Researchers fly drone into hurricane for the first time
MIAMI — U.S. government scientists are launching winged drones into Hurricane Edouard, hoping to collect data that could help forecasters understand what makes some storms strengthen into monsters...
View ArticleMSU scientists evaluating soil-testing recommendations
STONEVILLE — The thousands of dollars farmers invest in equipment, seed and labor to produce row crops, such as soybeans, cotton and corn, is wasted if they do not have quality soil. “Everything ties...
View ArticlePalmer donates $1M to UMMC’s MIND Center for Alzheimer’s research
JACKSON — Businessman John N. Palmer has donated $1 million to the MIND Center, a University of Mississippi Medical Center institution dedicated to fighting Alzheimer’s disease. Palmer, the chairman...
View ArticleUMMC, Mayo Clinic expand collaboration with new agreement
JACKSON — Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minnesota, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) have signed an agreement to broaden and deepen their collaboration in clinical trials, other...
View ArticleMSU dedicates research center to ex-President Portera
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University will dedicate a new research center for former school president Malcolm Portera. The Malcolm A. Portera High Performance Computing Center will be located in...
View ArticleMSU researchers looking at safe handling of radioactive materials
STARKVILLE — If released in significant quantities, radioactive materials pose a potential threat to people and the environment. Now, new research at Mississippi State University is helping the nuclear...
View ArticleResearch on dogs could lead to better understanding of human cancer
STARKVILLE — A research team at Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is working to better understand cancer in dogs, and the work also could advance knowledge of human cancer....
View ArticleStudy proves weight-loss effectiveness of Ole Miss-developed product
OXFORD — A recent study led by Saioa Gomez-Zorita published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has demonstrated the weight loss effects of pterostilbene in rats fed an obesogenic diet....
View ArticleGoMRI chooses USM for Gulf oil spill research
OCEAN SPRINGS — The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) has selected 12 research consortia to conduct scientific studies of the impacts of oil, dispersed oil, and dispersant on the Gulf of...
View ArticleMcMahon to lead division
Dr. Gordon W. (Will) McMahon has been named chief of the Engineering Systems and Materials Division in the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development...
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