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Riley Kempner with Gulf Scholars Mag

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 ...
Adam Skarke and Ramon Kalski on ship

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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
Luke Thompson giving presentation

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, ...
Kayleigh Addington

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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
Tupitza and Noble deploying Niskin Bottles

2025 Hypoxia Monitoring Results Featured in Press Releases and Media Event

August 1, 2025 - Scientists completed and published results from their 2025 annual survey expedition that monitors hypoxia or low oxygen in the northern Gulf of America adjacent to the Mississippi River. The National Oceanic ...
NOAA Acting Administrator at Stennis

NOAA Acting Administrator Visits MSU Science and Technology Center at Stennis

May 29, 2025 - STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss.—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's top official received a first-hand look at collaborations between the federal agency and Mississippi State University ...