“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.”

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 Taofiq Abdulraheem, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry, has been chosen for the prestigious Leadership Development Academy, part of the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists.