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MSU's Vertically Integrated Projects program connects undergraduate students with interdisciplinary, faculty-led research and project teams.
Learn more and apply →DUX Lab @ MSU
The Design & User Experience Lab is a student-faculty collaborative that designs and builds user interfaces for academic projects, experiential learning engagements—and sometimes just for fun.
Are you an undergraduate looking for project or research opportunities for credit?. MSU VIP is accepting applications for the 2026-2027 academic year. →
About the DUX Lab
Experiential learning through design.
The DUX Lab crafts human-friendly design and user experiences in an increasingly AI-dominated world.
The Design and User Experience Lab brings industry process and experience to an academic setting. Our primary goal is to give students at Michigan State University opportunities to work on real-world projects across interdisciplinary teams.
DUX is lead by Media & Information Professor of Practice Jeff Siarto and a team of undergraduate and graduate students across a variety of majors at MSU. Our lab can work with academic units around campus, commercial and non-profit groups outside the university, and actively participates in MSU's Vertically Integrated Projects program.
What We Do
Human-first design and software.
Capstone/Thesis
DUX supports thesis and capstone projects. We help coordinate with industry to create experiential learning opportunities in design and software.
Get in touch →Design/UX Research
DUX teams can help you better understand your product and users through comprehensive user experience research and testing.
Tell us about your project →Web Development
DUX is a design and build lab. We can implement user interfaces, websites, and physical systems to help bring your products to life.
Tell us about your project →Product Design
Our teams can help support the full design lifecycle of your idea. From simple web applications to complex, integrated projects and systems.
Tell us about your project →AI Integration
Unsure where Artificial Intelligence fits in your organization or workflow? DUX can help you sort through what works and what doesn't.
Tell us about your project →Work with the DUX Lab
Are you an student, MSU department, or a company looking for help on a project?
Get in touch to learn more about working with the Design & User Experience Lab.