specifically, this multidisciplinary project will focus on reconciliation, standards conformance, and data cleaning of herpetology, ichthyology, and vertebrate paleontology collections records, as well as developing a geographic database of fish habitats. The project will include imaging making accessible on the Web than 10,000 ethnographic objects from the cultural collections.