Gone Fishing
Rehabilitation opens Chadwick Lake to recreation once again Since the 1990s, Chadwick Lake has served the Bulldog family as a resource for rest, recreation and recuperation. Now, a renewed restoration effort will allow it to thrive for generations of future Bulldogs. “Bodies of water are...
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LEAD Dawgs
MSU gives students strong pathways to successful careers After switching universities and changing majors from pre-med to graphic design, Kinsley Bell had to start her academic career from scratch. Wanting to catch up to her peers, the Mississippi State transfer student started searching for opportunities...
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State Your Case
MSU partnerships create accelerated, in-state pipelines for future Bulldog lawyers When Ryan Jarratt walked into his first class at Columbia Law School in New York City, he arrived with an advantage none of his peers from Harvard, Georgetown or Stanford had: a well-rounded education from...
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Coffee Grounds for Campus Grounds: MSU senior’s project strives for campus sustainability
As a Mississippi State senior, Lishman Heathcock’s car always smelled like coffee, even though he never drinks it. “Not a drop,” he said with a laugh. “But I do like the smell.” Every Tuesday, the electrical engineering student stopped by the campus Fresh Food Company...
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A Growing Market: E-Center expansion reaffirms MSU’s commitment to entrepreneurship
Mississippi State really means business when it comes to supporting emerging entrepreneurs. In 15 years, the university’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach has grown from a two-person office suite in the College of Business to a 4,000-square-foot space serving as the confluence of new ideas,...
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Rebranding the Airwaves: Bringing Bulldog Spirit to the Dial with The Junction’s Fresh Identity
Sitting in his Student Media Center office one fall Saturday, Neil Price looked out the window and saw the essence of Mississippi State—Bulldog students and fans tailgating on Davis Wade Stadium’s front lawn prior to kickoff. As the general manager of MSU’s campus radio station,...
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MSU Leads Mississippi as innovation, economic development heat up for high-tech jobs of the future
Mississippi State University is proving its statewide impact, establishing next-generation jobs and high-tech industries, elevating Mississippi’s reputation as an international technology leader and ensuring citizens are well-positioned for the future. MSU President Mark E. Keenum said the university launched 2025 with substantial milestones across the...
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‘Let’s Win Something Today’: How the 1974 Bulldogs set a benchmark for MSU athletics
The long-ago conversation from a campus cruise in Rockey Felker’s Pontiac is still vivid. “We were riding in his car, just talking stuff,” Jimmy Webb says. “I remember him saying ‘Webb, we’re gonna run this thing, me and you.’” What the quarterback told the defensive...
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Not up for Debate: Mississippi State named national champions for intercollegiate speech and debate
When Devin Hutchins makes a point, it’s not achieved on the court. It might, however, one day happen in a court. The philosophy and economics double major plans to one day attend law school. Until then, he’s matching wits with college students from across the...
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Computers & Crops
Imagine a farm where autonomous vehicles herd dairy cows into the milking parlor and a small robot uses artificial intelligence to pick a cotton boll at the exact right moment. Overhead, a drone determines how much water and pesticide each soybean plant needs, triggering a...
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