News Focus Channel: Hidden - Mississippi

WashU Expert: Jackson water issues result of environmental racism

Washington University in St. Louis — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:05:28 EST

The increasing demand for electric vehicles and cell phones has accelerated the need for safer energy storage after numerous instances of commercial lithium-ion batteries overheating and catching fire. Peng Bai, assistant professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St.

Ochsner Accountable Care Network announces sixth straight year of exceptional quality outcomes and multi-million-dollar healthcare savings

Ochsner Health — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 12:55:52 EST

OACN's 2021 clinical successes, highlighted by a 100% quality score, can be attributed to increasing primary care physician visits, focusing on high-risk patient care coordination and support, reducing unnecessary hospitalizations through ambulatory care coordination, and improving patient satisfaction.

GW Expert on the Social Issues Behind the Jackson Water Crisis

George Washington University — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:05:20 EST

Rush Health Systems Officially Becomes Ochsner Rush Health

Ochsner Health — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:05:49 EST

Rush Health Systems has officially merged with Ochsner Health (Ochsner), becoming Ochsner Rush Health. Today's announcement is a conclusion of the process that began with a letter of intent to merge in June 2021.

WashU Expert: Roe v. Wade reflects neutrality that Kavanaugh seeks

Washington University in St. Louis — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:25:23 EST

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested the court should take a neutral position on the divisive question of abortion during oral arguments in an abortion case Dec. 1. In fact, Roe v. Wade does exactly that, said an expert on reproductive rights at Washington University in St. Louis.

SCOTUS Abortion Laws Expert

University of Oregon — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 13:45:12 EST

Mississippi abortion case 'not a nailbiter'

Cornell University — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 10:05:22 EST

Notre Dame experts say Mississippi's abortion law is constitutional and that Roe/Casey should be overturned

University of Notre Dame — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:05:57 EST

Gulf of Mexico Alliance Releases Governors' Action Plan IV for Healthy and Resilient Coasts

Gulf of Mexico Alliance — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:05:45 EST

The Gulf of Mexico Alliance has released the Governors' Action Plan IV for Healthy and Resilient Coasts, signed by the governors of all five Gulf states: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. This is the fourth in a series of collaborative work plans that identifies priority issues, focus areas, and actions to enhance the environmental and economic health of the Gulf of Mexico.

Mississippi's Ban on Abortions Puts Women and Families at Risk

George Washington University — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:00:39 EST

Mississippi's ban on nearly all abortions greater than 15 weeks forces women to carry pregnancies to term under adverse circumstances and increases the risk of maternal mortality and other health problems, according to a public health amicus brief filed in the United States Supreme Court on September 20th.

MSU biologist's fossil study garners international attention

Mississippi State University — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 12:05:01 EST

Research developed using an $832,000 National Science Foundation grant in a Mississippi State University biologist's lab is gaining international attention this week in Current Biology, a premier bi-monthly scientific journal.

MSU Technologies Lead to Better Survival, Bigger Catfish for Mississippi Producers

Mississippi State University — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:05:48 EST

Mississippi State-developed vaccination technologies are being commercialized to help the catfish industry save millions for the state that leads the nation in production.

Mississippi State Develops Smartphone App to Test Lumber

Mississippi State University — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:05:20 EST

Determining the stiffest piece of lumber is now easier with a new smartphone app created by scientists in Mississippi State University's Forest and Wildlife Research Center.

MSU faculty member calls for data utilization to augment community resilience after lessons learned from Camp Fire

Mississippi State University — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:05:34 EST

A Mississippi State civil engineering faculty member who researches resilience against extreme events and natural hazards is responding to lessons learned from California's deadly Camp Fire by outlining how to utilize the power of data to improve disaster response and minimize economic loss and human harm in similar events.

Cage-free unit added to Mississippi State poultry department

Mississippi State University — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:05:53 EST

A new poultry research facility at Mississippi State University is addressing the growing consumer and corporate demands for cage-free eggs.

MSU Sociologist Investigates Community Impacts of Reduction of Goose Population

Mississippi State University — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:10:04 EST

A Mississippi State sociologist's upcoming book explores how one rural community is adapting as shifting climatological conditions have eliminated more than 100,000 geese from a traditional wintering ground.

Mississippi State University meteorology expert available to discuss Hurricane Florence

Mississippi State University — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:05:17 EST

Hess Corporation Joins the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Gulf Star Program

Gulf of Mexico Alliance — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:00 EST

Hess Corporation is the newest partner in the Gulf of Mexico Alliance's Gulf Star Program. Gulf Star supports projects related to healthy seafood supplies, improved habitat conservation, higher quality water resources, increased natural resource stewardship, and improved strategies for land use planning. https://gulfofmexicoalliance.org/tools-and-resources/gulf-star-overview/

Mississippi State's Fitzkee garners $1.8 million NIH grant to study bacteria, surfaces and infections

Mississippi State University — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 11:05:29 EST

A Mississippi State faculty member and structural biophysicist is the recipient of a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how bacterial proteins attach to surfaces and impact public health.

Mississippi State Physicists Net High Impact Experimental Result on the Weak Force

Mississippi State University — Thu, 31 May 2018 16:50:09 EST

Two Mississippi State physicists are seeing more than a decade of research yield a new high-precision result that will expand scientists' knowledge of the weak force in protons. Published this month in the international journal of science, Nature, the Q-weak project conducted by the Jefferson Lab Q-weak Collaboration sought to precisely measure the proton's weak charge, a quantity that signifies the influence the weak force exerts on protons. MSU Professors James Dunne and Dipangkar Dutta have worked with the consortia since 2004 and 2006, respectively.