Celebrating National Ice Cream Day

Celebrating National Ice Cream Day

Two maroon and white ice cream containers with blueberries and sweet potatoes.
Photo by David Ammon

July 17, 2025

Mississippi State is celebrating National Ice Cream Day this Sunday [July 20] by announcing two new flavors for 2026 that will join the other 11 sold at the university’s MAFES Sales Store. Shecoya White, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health Promotion, and her students are cooking up new blueberry and sweet potato flavors, turning the state’s official fruit and vegetable into churnable ice cream. Click this link to read more about the new flavors.