MTSU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy will be giving the public a chance to get a closer look at Mars and other planets during “opposition” on Friday, July 27, for this month’s Star Party event. From 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, the public can view Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and the moon at the MTSU Observatory…
On Friday, July 20, the MTSU Women’s basketball team and staff hosted a basketball clinic for children and youth with special needs attending Camp ability of Special Kids. There are 80 campers with special needs ages 6-25 years attending Camp Ability of Special Kids this summer. “We are grateful to the entire MTSU women’s basketball…
Registration is underway for the 22nd annual Expanding Your Horizons in Math and Science Conference at MTSU, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, on the Middle Tennessee State University campus. Middle school and high school girls — rising sixth- through 12th-graders — from across the Midstate are welcome…
In the fall of 2016, MTSU student Caleb King had no idea that an elective class would change his outlook on his health — and change his life for the better. A 100-pound weight loss journey that started in the Murphy Center and became permanent at the MTSU Recreation Center, better known as the Rec,…
Delta is launching the Delta Propel Pilot Career Path Program to identify and mentor the next generation of pilots and the Middle Tennessee State University Department of Aerospace has been selected as one of eight initial collegiate partners. According to the airline’s announcement July 17, Delta expects to hire more than 8,000 pilots in the…
Pel Doski and Leia Green of Nashville, Tennessee, are the latest MTSU students to earn Fulbright Fellowships to teach or conduct research abroad later this year. Doski, a biology major, will be teaching English in South Korea, and Green, a foreign language major, will be teaching in Argentina. They join 14 former MTSU students who…
Legendary country music superstar Charlie Daniels shook hands and mixed and mingled many of the more than 200 people attending the inaugural MTSU Veteran Impact Celebration Thursday (June 28) at The Grove at Williamson Place. He held court for an hour for a number of news media wanting interviews. Later, he performed “In America” and…
High school senior Jessica Bullock of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, did not hesitate when given the opportunity to participate in MTSU’s Project SEED Program. The 16-year-old Central Magnet student heard about the summer immersive program through a friend who had previously participated — and what she learned sparked her interest. “I thought that’d be a good opportunity…
Three years of investigation conducted by a Middle Tennessee State University chemistry researcher, two of his graduate students and three researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology has led to a unique design for monitoring acetaminophen (a common ingredient in pain medications) to prevent overdose, resulting in liver damage. The findings by associate…
On Wednesday, June 20, Coach Rick Stockstill and the MTSU Football team and staff hosted a football clinic for children and youth with special needs attending Camp Ability of Special Kids. There are 80 campers with special needs ages 6-25 years attending Camp Ability of Special Kids this summer. “We are thankful to Coach Stockstill…