Within eight years of graduating from Missouri State University, Keegan Stanton has achieved one of his career goals — to become a city planning director. On Feb. 18, he started his new job as planning director for the City of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. A northwest Arkansas native, Stanton is excited to contribute to Pea Ridge’s growth and future development. “Pea Ridge is a … [Read more...] about Guiding Pea Ridge’s growth and development
Did you know that your microbiome can influence your diet, health conditions and even mental health? Dr. Babur Mirza, Missouri State University associate professor of biology, recently got to explain how microbiome affects our health to 50 eighth grade students. For the second year, Mirza hosted Springfield Public Schools’ Health Sciences Academy students for a hands-on … [Read more...] about MSU microbiologist hosts Health Sciences Academy students
On July 1, 2025, Dr. Gary Michelfelder will become the new director of the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability. He takes over from current director Dr. Toby Dogwiler, who will return to a faculty position. Dogwiler plans to turn his focus back to teaching and research endeavors. He has played an invaluable leadership role, first as department head and then as … [Read more...] about SEES names new director
Three Missouri State University chemistry graduate students represented the university well at the 13th Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) annual conference. Blessing Akinwande, Mark Fakunle and Riley Pope-Buss presented their research at the conference, which took place from Nov. 8-10 in Providence, Rhode Island. The students traveled with their mentor Dr. … [Read more...] about Graduate students share their chemistry findings
A shared passion for numbers brought together over 250 women at the annual Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics (NCUWM) in Lincoln, Nebraska, from Jan. 31-Feb. 2. They represented 100 universities across the country. Three Missouri State University students were among them: Helena Bel Arbunies – senior, mathematics Holly Ford – senior, … [Read more...] about Exploring new pathways in mathematics