by Associated Press Published: May 21,2012
Tags: colleges, construction, education, health, health care, higher education, hospitals, medical, medicine, research, universities
JACKSON — University of Mississippi Medical Center officials say a new research building will include space for startup biotechnology companies. UMMC officials say construction could start in January 2013 at cost of $35 million for the eight-story shell of the Cancer and Biomedical Science Research Center. They say $20 million in funding comes through the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 14,2012
Tags: agriculture, colleges, construction, development, dirt, education, higher education, real estate, research, researchers, roadbuilders, roadbuilding, roads, science, scientists, soils, study, universities
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — After 114 years, Mississippi State University and other agencies have completed an acre-by-acre map of Mississippi’s soils — more than 30 million acres. It’s part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey begun in 1899 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Resources Conservation Service. “To map over 30 million acres is a [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 8,2012
Tags: administrator, colleges, donation, education, educators, engineering, engineers, gift, higher education, professor, research, researchers, scholarship, universities
OXFORD — An educator, hydroscience and engineering researcher and administrator whose work has brought international attention to the University of Mississippi for more than four decades has contributed $100,000 to create an endowment encouraging other university professionals in their work. Sam S.Y. Wang — the founding director of UM’s National Center for Computational Hydroscience and [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 25,2012
Tags: aerospace, defense, development, engine, federal agency, military, research, space, space exploration, testing
HANCOCK COUNTY — The J-2X engine is currently on the A-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi for an extensive round of tests to build on last year’s successful test firings. The engine will provide upper-stage power for NASA’s evolved Space Launch System (SLS), a new heavy-lift rocket capable of missions to [...] [...]
HANCOCK COUNTY — The National Oceans and Applications Research Center, or NOARC, will be located at Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. Gov. Phil Bryant made the announcement today at the Infinity Science Center ribbon-cutting. The center will combine the capabilities of NASA, NOAA and the U.S. Navy teams to analyze and understand the Gulf [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 9,2012
Tags: agriculture, cholestrol, colleges, education, farmers, farms, higher education, pigs, pork, purslane, research, swine, univerisites
CHURCH HILL — Research scientists at Alcorn State University Swine Development Center in Church Hill recently reported that adding purslane leaves to swine diets lowers bad cholesterol while increasing the good cholesterol in growing pigs. “The data generated showed that back fat measurements taken from pigs given a purslane diet plus added cholesterol had 50 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 9,2012
Tags: agriculture, beef, beef processing, cattle, colleges, cows, education, food, food safety, ground beef, higher education, journalism, journalists, livestock, media, pink slime, research, universities
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University meat scientist is describing recent media reports as irresponsible journalism that casts a shadow over established practices that he contends make certain ground beef products healthier and safer. >> Finely textured beef the fault of the media? MSU researcher cannot be serious … Byron Williams, assistant Extension and research professor [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 30,2012
Tags: business incubator, colleges, community development, economic development, education, faculty, grand opening, higher education, incubator, learning, opening, research, small businesses, Staff, start-up companies, students, technology, universities
OXFORD — University of Mississippi officials are set to celebrate the grand opening of Insight Park, a world-class research park, at 3 p.m. April 5 on Insight Park Avenue (formerly Hathorn Road). The research park provides a place where technology and research-based companies can work with the university’s research faculty and students to take advantage [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 29,2012
Tags: aerospace, defense, development, federal agency, federal government, funding, legislative, legislators, research, senators, space, space exploration, technology
HANCOCK COUNTY — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has expressed his readiness to work with his Senate colleagues and NASA officials to advance the new Space Launch System and the heavy-lift rocket engine tests the program will require. At a hearing this week to review the FY2013 budget request for NASA, Cochran encouraged NASA administrator Charles [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has expressed strong concerns about funding recommendations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its “lack of emphasis on the Gulf of Mexico.” At a hearing to review FY2013 budget requests for the Department of Commerce, Cochran challenged recommendations to terminate NOAA research programs [...] [...]
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