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A Mississippi Story: MPB airs MSU documentary on Vietnamese immigrants ‘The Fisher People’

Mississippi State Television Center Senior Documentary and Special Projects Producer James Parker interviews Vietnamese immigrant Charlie Nguyen on a shrimp boat off the back bay of Biloxi. “The ...
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MSU hosts fall Adapted Swim Camp for individuals with special needs

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Department of Kinesiology offers the MSU Adapted Swim Camp this fall to teach children and teenagers with special needs the foundations of swimming and water ...
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MSU faculty members named SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Four Mississippi State professors are serving as 2026-27 Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows, a designation recognizing emerging leaders in higher ...
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Famous Maroon Band St. extension to impact area traffic, parking

Construction to extend Famous Maroon Band Street to Robert L. Jones Circle begins Monday [Aug. 31]. The project will temporarily close a section of Catalpa Street south of the McCarty Building. Some ...
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MSU physicist sheds new light on proton identity in leading scientific journal

STARKVILLE, Miss.—What gives a proton its identity? Physicists thought they knew. Now, new experimental findings are challenging scientists’ understanding of what gives these tiny particles their ...
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Francesca Williams

Francesca Williams lives her life by a simple philosophy: Treat people the way you want to be treated and lead with joy.
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MSU honors faculty members with Giles Distinguished Professor, Grisham Master Teacher accolades

The William L. Giles Distinguished Professor distinction is one of the highest honors the university can bestow upon a faculty member in recognition of outstanding research, teaching and service. The ...
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MSU President Keenum meets with student leadership

Mississippi State’s newly elected 2026-27 executive council of the MSU Student Association recently visited with university President Mark E. Keenum, front center, during a luncheon.
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MSU’s Dyer named Northern Gulf Institute director

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A long-serving Mississippi State faculty member and atmospheric sciences expert has been named director of the Northern Gulf Institute, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
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MSU’s Ramirez-Avila receives two national conservation awards

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Associate Professor John Ramirez-Avila now holds two national awards from an internationally recognized professional society for his contributions to soil and water ...
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Hotel Madelon 'Topping Out'

MSU President Mark E. Keenum, along with other university and city officials, signed the new Hotel Madelon’s final beam in a “topping out” ceremony before it was lifted to the building’s highest point ...
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Maroon L.E.A.D.S.: Helping Students Develop Career Readiness Competencies

This is an interest session of Maroon L.E.A.D.S., a campuswide initiative for student employees and their supervisors to be intentional about professional development and students' career paths. This ...