STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 14 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * Getting nourishment to where it matters: MSU's Chen addressing food insecurity with Amazon AI, in-state food bank partnership STARKVILLE, Miss.--Devin Chen gained an intimate understanding of how food brings people together as he grew up working in his parents' Louisville restaurant. Now, the junior cybersecurity major is using skills he's learning at Mississippi State, artificial intelligence to  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Aug. 14 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus issued the following news: * * * National Book Award-winner Jesmyn Ward to present 2025 Levy Lecture Jesmyn Ward, two-time National Book Award recipient and the youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, will present the 2025 Flora Plonsky Levy Lecture at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Ward's literary work reflects the culture of the rural Mississippi Gulf Coast, where she gre  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 14 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Could Rice Production Take Root in Tennessee? Farmers Look to Diversify Crops, Improve Profitability DYERSBURG, Tenn. - Rice is the primary staple for more than half the world's population, with the United States alone estimated to plant almost 3 million acres in 2025, according to the USDA. Most is grown in the Rice Belt, which includes Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana   more