Awards & Recognition

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MSU’s Lawrence Elected to Vice Chair of Council for USAID-Funded Feed the Future Innovation Labs

Fish Innovation Lab Director Mark Lawrence will serve a one-year term as vice chair of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab Council, followed by a one-year term as chair. The Council advocates for Feed the Future research programs and facilitates…

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MSU Celebrates Research Excellence With Annual Awards

Fish Innovation Lab Aquaculture Advisor Peter Allen received the 2024 Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award, the highest honor for researchers at Mississippi State University.

Image Alternative Text: U.S. Agency for International Development Chief Scientist Robert Bertram speaks during MSU's “Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish: Creating Global Solutions for Our Collective Future” celebration. (Photo by Grace Cockrell)

MSU Celebrates USAID-Funded Food Security Program and University’s Global Impact

On Thursday [Aug. 22], the U.S. Agency for International Development Chief Scientist Robert Bertram visited Mississippi State University to mark five years of successful work promoting global health and sustainability by the Feed the Future…

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Introducing the Fish Innovation Lab Startup and Scaling Activities

Check out the Fish Innovation Lab's six, new 1-year activities. These Startup and Scaling Activities will work in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia to increase food security in Asia and Africa through nutritious aquatic foods.

Image Alternative Text: Mark Lawrence is on the left, and Lorin Harvey is on the right in a photo of two side-by-side headshots.

MSU Faculty Appointed to National Boards Advising U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Congress

Two Mississippi State University faculty members are serving on national boards that provide insight and advice to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Congress, one of which is our Director, Mark Lawrence, who was reappointed to serve on the U.S.…

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Lawrence Named MSU’s 2024 SEC Faculty Achievement Award Winner

Fish Innovation Lab Director Mark Lawrence receives prestigious SEC Faculty Achievement Award for outstanding teaching accomplishments and nationally and internationally recognized scholarship.

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Fish Innovation Lab Nutrition Specialist Dr. Lora Iannotti Receives 2022 BIFAD Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab

The Fish Innovation Lab's nutrition specialist and PI of the Samaki Salama activity, Lora Iannotti, is the recipient of the 2022 BIFAD Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab. This honor recognizes her work to improve…

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2021 World Food Prize Awarded to Fish Innovation Lab Contributing Researcher Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted

On May 11, Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted was named the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate for her groundbreaking work on nutrition, fish, and aquatic food systems. Thilsted is the global lead for nutrition and public health at WorldFish and a…

Image Alternative Text: Poster on Using the Household Hunger Scale to explore food insecurity among smallscale fishers, processors, and traders at Lake Bangweulu: Fish4Zambia Results

Fish4Zambia Team Presents at 2021 Women and Gender in International Development Conference

Fish4Zambia team members Kathleen Ragsdale, Pamela Marinda, Mary Read-Wahidi, Lauren Pincus, Elin Torell, and Robert Kolbila presented a poster at the 2021 Women and Gender in International Development Conference held virtually from February 23-26,…

Image Alternative Text: Panha Vuth Prum (left) and Soth Vi Thun (right) are new members of the team.

New Team Members Join Bighead Catfish Culture Project

Two new team members have joined the Development of Bighead Catfish Culture for Sustainable Aquaculture project in Cambodia.