Browsing: Education

When she reflects on her career, Jessica Rabb is quick to clarify: Biology may be what she teaches, but teaching itself is her true calling.

Gulf Blue Navigator has been recognized by TIME and Statista as one of America’s Best Incubators & Accelerators 2026, placing the Mississippi-based program among the nation’s top-performing startup support organizations.

The high school vocational centers of the past are long gone, but the mission of preparing high school students for future careers has never been stronger. And as they say, if you aren’t first, you are last, and there can only be one first place winner.

It’s pollinator season across the great state of Mississippi where bees are buzzing, butterflies are fluttering, and late summer and early fall gardens are starting to bloom. Without pollinators, plants would not be able to produce seeds, so it is time to celebrate them.

There is something pretty special about seeing a childhood spark turn into a plan for the future.
For Collin Murphy, that spark happened years ago inside Chevron FABLAB Jackson County.

Beyron Erby started working at the Metro Ford dealership in Tupelo, Mississippi, in November 1992. Erby worked his way through sales and management before acquiring full ownership, making it the region’s only minority-owned major car dealership. Now, Erby is giving back to his community and helping high school seniors attend higher education through a scholarship initiative. 

Twenty-four years after graduation from Moss Point High School, Ryan Upshaw has returned home to Moss Point with a new title along with experience in higher education and is ready to support local families with their higher educational needs.

The foundation for Liza-Handly Hughes’ storytelling ability was cemented at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Now, the recent alumna puts those skills to use as a sports content researcher for ESPN.

A world-renowned disc golf champion and influential teacher recently visited Mississippi State’s Athlete Engineering Institute to better understand how the mechanics of throwing impact performance and injury prevention in one of the world’s fastest-growing sports.

The Tennessee Valley Authority donated $50,000 to the University of Mississippi to help restore the campus tree canopy after the devastation caused by winter storm “Fern,” reflecting TVA’s commitment to environmental stewardship, community resilience and the long-term health of natural resources across the region.

Twenty years before Kirklyn Johnson stood in front of thousands of onlookers at his 2026 Mississippi State commencement ceremony to sing the national anthem, his parents were told he might never speak a word.

The pairing of a Hattiesburg High School Student and a professor at the University of Southern Mississippi was the perfect combination that provided an outlet for further research about the impact of plastics in the environment. And through this collaboration, JeMele Moore competed against 1,7000 students in the 2026 International Science and Engineering fair in Phoenix, Arizona.

He knew what he wanted to say. But the words didn’t come so easily for the young Cade Culpepper—when and if they did.

Until about age three, the Laurel, Miss., native experienced a language delay that presented a communication challenge for him. Typically, by 12 months of age, children say their first word or words if no speech or language challenges are present.

Do you hear it? The school bell is ringing in the new year! 

As Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” enters its 38th season, public fascination with apex predators continues to rise. But while television audiences tune in for the drama, two Mississippi State graduate students are part of the network of scientists who help provide necessary data behind the public’s often-varying opinions on sharks.

A documentary available on Netflix chronicling the story of America includes a prominent historian as a voiceover — who also happens to be a member of The University of Southern Mississippi faculty.