Fifty years after his death, novelist William Faulkner is finally getting his wish for “The Sound and the Fury,” the 1929 novel widely considered his most difficult reading experience.
Mississippi State will officially serve as host to a presidential library--one of only five universities in the nation to share such a distinction. Ulysses S. Grant Association President Frank J. Williams formally announced the decision of the organization's board of directors to designate the Ulysses S. Grant Collection at MSU's Mitchell Memorial Library as the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library.
A Mississippi State University who struggled with social anxiety and loneliness associated with having Asperger's syndrome helped create a student organization to raise awareness of people living with autism spectrum disorders.
A new regional study by a senior learning researcher and Mississippi State faculty member is the first to link homework distraction to a wide range of variables.
Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum's statement from a 10 a.m., Sunday, March 25, press conference regarding a Saturday night shooting
With more than 65,000 channel subscribers and more than 6-million video views, a Mississippi State University graduate student pays for school with his online storytelling.
An evolutionary geneticist helped discover the gene in passion vine butterflies that keeps predators from eating them. The gene is responsible for red patterns on the butterflies' wings.
Historians and archivists at Mississippi State are announcing the discovery of what they believe to be a historic treasure: a hair lock from the 19th century’s best known African American social reformer. The artifact was found among items in the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Collection, which is housed at the university’s Mitchell Memorial Library.
A Mississippi State University researcher in biomedical engineering examines through computer modeling and simulation how high-impact explosions, including IEDs, affect soldiers' legs. This researcher will present findings at a NATO conference on Tuesday.
While many Americans believe they, like George Washington, cannot tell a lie, a Mississippi State business researcher is finding that most have no problem fudging facts under the "right circumstances." While lie detection has been well documented in face-to-face communication, this study targeted computer-mediated communication, including e-mail, instant messaging, chat, and text messaging to judge the effect of these "distancing" technologies on lie detection. In an increasingly 'virtual' world, this research has more relevance than ever.
For adolescents with autism spectrum disorders, a new summer camp at Mississippi State combines fun activities with exercises designed to help participants overcome common communication and socialization effects.
In the decade that Mississippi State classics professor Robert E. Wolverton Sr. has released his survey of ugliest and most beautiful words, he has noticed a trend--fewer religious words.
A study by Mississippi State University's Social Science Research Center indicates that rising gas prices create an accompanying decline in all traffic accidents, including drunk-driving crashes.
Mississippi State's Carl Small Town Center's efforts to help revitalize one of the oldest and most historic African American neighborhoods in Greenwood is being recognized by the American Planning Association.
A floral management class creates bridal bouquet prototypes inspired by the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
A college class in Mississippi learn principles of design from non-traditional items for clothing and accessories.
Trends show mortality rates have shifted from the traditional urban 'penalty' to more people dying at higher rates in rural areas. About 40,000 more people now die annually in rural places compared to urban areas.
Academics, military leaders, policy officials and others will attend this conference on the Air Force's development and future plans for remotely piloted aircraft.
The collected papers of former president and Civil War general Grant are now available online with options including a searchable database.
Scholars and critics from throughout the world will gather at this conference to discuss works of French Nobel Laureate J.M.G. Le Clézio.
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