This is a specific focus of a weekly MBJ edition.
by Lisa Monti Published: February 8,2013
Tags: HATTIESBURG, Joe Peyrefitte, MBA, Southern Miss, University of Southern Mississippi, USM
The next couple of years will be key to the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business, with the return of the MBA program to the Hattiesburg campus, the selection of a new dean and the opening of a new building to house its students, faculty and staff in Hattiesburg. Budget cuts in 2010 forced [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: February 8,2013
Tags: economic development, education, Mississippi State University, Richard Blackbourn
Education and economic development go together “hand in glove,” says Dr. Richard Blackbourn, dean of education at Mississippi State University. “Business and industry rely on a well-educated/trained workforce to succeed,” Blackbourn said. “Obviously, the willingness of business to locate in a community has a great impact on the local tax base. Of additional importance is [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: February 8,2013
Tags: college courses, distance learning, e-learning, Mississippi State University, University of Mississippi
As people around the world are increasingly connected by technology, universities are using the Internet to attract more students. Online courses — distance learning — are growing with a long list of offerings, and university officials say almost any course can be taught online. “I believe distance education is growing nationally,” said Michael K. Busby, [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: July 22,2012
Tags: community college, education, manufacturing, Mississippi Community College Board, workforce enhancement training, workforce training
Ask any manufacturer or business leader in Mississippi what the number one challenge is, and they will most likely answer “workforce training.” The importance of training the state’s workers is often stressed. The state’s community colleges serve as the primary workforce training provider with short-term, non-credit and longer-term for-credit career and technical education. Dr. Eric [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: July 22,2012
Tags: economics, immigration, London School of Economics, offshoring
Here’s a little something that might not go down easy for workers in Mississippi and elsewhere in the United States: Offshoring of jobs and the influx of immigrant labor into the country do not — on the whole — damage the U.S. labor force, says a new paper from the London School of Economics Center [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: February 12,2012
Tags: Alan Morrison, Baptist Hospital, Betty Morrison, Boston Red Sox, Charles McClelland, Chase Morrison, Dave “Boo” Ferriss, Delta State University, forecast, Katelyn Morrison, Major Leage Baseball, math, Mississippi, Mississippi Board of Education, Mississippi Business Journal, Northwest Rankin High School, Richard Morrison, Robin Morrison
>> Northwest Rankin’s Morrison honored as one the best educators in Mississippi Sometimes high school coaches aren’t thought of as the best teachers. But one of the top high school principals in the state spent many years coaching while also showing a passion for teaching math. “I see coaching and teaching as interchangeable,” said Northwest [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: July 24,2011
Tags: Daniel Savin, HATTIESBURG, oil spill, polymer science, Robert Lochhead, Sarah Morgan, University of Southern Mississippi, USM
A team of polymer science professors from the University of Southern Mississippi have made headlines recently with their new biodegradable oil dispersant that won’t stick to birds or beaches. They have caught the attention of National Geographic and most recently NBC Learn. The USM team – consisting of Dr. Robert Lochhead, Dr. Daniel Savin and [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: July 24,2011
Tags: corn, Dr. Huey-Min Hwang, ehtanol, immobilization, Jackson State University
A Jackson State University professor has found that a technique called “immobilization” can be used to make enzymes used for ethanol production more stable and cost effective. Ethanol can be produced by microbial fermentation of sugar, and enzymes are used to convert polymer sugars such as starch into simple sugars. Dr. Huey-Min Hwang has shown [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: July 24,2011
Tags: agriculture, corn, Elusieve, Ethanol, feed, fiber, Mississippi State University, MSU, Radhakrishnan Srinivasan, Vijay Singh
A Mississippi State University professor has found a unique way to remove fiber from corn and has filed for a patent for the process called Elusieve. Dr. Radhakrishnan Srinivasan of the MSU Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering invented Elusieve with Dr. Vijay Singh of the University of Illinois. The process is valuable for efficiency [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: February 13,2011
Tags: education, MBJ Focus, Nancy New, New Summit School
The late Mark Twain once said that he never let his schooling interfere with his education. The celebrated author would have fit in perfectly at New Summit School. Founded in 1991 by executive director Nancy New, the school began as New Learning Resources, a one-on-one learning laboratory with five students. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, [...] [...]
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