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Federal Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Wednesday August 21, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Columbus AFB: Ready to Respond
COLUMBUS AFB, Mississippi, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Columbus Air Force Base (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Adam Prince, 14th Flying Training Wing The 14th Flying Training Wing hosted an emergency response table-top exercise on August 15, 2024, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in preparation for the upcoming Thunder Over Columbus Air Show September 21 and 22. The exercise focused on validating the ability of the 14FTW and su  more

Floating Classroom Event Hosted by EPA Regional Leaders to Promote Healthy Waters Along Mississippi River During National Water Quality Month
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 20, 2024) - Today on a barge docked near Alton, Illinois, EPA regional leaders held a first-ever, four-region event to promote water quality along the Mississippi River. EPA leadership from Regions 4, 5, and 6 joined EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister during National Water Quality Month to host a floating classroom and share their commitments to the river. Together, these fo  more

NSF awards $38 Million to strengthen research infrastructure, build partnerships and improve STEM workforce development
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded researchers in Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island roughly $38 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which promotes the development of research competitiveness among twenty-eight targeted states and territories, called jurisdictions. The awards, facilitated by the EPSCoR Collabor  more