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Gibbs selected for national agricultural fellowship

Alcorn State University graduate student Kendall Gibbs has been selected for the Carver Integrative Sustainability Center (CISC) HBCU Fellowship Program. It is a competitive national Read More

Alcorn State University students named 2025-2026 Mississippi Collegiate Scholarship recipients

Alcorn State University seniors Laila Barnes and Jaharon Griffin were recently selected as 2025-2026 Mississippi Collegiate Scholarship recipients by the Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA), Read More

Alcorn’s Extension Program expands farmers markets to strengthen local food access

The Alcorn State University Extension Program recently held a series of successful farmers markets to increase access to fresh, locally grown produce and support small Read More

Alcorn professor presents on sustainable agriculture at international conference

Alcorn State University's Dr. Girish Panicker, professor of Plant and Soil Sciences and director of Conservation Research, delivered an invited lecture at the annual international Read More

Alcorn student Laila Barnes to study abroad in Scotland

Laila Barnes, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering technology from Hattiesburg, Miss., is studying abroad at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, for the fall 2025 Read More

Alcorn State honors 3 alumni at its CAAS Hall of Fame Luncheon

Alcorn State University's College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences in partnership with the ASU National Alumni Association hosted the 2025 Alumni Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon on Saturday, Aug. 16 on Read More

Center for Conservation Research’s clonal propagation workshop cultivates ag knowledge and community

Alcorn State University’s Center for Conservation Research hosted a free training workshop, offering farmers and enthusiasts valuable insights into innovative growing methods, including clonal propagation Read More

Alcorn students participate in critical Mississippi River Delta research expedition

Two Alcorn State University agriculture environmental science majors, Evan Murphy and Nicholas Runnels, along with an 1890 visiting scholar, Daniel Howard, from North Carolina A&T, Read More

Fairley joins Alcorn’s CAAS as special assistant to the dean for operations

Thaddeus Fairley Sr., as special assistant to the dean for operations in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (CAAS). Fairley will support the college’s Read More

Dr. Archie Williams named associate dean of academics for the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Dr. Archie Williams has been named associate dean of academics for Alcorn State University's College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (CAAS). Williams brings a wealth Read More

Alcorn State alum Dr. A. Olly Neal’s veterinary practice recognized among nation’s best by USA TODAY

Dr. A. Olly Neal, an alumnus of Alcorn State University, is making waves in the veterinary world as his practice, "Your Friends at Dacula Animal Read More

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