TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 1 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Michael Walsh A Florida State University College of Communication and Information professor and his students have created a sign to honor a civil rights activist in his hometown. Davis Houck, Fannie Lou Hamer Professor of Rhetorical Studies, and his spring 2024 rhetorical criticism class set out on a mission to preserve the legacy of James Meredith , the first Black student admitted to the racially segrega  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 1 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: An assistant professor in Mississippi State University's agricultural and biological engineering department is enhancing global understanding and management of nearshore algal blooms electronically thanks to a NASA Early Career Investigator award. Vitor Martins, a Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station scientist, leads the three-year funded study utilizing NASA satellite imagery to anal  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 2 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: The labor-intensive work of harvesting delicate blackberries by hand is a must, but the development of advanced technologies by Mississippi State scientists could help automate the tedious process. Many agricultural crops are picked quickly by machines, and MSU Assistant Professor Xin Zhang, of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, is working with a university team to do the same for  more