Sen. Roger F. Wicker assumed the role of civics professor as he addressed more than 380 Boys State delegates Wednesday at Mississippi State University.
Wicker challenged the audience with dates of important American history events to illustrate the importance of democracy and unification. He also used a $1 bill to ...
Wicker Gives Boys State Delegates Lesson in Government
Posted On Friday, May 31, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: House of Representatives, Mississippi American Legion, Mississippi State University, Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Sen. Roger F. Wicker assumed the role of civics professor as he addressed more than 380 Boys State delegates Wednesday at Mississippi State University.
Wicker challenged the audience with dates of important American history events to illustrate the importance of democracy and unification. He also used a $1 bill to ...
Banquet Celebrates Research at MSU
Posted On Thursday, May 2, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: computational biology techniques, Forestry Experiment Station, Mississippi State University, Palmeiro Center, Ralph E. Powe
STARKVILLE, Miss.-- More than 40 Mississippi State faculty, students and staff are 2013 selections for university research and leadership honors.
Honorees, their guests and senior administrators were in attendance at a campus awards banquet Monday night .
Before an audience of friends and colleagues gathered at the Palmeiro Center, plant and soil ...
MSU Leaders Propose Partnerships With Composites Manufacturers
Posted On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: Mississippi State University, Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, Ratan Jha, Transportation Symposium
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Researchers and leaders in the transportation industry gathered recently at Mississippi State University to explore the possibilities of a technology that is revolutionizing the design, production and use of land, air and sea vehicles.
Participants were eager to discuss how to overcome barriers using composite materials by creating partnerships that ...
MSU implements three-year degree programs
Posted On Monday, March 11, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: bachelor's degree, financial advantages, Mississippi State University, three-year degree programs
College students wanting a faster alternative to traditional four-year undergraduate programs will have the option of earning a bachelor's degree from Mississippi State University in just three years beginning in fall 2013.
Administrators announcing the offerings said the new programs may especially appeal to students who want to begin graduate school ...
Hong Kong to Mississippi: Asian Economic Leader Visits MSU
Posted On Monday, January 28, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: Asian economic, Donald Tong, Hong Kong, Mississippi, Mississippi State University
STARKVILLE, Miss.--East met West at Mississippi State University on Wednesday afternoon when the Hong Kong commissioner for economic and trade affairs in the U.S. visited campus.
At his presentation "U.S.-Hong Kong: Partnerships from Strength to Strength," Donald Tong went over the advantages for Americans, especially Mississippians, of continuing and expanding existing ...
MSU Researcher’s Cotton Genome Work Published In Nature
Posted On Friday, January 25, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: genome sequence for cotton, gold-standard, Mississippi State University, Regents Professor Andrew Paterson, University of Georgia
STARKVILLE, Miss.-- A Mississippi State University researcher is part of an international team that has described the first "gold-standard" genome sequence for cotton.
Published in the Dec. 20 issue of Nature -- one of the world's most prestigious scientific journals -- the research is the culmination of a 20-plus year effort ...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Hong Kong Commissioner Visits State
Posted On Sunday, January 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: Donald Tong, Hong Kong commissioner, Jackson's Executive Lecture Forum, Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi State University
The top U.S.-based trade representative from one of Asia's primary commercial gateways speaks Wednesday at Jackson's Executive Lecture Forum.
"Strengthening the Bond of Friendship, Investment and Trade Relations, and Cooperation between Hong Kong and the U.S." is the title of a noon luncheon presentation by Donald Tong, Hong Kong commissioner ...
Purdue Appoints New Leader for Center For Regional Development
Posted On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 By USA Education News. Under INDIANA Tags: Mississippi State University, Purdue, Regional Development, University of Florida
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue has chosen Lionel "Bo" J. Beaulieu as its next director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development, beginning in April.
In addition, Beaulieu will serve as a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics. Beaulieu has been director of the Southern Rural Development Center at Mississippi ...
Keenum Tapped For APLU Organization’s Board
Posted On Friday, December 14, 2012 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: Keenum, Land-Grant Universities, Mark E. Keenum, Mississippi State University
STARKVILLE, Miss.--The president of Mississippi State University has been elected to a key leadership role in the organization that represents the nation's leading research and land-grant universities.
Mark E. Keenum recently was elected to a term on the American Public Land-Grant Universities Board of Directors. Based in Washington, D.C., the Association ...
