Department Profile: Mississippi State University is ranked as one of the top research institutions in the United States. The Carnegie Institute has designated MSU as a "higher research activity" doctoral granting institution. We are also ranked among the nation's top 100 research institutions based on the most recent National Science Foundation survey. The 35-member faculty within the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture (https://www.cfr.msstate.edu/wildlife/index.asp) leads one of the most productive research programs in the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University.  The department is well-known for its highly collegial and interdisciplinary faculty, post-doctoral fellows, research and extension associates that help make th