A Mississippi State University faculty member provides critical updates regarding the spread of infectious diseases and rise of chronic and degenerative diseases in a second edition of her co-authored book “Emerging Infections: Three Epidemiological Transitions from Prehistory to the Present” released this summer. Her work on ancient DNA also has been published this summer in several highly lauded scientific journals.

The Writing Center—a resource dedicated to aiding writers of all levels and facilitated by the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences—invites the Mississippi State community to an open house for their new location, Mitchell Memorial Library, followed by a reception for new MSU faculty members.

Mississippi State University’s Institute for the Humanities is launching its fall series with a new theme: “Building Community—the Humanities as Social Glue.” The series will explore how humanistic activities foster social connections and democratic engagement.