"Professor Joseph Thompson’s exploration of the longstanding ties between the U.S. military and country music doesn’t just help you rethink country music, but the ways in which America uses popular music to its own ends."

A team of Mississippi State University students took first place in the group competition at the Louisiana/Mississippi (LA/MS) sectional meeting of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) in February.

Mississippi State’s College of Arts and Sciences honored eight faculty members for outstanding achievements in teaching, research and service at its annual spring awards ceremony in March.