Mississippi State University’s Department of English will welcome Mississippi author and MSU alumna Julie Liddell Whitehead as the featured guest for the 2026 Price Caldwell Visiting Writers Series, where she will share excerpts from her debut short story collection about Hurricane Katrina.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring Mississippi State University Professor John Bickle as an AAAS Fellow for his distinguished contributions to the philosophy of science and neuroscience.

“From working big tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, floods, winter storms to supporting the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event and being deployed to support a Superbowl, they have all had a lasting impact on my journey,” said Kenneth E. Graham, a 1994 MSU geosciences graduate who today serves as the director of the National Weather Service. Before the NWS, he served as director of the National Hurricane Center.

Mississippi State University’s College of Arts & Sciences invites you to take a break and explore research in a fun, relaxed setting during its second annual “Cookie Crawl,” set for April 7 from 3:30–5 p.m. in the John Grisham Room of Mitchell Memorial Library.

“Having played sports all my earlier years, the opportunity to play on the MSU tennis team was a big deal for me. It led to contacts, friendships, and opportunities that continue today,” said Malcolm Lightsey, a 1961 mathematics graduate.

Spring is the season of renewal. That renewal can include cleaning and decluttering. While not everyone with an overabundance of stuff is a hoarder, it can take a physical and mental toll on our lives and loved ones.

“My field-based experiences studying geology in the southern Appalachians and Western Montana were incredibly impactful on my learning,” said 2011 geosciences graduate and College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Executive Advisory Board Member Paul Minor.

Junior microbiology major Garrett Jackson is balancing a rigorous schedule as a pre-med student and full-time manager for MSU Baseball—one of the premier programs in the country. He sums up this season as “challenging, exciting and rewarding.”

“The theatre in McComas Hall was completed while I was still in school, and I’ll never forget the excitement surrounding its opening production, ‘The Matchmaker,’” said Myna Sowell, a 1991 MSU graduate with a major in communication and an emphasis in theatre.

Mississippi State’s Institute for the Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences will host an interdisciplinary conversation next month exploring how physical movement affects the brain and cognitive function.

Mississippi State University’s Department of Sociology will celebrate Social Work Month with a student-focused event Wednesday, March 18, 2026, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in Bowen Hall 260. The celebration will include the induction of the 2025–2026 Phi Alpha Honor Society members followed by a networking and celebration reception.

Two Mississippi State undergraduates are receiving prestigious U.S. Department of State scholarships allowing them to study foreign languages abroad this summer.