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Brains on the Move: MSU scholars examine how movement shapes the mind

John Bickle, professor of philosophy and religion, and Gregory Twietmeyer, associate professor of kinesiology, will lead the discussion on happenings inside the brain during moments of heightened ...
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MSU adds Climavision to university energy initiative

The Louisville, Kentucky-based firm has joined MSU’s newly launched Energy Resilience and Innovation Hub as an inaugural industry partner. The Hub is designed to drive advancement in the energy space ...
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MSU, Rome’s Pontifical University Antonianum lead conference focused on ethical development of AI

Officials from Mississippi’s leading research university joined colleagues at the Pontifical University Antonianum (PUA) to convene an international conference about the ethical use of artificial ...
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Ellison, Romano named MSU’s latest Critical Language Scholars

As an MSU recipient of the prestigious Fulbright UK Summer Institute scholarship, Romano, spent three weeks at the 2025 Lancaster University Summer Institute on Film. The Shackouls Honors College ...
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MSU awarded $850K from DARPA to advance global ag security, early threat detection

STARKVILLE, Miss.—An interdisciplinary team of Mississippi State University researchers has been awarded $850,000 from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to enhance early ...
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International Institute at MSU announces 2026 Global Development Seed Grant cohort

Under the umbrella of the university’s International Institute, Mississippi State is launching a new round of globally focused research through the International Research Development Office and its ...
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MSU’s food science, culinology students cooking up success at national competition

Two student teams from Mississippi State’s Department of Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health Promotion have advanced to the finals of the Research Chefs Association’s National Innovation Competition, ...
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MSU senior earns yearlong medical fellowship focused on patient-centered healthcare

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University microbiology and interdisciplinary studies senior William “Cooper” Word of Madison has been selected for a competitive, yearlong community health ...
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MSU hosts Giles Distinguished Lecture by food science professor Wes Schilling March 18

Mississippi State is hosting a lecture by food science professor and 2024 William L. Giles Distinguished Professor Wes Schilling as part of the university’s William L. Giles Distinguished Lecture ...
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MSU scientist earns national honor for helping transform the future of agriculture

From healthier soils to cleaner rivers, the impact of Madhav Dhakal’s research is helping reshape agriculture across the country—and the nation is taking notice. The Mississippi State University ...
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MSU landscape architecture program partners with city to design Starkville arboretum

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State landscape architecture faculty and students are partnering with the city of Starkville to design a new public arboretum at Cornerstone Park, creating a future ...
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MSU’s Shaffer explores hope, hardship in ‘Black Migration’ fiction

STARKVILLE, Miss.—In his latest book, Mississippi State’s African American Studies Director Donald M. Shaffer examines how early 20th-century African American novels captured the promise and ...