TUPELO, MISS. – The Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA) is continuing its investment in Mississippi’s future workforce by awarding scholarships to 11 outstanding students pursuing educational opportunities and careers connected to the automotive manufacturing industry. Representing seven Mississippi colleges and universities, the 2026–2027 MAMA scholarship recipients have earned an impressive average GPA of 3.84 while…
By Chris Whitaker STARKVILLE, Miss.—Traveling internationally and experiencing different cultures have always been on Allie Cooper’s bucket list. The junior mechanical engineering student from Sumrall checked both off her list last spring when she studied abroad at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, Spain. Her experience is one of many study abroad options available to…

STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering honored its 2026 award winners at the Dean’s Advisory Council dinner in September. The honorees include faculty, staff and students from across the college who stood out in research, academics or service to the university. The recipients are listed below: BCoE Faculty Research Award—Vuk Marojevic, professor…


Contact: Chris Whitaker STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State hosted two faculty members from Universidad Central del Ecuador’s College of Agricultural Sciences in September as part of an ongoing international research collaboration to help determine whether farms in northern Ecuador will have enough water in the years ahead. Working with John Ramirez-Avila, associate professor in the Richard A….