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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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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, [...] [...]
A famous horticulture writer once penned that gardens are a form of autobiography. In the case of Oliver Young, that may be an understatement. That’s because Young, the energetic president of Southwest Mississippi Community College has been nurturing vegetables and students the same way for the past five decades — with tender, loving care. The [...] [...]
Northeast Mississippi and the People’s Republic of China are a little more than 7,000 miles apart. Culturally-speaking, the distance between the two regions is immeasurable, not unlike the difference between Oxford’s town Square and China’s Great Wall. However, the Chinese Language Flagship Program at the University of Mississippi is chipping away the barriers between two [...] [...]
MAE executive director has seen a lot of good and bad in his years in education in Mississippi A former public school educator, Frank Yates is mindful of how rewarding a teaching career can be. But now as executive director of the Mississippi Association of Educators (MAE), the former Columbus high school mathematics teacher is [...] [...]
First-of-its-kind school of medicine in state shows William Carey’s vision Mississippi will soon have its second school of medicine when the College of Osteopathic Medicine opens at William Carey University in Hattiesburg. “This is not only a great addition to William Carey’s curriculum and campus, but it is a great addition to our state,” said [...] [...]
Economic development team launches program aimed at increasing enrollment in Hinds County With an economic impact of nearly $3.5 billion in Hinds County, college education is big business. Because of that, The Hinds County Economic Development District (HCEDD) has launched a campaign aimed at increasing enrollment in the county’s colleges and universities. “We just [...] [...]
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