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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.

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has launched a new Bachelor of Science in Information Technology online degree program to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge to excel in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. 

The cast iron furnaces are heating up at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) as the Sculpture program, housed in the School of Performing and Visual Arts, prepares to host its Annual Iron Pour. This interactive event will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, in the 3D Arts building on the Hattiesburg campus

In preparation for Election Day, Lawndale Elementary School students geared up for their very own vote. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Lawndale Elementary voted to elect its first ever mascot.

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) welcomed three-time Grammy-winning blues icon Bobby Rush to campus on Nov. 5 for an exclusive interview, produced by students in the Media and Entertainment Arts program within the School of Media and Communication, as part of its Established Artists and Recording Students (EARS) series.

As part of the university’s Veterans Day observance, Mississippi State on Nov. 11, dedicated a new U.S. flag retirement box at its G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans at Nusz Hall.

The coastal lifestyle runs through the veins of Molly Spencer, a School of Ocean Science and Engineering (SOSE) student at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM). Her passion for fisheries has sparked her to create dynamic solutions for coastal communities and federal agencies, allowing her to land an internship at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Mass. 

University of Mississippi officials cut the ribbon on the university’s largest academic building ever Thursday (Nov. 7) after completing construction on the 202,000 square-foot building earlier this fall.

The Jim and Thomas Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation includes four floors of laboratories, lecture halls and offices dedicated to supporting students in science, technology, engineering and math-related endeavors.

Students looking to earn class credits during the holiday season may register now for Mississippi State’s Winter Express, a condensed, online semester held in December and January.

The 41st Army Band will feature an hour of patriotic music beginning at 1 p.m. prior to the program—which features remarks by MSU President Mark E. Keenum—and play during the ceremony that honors veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice. The band is the musical ambassador for Mississippi Army National Guard.