MSU, Alabama A&M strengthen research and academic ties with MOU
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥旂哿κ悠 and Alabama A&M leaders met virtually Tuesday [Dec. 15] to formally strengthen research and academic ties between the two universities.
MSU President Mark E. Keenum and AAMU President Andrew Hugine, Jr. signed a memorandum of understanding to develop competitive research programs that are beneficial to both universities. MSU and AAMU are both land-grant institutions with historical strengths in agriculture and engineering, and also share a common mascot, the bulldog.
鈥淢SU has many outstanding partners in the Huntsville area, and I am proud today to expand our relationship with Alabama A&M University,鈥 Keenum said. 鈥淎AMU fully embodies the teaching, research and service missions that are at the heart of land-grant universities. By working together and leveraging our complementary strengths, we can create new opportunities that benefit both of our institutions.鈥
鈥淎labama A&M University is honored to enter into this MOU with MSU, a flagship institution known internationally for research and the production of world-class leaders,鈥 Hugine said.聽聽鈥淎s land-grant institutions, we are well aware of the unique resource and other challenges that could impair our abilities to carry out our noble missions.聽聽By partnering in such a way, we are strengthening the capacity of both institutions to serve their constituencies, provide quality research and to reach the underserved.鈥
As outlined in the MOU, MSU and AAMU will encourage and support inter-institutional research proposals and teams in targeted areas, share best practices in sponsored programs administration, regulatory compliance and technology commercialization, and facilitate faculty exchanges. Additionally, the MOU can be used to increase graduate school opportunities for AAMU graduates.
With the Huntsville region serving as a hub of public and private-sector research, the MOU positions MSU and AAMU to enhance competitiveness for research grants and contracts. Well-known for scientific innovation, impactful outreach and productive partnerships, MSU is a top-100 research university nationally and classified as an R1 鈥渧ery high research activity鈥 institution by the Carnegie Foundation. Research performed at AAMU facilitates the education of its students, the acquisition of new and important technology and information and the enhancement of faculty skills. As a result of these efforts, AAMU has achieved considerable prominence within the state of Alabama and throughout the United States.
For more on AAMU, visit .
MSU is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at .