Mississippi State is celebrating the researchers, innovators and professionals advancing knowledge and addressing real-world challenges with its annual Research Awards Celebration this week. College of Arts and Sciences faculty receiving acknowledgment include Michael Nadorff, Amy Dapper, Nick Fitzkee and Dongmao Zhang. Congratulations!!

Allie Koenig, a 2025 Mississippi State University graduate, first fell in love with the university as a junior in high school while attending fall preview day with her father. “I was in awe of the beautiful campus and felt so welcomed by so many kind people. I was so impressed by Hannah Coleman’s presentation on all the amazing things offered in the College of Arts & Sciences. I distinctly remember sitting in a Q&A session with the biological sciences ambassadors and listening to their stories and plans for when they graduate, hearing that some of them would be going to medical school and hoping that would one day be me,” said Koenig.

Mississippi State Assistant Professor Lourdes Cardozo-Gaibisso is immersing local middle school students in climate science literacy exploration through podcasting, helping them share experiences, ask questions and engage with environmental issues affecting their communities.