
STARKVILLE, Miss.— For the third year, the K–12 Outreach Office at Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering is bringing hands-on STEM learning directly to students’ homes through its Engineering the Future campaign. Developed by Shana Lee, Director of Educational Outreach & Support Programs, and her team, the initiative was created to expand access to engineering education…

STARKVILLE, Miss.— Mississippi State University’s American Institute of Chemical Engineers student chapter is holding its annual Girl Scouts Zoom Pop Wow STEM Badge Day Saturday, March 21, at the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering. Each year, the event aims to encourage Girl Scouts across the state to pursue an interest in STEM. With almost 100…

STARKVILLE, Miss.— Two Mississippi State University employees are on a mission to transform how students engage with mathematics. On Sunday mornings, Shanti Bhushan (Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering) and Santhana Boopalan (Postdoctoral Associate in Comparative Biomedical Sciences) began tutoring to boost their children’s and their friends’ children’s math skills. Two years later, this initiative evolved…


Through a generous annual gift from Chevron’s CREATE Foundation, MSU Bagley College of Engineering and others supported the area’s Boys and Girls Club’s 2nd Annual SMART Girls Summit. SMART Girls is a transformative program that caters to the developmental needs of girls in three age groups, from 8 to 18. It empowers them through dynamic…