Pines News
State climatologist, MSU professor: Drought severity could go either direction this winter, better or worse
State Climatologist and Mississippi State University Professor of Meteorology Mike Brown said he's never wished for a tropical storm in the Magnolia State—until this year when the drought, in recent...
Supreme Court puts a hold on Willie Jerome Manning execution date
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today November 30, 2023 Weeks after the state asked to set an execution date for Willie Jerome Manning, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that it will not...
Mississippi, MSU recognized for success in expanding access to K-12 computer science education
The state of Mississippi and Mississippi State University's efforts to expand access to K-12 computer science education are being recognized on the national stage. During Code.org's annual CSEdCon,...
Willie Jerome Manning is ‘sentenced to die for a crime he did not commit,’ his attorneys say, as they fight state efforts to set an execution date
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today November 27, 2023 As the state seeks to set his execution date, Willie Jerome Manning continues to maintain his innocence, challenging a double-murder conviction...
MSU scientists study effects of supplemental feeding on chronic wasting disease
As wildlife researchers continue studying the spread of chronic wasting disease, a fatal infectious disease threatening North America's deer populations, scientists in Mississippi State University's...
Mississippi State’s Phi Kappa Phi again honored as national Circle of Excellence Platinum Chapter
Mississippi State's Phi Kappa Phi chapter once again is being nationally honored with a Circle of Excellence Platinum Award from the nation's oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate...