Mississippi State hosts ULM Sept. 5 for 2026 football home debut

Ahead of Mississippi State’s season opener this Saturday [Sept. 5] against the Warhawks of University of Louisiana Monroe, the university is reminding football fans about safety precautions and other campus updates. With a 6:30 p.m. kickoff in Davis Wade Stadium, gates open two hours before the game.
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MSU hosts blues legend Jesse Robinson for free concert Thursday

Mississippi blues legend Jesse Robinson will give a free concert Thursday [Sept. 3] on Mississippi State’s campus.

September 01, 2026

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: MSU, Habitat partner for 18th Maroon Edition house

Starkville native Tyerria Bryant will unlock the door to her new home this spring as the recipient of Mississippi State’s 18th Maroon Edition Habitat for Humanity home.

September 01, 2026

MSU Extension marks Mississippi LIFT Resource and Referral Network Center opening in Brookhaven

Representatives from the Mississippi State University Extension Service were in Brookhaven last week for the opening of the new Mississippi LIFT Resource and Referral Network Center.

August 31, 2026

MSU hosts University of Oxford’s Horobin for Giles Lecture Series Sept. 10

Mississippi State will host a public lecture by University of Oxford Professor Simon Horobin on Sept. 10 as part of the prestigious William L. Giles Distinguished Lecture Series.

August 31, 2026

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Trawick named interim director of MSU Center for Cyber Innovation

August 31, 2026

Mitchell Memorial Library at MSU unveils transformed fifth floor

August 28, 2026

MSU’s Ramirez-Avila receives two national conservation awards

August 27, 2026

MSU Rugby Club students earn NCR Scholastic All-American honors

August 26, 2026

MSU’s Dyer named Northern Gulf Institute director

August 26, 2026

MSU’s Department of Music announces fall concert season

August 26, 2026

MSU physicist sheds new light on proton identity in leading scientific journal

August 26, 2026

USA Today: MSU President Keenum listed among college football's 25 most powerful people

August 26, 2026
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MSU Christian Faculty and Staff Forum holds kickoff luncheon

August 31, 2026

Famous Maroon Band St. extension to impact area traffic, parking

August 27, 2026

Maroon Alert Test and Fall Emergency Preparedness Training

August 26, 2026

MSU fall convocation livestreams Tuesday

August 24, 2026

MSU conducting fireworks, pyrotechnics demonstration Thursday [Aug. 20]

August 18, 2026

Temporary pedestrian routes established during Howell Hall project

August 13, 2026

Partnership Middle School walkway temporarily closing for construction

August 06, 2026

McArthur Hall ADA parking temporarily relocating

July 30, 2026
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Fall General Faculty Meeting

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Bettersworth Auditorium

Cayuse Training

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Room 813, ORED, 301 Research Boulevard; Virtual

Advising Technology: Leveraging Data and Tools for Academic Achievement

Forever Chemicals in the Gulf: Connecting Environmental Science and Community Impacts

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Virtual

Cowbell Yell

Location

The Junction

BIR Pickleball Tournament

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Sanderson Center courts
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