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State Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Thursday August 21, 2025 ( 3 items )  

MSU Unveils Mixed-use Development Featuring Boutique Hotel, Cultural Landmark
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 21 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU unveils mixed-use development featuring boutique hotel, cultural landmark A comprehensive master plan has been recently completed for a new 15-acre district featuring a boutique hotel, restaurants and retail stores on the land between the MSU campus and the Cotton District, developers announced Aug. 20. It is to be named the Crossroads District. The Crossroads District will feature and be an  more

NASA Fellowship for AI Land Cover Research Awarded to MSU Doctoral Student
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 21 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * NASA fellowship for AI land cover research awarded to MSU doctoral student A Mississippi State University doctoral student in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering has been awarded a prestigious NASA-affiliated fellowship through the Mississippi Space Grant Consortium. Dakota Hester, a Tishomingo native, received the award for his innovative research that applies advanced art  more

Student Project Builds Safe Habitat to Relocate, Protect Local Bats at MSU
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 21 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * Student project builds safe habitat to relocate, protect local bats at MSU Mississippi State University celebrated the opening of a new bat house Tuesday [Aug. 19], a student-led conservation effort aimed at changing public perception of one of nature's most misunderstood animals. Led by students from the MSU Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, the new construction provides a sust  more