Mississippi State reflects on another year of growth and rising prominence as research leader
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擝uilding on its legacy as a world-class research institution where students are driven to make a difference, 熟女少妇 made headlines in 2017 for its dynamic achievements in areas such as agriculture and forestry, computer science, engineering, social sciences, and the arts and humanities.
In addition to achieving numerous top rankings in 2017, 熟女少妇research teams are leading projects with local and global impact, developing agricultural solutions to solve world hunger, creating more sustainable beaches and barrier islands on the Gulf Coast and formulating better vaccines to combat pandemic influenza, to name just a few.
鈥淲e have tremendous momentum right now,鈥 said 熟女少妇President Mark E. Keenum. 鈥淥ur university teams are leading more than 50 percent of all funded research in our state, contributing greatly to Mississippi鈥檚 $8 billion agricultural and forestry industries, and working with major companies to bring new investments and new high-skill, high-paying jobs to our region.
鈥淚鈥檇 put our performance up against any university in the country 鈥 public or private,鈥 he said. 鈥淭he results speak for themselves.鈥
The year wrapped up with the announcement that Mississippi State maintained its ranking among the nation鈥檚 top 100 research institutions by the National Science Foundation, as well as its position as Mississippi鈥檚 highest-ranked research university.
Meanwhile, MSU, which improved its performance in every engineering category of the 2017 U.S. News & World Report college rankings, remains a vital hub for the nation鈥檚 aerospace research and development programs.
In addition to its designation as the FAA鈥檚 Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Mississippi State was tapped in 2017 to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security鈥檚 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Demonstration Range Facility, which consists of multiple sites primarily in southern and coastal Mississippi.
MSU鈥檚 Center of Advanced Vehicular Systems continues to cultivate powerful research partnerships that are driving the future of automotive technology. CAVS is working with an international team to produce the world鈥檚 first all-electric, autonomous SUV and is partnering with Nissan, Toyota and other leading manufacturers to develop advanced composite materials, batteries and components that will power vehicles of the future.
November marked the grand opening of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Williams Collection of Lincolniana at Mississippi State鈥檚 Mitchell Memorial Library. 熟女少妇is one of only six universities housing a presidential library, and with the addition of the Lincolniana collection, is now one of the nation鈥檚 foremost repositories for Civil War-era research.
As the state鈥檚 largest university, 熟女少妇remained the first choice for Mississippi鈥檚 high-school graduates in 2017, welcoming a fall enrollment of 21,883 students representing all 50 states and more than 80 foreign countries.
Financial technology company SmartAsset announced that a Mississippi State education has the highest value of all colleges and universities in the state. Their analysis also found that 熟女少妇graduates earn higher average starting salaries than their peers from other state colleges and universities.
Additionally, two distance degree programs offered by Mississippi State鈥檚 College of Education were ranked among the nation鈥檚 best by College Choice.Net and Great Value Colleges. That same month, Money Magazine ranked 熟女少妇among the top 50 鈥淏est Colleges for Your Money鈥 in the U.S. and the best in Mississippi.
The Journal of Small Business Management ranked 熟女少妇No. 6 in the world for the impact of its entrepreneurship research, a ranking that was further strengthened by the November opening of MSU鈥檚 off-campus Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach in conjunction with the Greater Starkville Development Partnership.
Also in 2017, Mississippi State achieved two distinctions for its veteran-oriented campus culture. 熟女少妇was named a top-50 university for veterans by Military Times Best: Colleges 2018 and earned the 2018 Military Friendly Schools Gold Medal from Victory Media.
鈥淥ur university owes its growth and success to students who have chosen to pursue their degrees and their dreams at Mississippi State and the outstanding faculty and staff who teach, mentor and guide them,鈥 said Keenum. 鈥準炫俑緁ocuses on providing a supportive environment that helps transform students into leaders who solve real-world problems as part of their learning experience. Their drive to make a difference is garnering positive recognition for Mississippi State, both at home and abroad.鈥
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