Gulf Scholars Program Provides Holistic Education to Burgeoning 'Change Agents'

August 26, 2026 - A degree from Mississippi State can take a graduate anywhere in life, but Riley Kempner wants her Bulldog education to take her back home to the Gulf Coast. "Growing up on the Coast, you really have a ...

MSU's Dyer Named Northern Gulf Institute Director

August 26, 2026 - STARKVILLE, Miss.—A long-serving Mississippi State faculty member and atmospheric sciences expert has been named director of the Northern Gulf Institute, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

MSU Geologist, Student Investigate Methane Emissions on Atlantic Seafloor

August 24, 2026 - STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University geologist and doctoral student will descend almost 1 mile beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean this fall as part of an international research ...

2026 'Dead Zone' is Smaller Than Average Following Tropical Storm Bertha

August 4, 2026 - Louisiana before weakening over Texas. The 2026 mid-summer size is the third smallest since mapping began in 1985. While the 2026 size falls near the Hypoxia Action Plan goal, it is only one year of many ...

NOAA Ocean Exploration and AOML Collaborate to Release First eDNA Data from Okeanos Explorer

May 5, 2026 - Can we learn about life in the deep ocean even if we don't see it? Yes we can. Thanks to environmental DNA (eDNA), we no longer need a visual sighting to know what's been in the neighborhood. In April, ...

Science and Education at Sea

April 22, 2026 - Through the innovative MSU-SEAS (Science and Education at Sea) program, now in its seventh year of operation, regional students participate in immersive, hands-on coastal and marine excursions that foster ...

NGI Staff Present NOAA Ocean Exploration Work at 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting

April 2, 2026 - Two NGI staff members recently traveled to Glasgow, Scotland to present their work at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting, highlighting NGI's contributions to the NOAA Ocean Exploration Program. Luke Thompson, ...

Into the Eye of the Storm: MSU Ph.D. Student Studies Hurricanes from the Inside Out

October 29, 2025 - STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Ph.D. student Kayleigh Addington took hands-on, experiential learning to a new level last month when she joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ...

NGI Scientist Participates in a Decade of Summer School, Capacity Development, and Collaboration in Africa

September 10, 2025 - This year marked the 10th edition of the Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Nigeria and Ghana (COESSING), a program that has trained nearly 1,000 scientists, students, and professionals from Africa, ...

MSU Selected as Finalist in National Academies' Gulf Futures Challenge

September 10, 2025 - STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University proposal to use cutting-edge tools to promote healthy marine life and enhance water quality in the Gulf Coast region is a finalist for a $20 million ...