Mississippi State University
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Feature Articles
  • Providing data for changing lives
    A research scientist at the Social Science Research Center is improving the effectiveness of DUI rehabilitation programs and children's health
  • Evaluating the state's child-care system
    Evaluators at the Early Childhood Institute are assessing 100 day care facilities throughout Mississippi
  • The two lives of GoldiLocks
    MSU "ambassador" Brenda Thornton is taking a unique approach to funding university scholarships
  • Pairing the able and disabled
    A new program at Mississippi State is enabling persons with disabilities to closely share physical activities with individuals without disabilities.
  • Building a better artificial heart
    Computer software developed for aircraft and naval designs by Mississippi State engineers is helping create a new generation of artificial hearts.
  • Pursuing Lepidoptera
    For more than half century, Clinton resident Bryant Mather spent his nights pursuing moths and he has donated most of his extensive collection to MSU.
  • Creating a greener learning environment
    In December 1997, the programs that use MSU’s campus greenhouses moved into their first new home in 100 years.
  • Continuing a streak
    Student members of the dairy products judging team are encouraged to play with their food and even spit it out. And they are consistently among the best at what they do.
  • Inaugurating a new major
    A new degree program in software engineering is in the right place at the right time for Mississippi State seniors and identical twins Shane and Shea Fox.