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It’s a Saturday at the Rock on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi (USM). The first half has just ended when you hear that distinct, signature sound – “Ladies and Gentleman, taking the field, it’s your band, The Pride of Mississippi!” In a resonant and commanding voice, Dr. Mike Lopinto heralds the arrival of the beloved marching band and Dixie Darlings.

A strategic collaboration between Nancy Link and Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will facilitate the construction of a state-of-the-art research facility and the recruitment of top faculty to advance pioneering research in the prevention and treatment of laminitis, a painful hoof disease that can lead to euthanasia for affected horses.

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has been ranked No. 1 in the state by the prestigious resource guide Military Times in its “Best for Vets: Colleges 2024 Rankings,” the largest and most comprehensive ranking of the best schools for military service members and veterans.  

Fifty years ago, the idea for a rose garden on The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Hattiesburg campus took root through the efforts of local devotees of the internationally beloved flower and support of the university’s then president, Dr. William McCain. 

Marc Moore walked onto Mississippi State’s campus in 2014, and for the first time in his life he felt like he belonged.

Dr. Luke Pearson, an alumnus from The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and Mississippi biologist with the U.S. Fish and…

Southern Miss Director of Athletics, Jeremy McClain announced Sunday afternoon the hiring of Charles Huff as the school’s 23rd Head Football Coach. 

Thanks to a $7.9 million federal grant and a generous $4.5 million anonymous donation, a shared facility on The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Gulf Park campus designed to expand the life-changing services offered by the DuBard School for Language Disorders and The Children’s Center for Communication and Development, will soon take shape. 

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) recently awarded thousands of dollars in STEM grants to 21 schools in Mississippi.

Nancy Kelty Stengel, a 1970 University of Mississippi pharmacy graduate, was heavily influenced by her maternal grandparents to stay in school, and she is expressing her gratitude by building a scholarship endowment in their names.

The Mississippi State University Horticulture Club is hosting its annual holiday poinsettia sale on Friday, Dec. 6.

Picayune native Marthonette Aguilar landed two job offers in one day at a recent invitational job fair, contributing to the growing success of The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) School of Ocean Science and Engineering (SOSE) program. Aguilar is a 2024 USM graduate with an extensive passion for hydrography and ocean engineering (OE).

With an injured Goldendoodle shaking in pain in the backseat of their car, a young Arkansas couple drove 330 miles to Mississippi State’s Animal Health Center prepared to drain their wedding fund.

Graduating seniors at The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) have been offered full-tuition academic scholarships over four years to The University of Southern Mississippi (USM). The announcement was made Tuesday, Nov. 19, during a ceremony held at the MSMS campus in Columbus, where 117 students in the graduating Class of 2025 were presented with tuition scholarship certificates.

Recently, the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) announced its new 2025-2027 classifications for the various sports and activities in which Mississippi schools will participate beginning in August 2025.

Mississippi State Unified club sport athletes hope to make this year’s Special Olympics Egg Bowl their team’s third-straight victory over their biggest rival, Ole Miss.