JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 10 -- Jackson Public Schools issued the following news: Every year, the American Public Health Association (APHA) honors excellence in public health leadership and innovation, from state and local health officials to those speaking up for public health from the halls of Congress. Jackson Public Schools will receive the 2024 APHA Presidential Citation for improving education outcomes through community partnerships. This is in part due to the school district's partner  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 11 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Ethan Moore, a Mississippi State University junior agronomy major from Matthews, Missouri, is the recipient of the prestigious Justin R. Hunter Memorial Scholarship for fall 2024. This scholarship, established in memory of Justin Riley Hunter, is awarded to students from New Madrid County, Missouri, who share Hunter's deep passion for agriculture, the Mississippi River and the outdoors. Hunter was a p  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State scientists are studying new ways to mitigate heat stress in dairy cattle--a national problem costing the industry approximately $1.5 billion in lost production--thanks to a $300,000 New Investigator Seed Grant from the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The MSU Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station's Joe Bearden Dairy Research Center, Colleg  more