Building on decades of successful collaboration among Mississippi State research centers and institutes, the university is accelerating its focus on solving real-world problems with the creation of the MSU Applied Research Collaboratory.

Area governors, power company executives and university presidents recently established the Mississippi-Alabama-Georgia Network for Evolving Transportation, or MAGNET for short — a regional economic development initiative aimed at leveraging the Southeastern U.S. automotive vehicle and battery industry to stimulate economic development and job growth.