Did you know MSU’s acceptance rate into medical school is higher than the national average? Students who visit the Health Professions Resource Center have close to an 80 percent acceptance rate in their chosen health professional school!

Wish our Unified Club Sports basketball team good luck as they compete for the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association National Championship today!

MSU’s Special Olympics College Program, also known as Unified, is a club sport program that focuses on people with intellectual disabilities and opens the door for these individuals to come together to compete with other athletes. https://tinyurl.com/4knfwrzc

Back-to-back years of being THE BEST small town in the south! 👏👏👏

Mississippi State’s World Class Teaching Program is celebrating 11 teachers who have achieved the prestigious National Board Certification and 12 who have renewed the credential.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, or NBPTS, ranks Mississippi State No. 12 nationwide for number of National Board Certified Teachers, with 997 MSU graduates having earned certification. The Magnolia State ranks eighth in the U.S. for NBCTs with 4,940.

Read more about their achievements: https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2025/03/msu-celebrates-11-teachers-earning-national-board-certification

How well do you know MSU? Here's a glimpse of what it's like to be bulldog in 2025! 👇

Mississippi State Alumni Association recognized its Outstanding Chapters during the annual Alumni Awards event Friday. These chapters excelled by engaging the Bulldog family through fellowship events, community service and membership growth!

From left, Jonathan Jackson with Newton County Chapter, Tish Jones with Greater Cincinnati-Dayton, Ohio, Chapter, Ashley McArthur with George-Greene Chapter, Richard Cannon with Mississippi Gulf Coast Chapter and John Graham with Atlanta, Georgia, Chapter.

Did you know this fact about MSU? We're proud to have an incredible meteorology program here!

The MSU community celebrated the retirement of the well-loved K9 Bessi today! 🫶 Bessi, an 11-year-old Belgian Malinois retired from MSUPD after nearly a decade of service. Thank you, Bessi!

“What we do with the K-9 unit is a huge part of what we do for the university,” MSU Assistant Chief of Police Brian Locke said. “Most police dogs serve about five or six years before they retire. So, nine years is a while and Bessi has done a tremendous job.”

Packed the Hump for Tim Tebow last night 👏 The Two-time College Football National Champion and Heisman trophy winner was the special guest of MSU’s Delta Gamma sorority for its free, biannual “Lectureship in Values and Ethics.” Tebow spoke about pursuing goals, leveraging opportunities, and serving others. Hail State!

Jason Hopper's journey to NASA started by stepping into the unknown. While studying aerospace engineering at MSU, a fellow student noticed Hopper reading a rocket propulsion textbook with a photo of a space shuttle launch on the cover.

“A guy just walked up and randomly said, ‘Hey, my dad works testing rocket engines,’” Hopper recalled. The fellow student provided him with contact information, and the rest is history. Read more about Hopper's incredible journey: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/jason-hopper-rock-climbing-to-rocket-propulsion/

MSU President Mark E. Keenum visited today with Miss MSU Sarah Randolph and thanked her for representing the university in the upcoming Miss Mississippi competition!

Somewhere on Google Maps, it's August of 2016 and you're about to start classes at Mississippi State 🥹

Ownership of the archives and collections of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Museum was formally transferred to Mississippi State University March 20. The agreement between the university and the Ulysses S. Grant Association, the collection’s founder, paves the way for MSU to better curate and present the treasured offerings, both to scholars and the public. https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2025/03/ownership-grant-collection-transferred-mississippi-state

MSU President Mark E. Keenum today welcomed new MSU Student Association Cameron Cummings and new SA Vice President Karolina Heathcock to their first meeting with the Mississippi Board of Trustees on Institutions of Higher Learning in Jackson. Student government attend College Board meetings to learn more about the overall governance of their universities.

Congratulations to our MSU-Meridian Physician Assistant Studies students on receiving their first white coats!🩺

MSU-Meridian’s PA program seated its fifth cohort in January with students selected from the most competitive applicant pool to date!👏

Read more about Mississippi State University-Meridian's Master of Physician Assistant Studies program: https://tinyurl.com/2msr2rhh

Learn something new about MSU with these 5 facts you may not know about us! 👇 How many did you know?

The 4th annual AI in Agriculture conference is coming to MSU this March! Join us as we seek to improve food security and agricultural livelihoods through effective, efficient, and socio-economically mindful implementation of AI technology.

Register🔗 https://tinyurl.com/zn2e392e

Ruby-throated hummingbirds will be here before you know it! Many of us in Mississippi will be seeing hummingbirds very soon! Check out the migration map 👇

Then vs. Now ✨ Lee and McCain Hall have been beloved staples of the Drill Field for years!

Ridwan Ayinla, a MSU doctoral student studying sustainable energy storage systems, is the winner of the recent Pitch Perfect competition held last semester and hosted by the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers in Orlando, Florida.

Ayinla, a native of Afon in Kwara State, Nigeria, said the competition’s final round was spontaneous, requiring quick thinking and collaboration with strangers. Ayinla’s achievement underscores MSU’s dedication to fostering excellence in STEM fields, highlighting the university’s mission to produce leaders capable of addressing today’s pressing challenges.

https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2025/01/msu-doctoral-student-honored-national-organization-supporting-black

Mississippi State University (Starkville campus and the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville) will open under normal operations on Tuesday, Jan. 21, after receiving the latest weather advisories.

The MSU-Meridian campus will shift to remote operations all day on Tuesday, Jan. 21, out of an abundance of caution as winter weather is anticipated for that area. A decision on MSU-Meridian operations for Wed., Jan. 22 will be announced on Jan. 21.

MSU encourages all students, faculty and staff to monitor the MSU website, official social media, and local media outlets for changing weather information and operational updates. Visit https://tinyurl.com/mvyynjxs for more information.

Nearly 20 Mississippi State faculty members are now better equipped to guide their departments, mentor peers, and contribute to institutional growth as graduates of the university’s 2024–25 Faculty Leadership Program.

The program enhances MSU’s capacity for collaborative decision-making, innovation, and long-term academic excellence by investing in the development of its faculty leaders. Read more: https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2025/04/faculty-leadership-program-prepares-future-university-leaders

Congratulations to MSU's Speech and Debate Team for being crowned back-to-back national champions of collegiate debate at the IPDA National Tournament! 👏

They won both the national tournament and the national regular season championship and had four individual national champions!

Congratulations to Jack Edwards, a senior Mississippi State business administration major from Nashville, Tennessee, for recently receiving the Knight Commander’s Medal from Kappa Alpha Order in recognition of his courage and character in the face of adversity! Read more about him: https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2025/03/msus-edwards-receives-kappa-alpha-knight-commanders-medal

Congratulations to MSU’s fraternity and sorority councils for receiving multiple awards at the Southeast Greek Leadership Association (SGLA) Annual Conference!

MSU’s NPHC was recognized with the Lamar Bryant National Pan-Hellenic Council of the Year, the Community Cultivation Award and the Council Impact Award. Additionally, MSU’s IFC earned the Operational Excellence Award for its outstanding achievements.

It's a beautiful Maroon Friday here on the campus of Mississippi State University! 😊🌼

Officers for the MSU Student Dietetic Association met with MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill this week for a proclamation signing that signifies March as National Nutrition Month!

The document encourages students, faculty and staff to join the month-long recognition, pointing to the importance of personal nutrition and that of others for achieving optimum health today and for the future. SDA officers are, from left, President Marlie Craig, Canton; Secretary Lexi Tabb, Red Bay, Alabama; Nutrition Month Chair Lucy Watts, Madison; Public Relations Chair Anna Scott, Calhoun City; and Vice President Riley Cowart, Tallahassee, Florida.

Congratulations to 1977 MSU alumna U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock as she assumes senior status on the federal bench. She and husband Randy (left) were among the thousands of Bulldogs fans who journeyed to Omaha to watch State win the 2021 College World Series over Vanderbilt. MSU President Mark Keenum is a longtime friend. Aycock was the first female chief judge in the State of Mississippi.

A little hint of spring from campus to you! 🌼☺️

MSU's basketball teams aren't the only groups heading to the NCAA Tournament - so are MSU’s pep bands! Twenty-nine students are performing in each band during the tournament, per NCAA regulations. Hail State 👏 https://tinyurl.com/23ubsr5r

Spring at MSU>>>

What was your go-to lunch spot on campus as a student? Between Perry, Fresh Food Co, State Fountain Bakery, and more, it's hard to choose a favorite!

High school students from across Mississippi convened at Mississippi State as participants of the eighth annual World Food Prize Mississippi Youth Institute, hosted today by MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Students were recognized as Borlaug Scholars as they tackled real-world challenges such as food insecurity, water resource management and human rights issues. Learn more: https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2025/02/msu-inspiring-future-leaders-global-food-security

JoVonn Hill, an assistant professor in MSU’s Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, has discovered 16 new species of grasshoppers native to the southern U.S. and Mexican deserts!
Full Story 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/ymt5ukfw

Neil Price, who has served as the "Voice of the Bulldogs" for football and men's basketball since 2017, has added "Voice of the Diamond Dawgs" to his duties!

MSU and the U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command are expanding educational and job opportunities in the Magnolia State. MSU and the Navy division recently signed an Educational Partnership Agreement which will facilitate academic exchanges focused on geosciences, data science and various other disciplines.

“Partnerships like this expose students to the real-world challenges they will be addressing after graduation,” said MSU Dean for Integrative Studies and Northern Gulf Institute Associate Director Jamie Dyer. “By working with CNMOC, students will gain experience working across disciplines and become familiar with some of the advanced technology used in Naval oceanography and meteorology efforts. Opportunities like this are a great complement to the world-class education MSU students receive in the classroom.” More: https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2025/01/msu-signs-educational-agreement-us-naval-meteorology-and-oceanography

Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The MSU and Starkville community came together in celebration of his impact on our nation with music, interpretive dance, and poetry from members of the university and the Starkville schools.