Mississippi State English Department Head Lara Dodds is earning national recognition for advancing women’s contributions to early modern literature.

Mississippi State’s Lourdes Cardozo-Gaibisso, an assistant professor specializing in teaching English to speakers of other languages and linguistics, will help Magnolia State elementary students learn about environmental issues and their impact on communities.

Mississippi State Ph.D. student Kayleigh Addington took hands-on, experiential learning to a new level last month when she joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters for a research flight into Tropical Storm Imelda as it churned across the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas and Bermuda.

Mississippi State’s Theatre MSU is partnering with the university’s ACCESS Program to launch a “Unified Theatre” project celebrating student creativity in a collaborative performance of “Jack and the Beanstalk.”

Adding to her growing list of accomplishments, Mississippi State University Associate Professor Amy Dapper is a Kavli Frontier, a distinction awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences that connects outstanding scientists in an international forum to develop new solutions to global challenges.

Mississippi State is bringing back the Grisham Lecture Series, a signature event showcasing its most distinguished faculty, next month after a five-year hiatus.

Mississippi State’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and Astronomy Club are hosting a special Halloween public viewing Friday [Oct. 24] at the university’s Howell Observatory.

From the language of diplomacy to the history of environmental conservation and the fight against disease, Mississippi State’s 2025 Humanities Summer Scholars have been exploring what it means to be human across cultures and centuries. Their research will be shared Wednesday [Oct. 22] during presentations hosted by the Institute for the Humanities, part of MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Mississippi State University recognized three Department of Chemistry faculty members for their newly issued patents during the university’s annual Research Awards Celebration, held Oct. 8.

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.

Keisha Knox is a first-generation college graduate who today works as the advancement coordinator within Mississippi State’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Mississippi State University doctoral student Taofiq Abdulraheem deepened his understanding of chemistry’s real-world impact this summer through an internship at Biogen in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, where he gained firsthand experience in the pharmaceutical industry.