Mississippi State University has been awarded one of just seven inaugural Defense Security Cooperation University grants, funding research to evaluate a critical component of the military arms ecosystem: capabilities that are reused, refurbished, dated or discounted, known as R2D2. This research aims to position the U.S. as a leader in the value arms industry

“We’ve seen syphilis used again and again as a tool over the centuries to demonize and stigmatize socially marginalized communities,” Zuckerman says. “That’s the narrative that’s dominated.”

Mississippi State University assistant professor, Amanda Patrick, is one of only 19 early career scientists globally to be named an “Emerging Investigator” by the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.