Mississippi State’s Institute for the Humanities will spotlight innovative faculty research during its annual Fellows Presentation Showcase April 23.

Mississippi State Professor of Geography and Geographic Information Systems Shrinidhi Ambinakudige is a new fellow of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences for his significant contributions to geographical science.

For Mississippi State University graduate Alijah Jones, the road to a Fulbright Scholarship began in the stillness of the pandemic. Feeling a lack of connection, Jones said he “indulged” in internet browsing, happening upon a YouTube video––“Dinner with my Italian Host Family.” Stepping outside the loneliness of isolation, he found not just a glimpse into another culture, but a spark that would one day take him across the world.