STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 11 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Ethan Moore, a Mississippi State University junior agronomy major from Matthews, Missouri, is the recipient of the prestigious Justin R. Hunter Memorial Scholarship for fall 2024. This scholarship, established in memory of Justin Riley Hunter, is awarded to students from New Madrid County, Missouri, who share Hunter's deep passion for agriculture, the Mississippi River and the outdoors. Hunter was a p  more

FULTON, Missouri, Sept. 10 -- William Woods University issued the following news release: A Professor of Social Work at William Woods University (WWU) has been appointed to the advisory council of one of the nation's leading mental health organizations. Dr. Stephen Cooper, who also serves as the Director of the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program at WWU, will join the National Advisory Council of the Hogg Foundation, a national and international leader in mental health and wellness. The Hogg  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou biologist Rex Cocroft is inspired by the often overlooked sounds of nature. * * * Rex Cocroft's groundbreaking research on insect communication is leaping off the pages of academic journals, recently inspiring an episode of a BBC documentary series. His fellow researchers have even taken the rare step of immortalizing his contributions by naming a new species of plant-feeding i  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 11 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Nationally recognized orthopedic surgeon a leader in hand, upper-extremity surgeries * * * Lindley B. Wall, MD, a national leader in hand and upper-extremity surgeries for pediatric patients, has been installed as the inaugural Jacqueline N. Baker and W. Randolph Baker Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis  more