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Commerce Department awards funding for workforce training center

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:32:25 +0000

BAY SPRINGS — Jasper County and Jones County Junior College have received $1.7 million to help construction a workforce training the center. The funds were announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Jones County Junior College Workforce Training Center would be located in Bay Springs. The 30,000-square-foot facility will be operated by the junior [...]

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Scientists warn of unusual jellyfish swarm near barrier islands

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:22:21 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — Pelagia noctiluca, a relative of the common sea nettle, has been found in large numbers near the barrier islands in recent days. Commonly called the purple-striped jellyfish, the species is found in all warm and temperate oceans. While more common offshore, winds and circulation patterns may periodically move swarms of these [...]

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Valley State laying off staff due to state budget cuts

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:00:17 +0000

ITTA BENA — Mississippi Valley State University is laying off about 4 percent of its staff as a response to continued state budget cuts. Spokeswoman TaRessa Stoval tells The Greenwood Commonwealth the 21 employees being laid off include clerical personnel, service personnel and mid-level managers. The cuts take effect June 30. She says the affected [...]

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New Jersey lab director chosen to lead Southern Miss’ GCRL

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:35:53 +0000

OCEAN SPRINGS — The University of Southern Mississippi has named Rutgers University professor Eric Powell as the new director of USM’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs. The Sun Herald reports Powell teaches at the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory at Rutgers University’s School of Environmental and Biological Science in New Jersey. He had served [...]

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Alcorn scientists’ study of yams makes research publication

MBJ Staff — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:07:58 +0000

LORMAN — A study by Alcorn State University researchers, which examines what happens to the sweet potato plant when it is sprayed with a chemical that reduces the amount of vegetative growth, was recently published in the African Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 7(15), pp. 2372-2379. This study was conducted by Drs. Victor N. Njiti, [...]

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USM business dean leaving for same post at Texas Tech

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:54:00 +0000

HATTIESBURG — University of Southern Mississippi College of Business dean Lance Nail is leaving for Texas Tech University. Nail will take over as dean of the Texas university’s Rawls College of Business, which opened a new $70 million business building earlier this year. He begins work in Lubbock Aug. 15. Southern Miss Provost Denis Wiesenburg [...]

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Plant pathologist’s work could lead to new drug for humans

MBJ Staff — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:20:31 +0000

STARKVILLE — A Mississippi State University plant pathology researcher’s discovery of an agricultural phenomenon could lead to the development of a new antifungal drug. The potential drug shows significant promise for the treatment of serious fungal infections in people with compromised immune systems, such as those undergoing chemotherapy treatments and those with HIV or AIDS. [...]

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Timberland near Camp Shelby added to MSU’s Bulldog Forest

MBJ Staff — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:40:49 +0000

FORREST COUNTY — A 352-acre tract of Forrest County timberland is now part of Mississippi State University’s Bulldog Forest program and the state’s only Army Compatible Use Buffer-designated property. Known as the Davis and Ann Mortensen Forest, the area is located in proximity to Camp Shelby, and is a joint project between MSU, MSU Foundation, [...]

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Virginia College moving into former Brookshire’s big box

MBJ Staff — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:04:13 +0000

JACKSON — Virginia College in Jackson is moving into a larger 65,000=square-foot facility located at 5841 Ridgewood Road Virginia College president Milton Anderson and Education Corporation of America CEO Tom Moore made the announcement at a news conference at the college’s current location. A rendering of the new campus was unveiled following their remarks. The [...]

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Millsaps gets $1M gift from parents of recent graduates

MBJ Staff — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:02:27 +0000

JACKSON — Millsaps College has received an anonymous $1 million endowment gift from the parents of a class of 2012 graduate. Dr. Robert W. Pearigen, president of Millsaps. “The gift was made by parents in honor of the professors and mentors who have changed their child’s life forever and in appreciation of the inspiring experiences [...]

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