Mississippi State University Extension has a new leader with a long history of connecting Mississippians with information they need through research, education and outreach. Angus L. Catchot Jr. is the new MSU Extension director, effective Nov. 1. “Dr. Catchot...
Mississippi State’s Department of Music is hosting its annual Music Discovery Day for current high school juniors, seniors and community college students Nov. 6 in the Kent Sills Band Hall, 72 Hardy Road, in Starkville. Registration is free for attendees, who...
Steel Dynamics, Inc. is beginning to hire workers as part of the largest economic development project in state history. The project represents a $2.5 billion investment that will create approximately 1,000 jobs with an average salary of almost $100,000. “I was...
A university-wide commitment to innovative academic programming, memorable campus experiences and student well-being is signifying Mississippi State’s latest national recognition—the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award. The HEED honor, awarded by...
Mississippi State University is one of only 11 universities and colleges across the U.S. that are part of a new national initiative, Transforming the Foundational Postsecondary Experience. The institutions are taking on the challenge of redesigning the first two years...
The Mississippi State University Police Department is celebrating the first-ever retirement of a police dog from its K-9 unit. Bach, a 10-year-old Belgian Malinois, was retired by MSUPD after nine years of service as a dual-purpose explosive and patrol detector K-9...
