ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, March 14 -- Augustana College issued the following news: * * * Students map their skills to solve coastal, human problems The term "environmental justice" seems less abstract when you're talking with people whose coastal homeland is eroding away in front of their eyes. Or to those displaced from the Cancer Alley area of petrochemical plants in Louisiana. And of course, there is the nearby dead zone at the mouth of the Mississippi River, where it empties into the Gulf o  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 14 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund Board Approves 28 More Projects JACKSON, Miss. - Governor Tate Reeves announced that during its most recent public meeting, the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund (MOSTF) Board of Trustees awarded a new round of competitive grants. These projects, totaling more than $13.4M for 28 conservation and outdoor recreation projects, are located  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 14 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU celebrates 11 teachers earning National Board Certification STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State's World Class Teaching Program is celebrating 11 teachers who have achieved the prestigious National Board Certification and 12 who have renewed the credential. Representing school districts across the state, teachers earning or maintaining certification through the university's WCTP in 2024 rec  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 13 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU graduate student wins national broadcasting award, campus newscast gains recognition STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State University graduate student Sydney Goldberg took first place in graduate-level broadcasting recently at the prestigious Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts, and an MSU-led team of broadcasters also earned top honors for excellence in student newscasts.   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 14 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Joins NIH Effort to Increase Rural Health Research The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has joined a network of institutions funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand research in rural primary care clinics. Through the NIH CARE for Health(TM) initiative, UAMS will help lead innovative research to address health disparities in Ark  more