SSRC Spotlight: Ciarra Smith
by Emily Pschigoda In just a few short months, the Social Science Research Center’s undergraduate assistant, Ciarra Smith will find herself in the Windy City at Northwestern University. Raised in Madison, Alabama, Ciarra’s dedication to biochemistry at Mississippi State University
Pathfinders: Going to Class Matters
By Alan Burns For over two decades, the award-winning Pathfinders staff has been working to increase awareness among faculty and students of the importance regular class attendance for freshmen success. They believe their work has been essential in changing the
New Paper Looks at Adolescent Use of E-Cigarettes
By Alan Burns A new paper published in Pediatrics looks at adolescent use of e-cigarettes, their trends, and the crackdown launched by the Federal Drug Administration. E-cigarettes, one of today’s fastest growing fads, is the focus of a recent paper
Civic Life Laboratory
By Alan Burns Can a simple board game give us insights into the obstacles to civil discourse that affect our current political and social climate? The new Civic Life Laboratory at the Social Science Research Center believes it can. The
Bethel Named Fulbright US Senior Scholar
By Alan Burns Dr. Cindy Bethel, associate professor in MSU’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering and director of the Social, Therapeutic, and Robotic Systems (STaRS) Lab was awarded a U.S. Fulbright Senior Scholar Fellowship for this upcoming spring. The