Wolf joins MSU from the City University of New York, where he held dual appointments as a professor of mathematics at the City College of New York (CCNY) and at the CUNY Graduate Center. Most recently, he led CUNY’s doctoral program in mathematics as executive officer, overseeing more than 100 faculty members and approximately 80 Ph.D. students. He previously chaired CCNY’s Department of Mathematics for five years and served as graduate advisor for three years.

Mississippi State University sophomore Isabelle Stewart is the fourth annual recipient of the FOX Weather Scholarship, a long-term partnership between the weather mogul and MSU that supports students pursuing careers in meteorology.

Mississippi State University Professor Matthew Brown, the Donald L. Hall Professor of Biology, has received the university’s 2025 Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award, MSU’s top honor for research achievement.