Two University of Mississippi Medical Center researchers were awarded a patent that could revolutionize how cancer drugs are delivered. The new approach is one that could cut down on the number of chemotherapy treatments required, a measure that could save patients from some of the side effects that come with…
Ridgeland, Miss. – Highland Elementary School, Ridgeland’s elementary school for third- through fifth-graders, held a coding workshop for students on Saturday, November 15, to encourage early computer science learning. The workshop was part of Mississippi Innovation Month’s 30 days of events to promote innovation, creativity and STEM education in our…
Innovate Mississippi held Startup Weekend Starkville November 14-16, 2014, on the campus of Mississippi State University (MSU). Startup Weekend is an intense 54-hour event powered by Google for Entrepreneurs that operates worldwide and provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to pitch early-stage innovative business concepts. Teams, which are comprised of entrepreneurs,…
West Point, Mississippi (November 25, 2014) – This week, BattleBells and their American-made steel cowbells represent Mississippi on AOL’s This Built America editorial series. In 2012 two Mississippi State University alums, John Howell and Stephen Caples, took their Bulldog passion to the next level by producing a durable bell made entirely…
In the largest study of the genetics of memory ever undertaken, an international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), have associated two common genetic variants with memory performance. The findings, which appear today in the journal Biological Psychiatry, may provide clues to better understand…
On any given Saturday in the fall, “State” fever hits West Point, Mississippi. U.S. Route 45 runs through the town—lined with cars festooned with maroon and white, the colors of the Mississippi State Bulldogs. But what’s most noticeable is the clank-clank-clank of cowbells. View article. e Mississippi State Bulldogs. But…
Innovate Mississippi announces the Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Workshop will take place Tuesday, December 2, in Jackson at the Mississippi Manufacturers Association. Energy efficiency is an important, but often overlooked, mechanism for cost savings in the industrial manufacturing, commercial and institutional sectors. The CHP Workshop is designed to provide…
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant is pushing a $3 million plan to pay for community college for students who earn a technical diploma in high school. Bryant first floated the proposal earlier this month while speaking at Nissan Motor Co. in Canton and repeated it Monday when he made his…
James Wilcox, director for the Center of Economic and Entrepreneurship Education (CEEE) at the University of Southern Mississippi, has received the Rising Star Award at the 53rd Annual Financial Literacy and Economic Education Conference Awards dinner. Wilcox has served as the director for the CEEE in the College of Business…
OLIVE BRANCH — The Cleantech Open Southeast says regional finalist NG1 Technologies of Olive Branch has been recognized as the 2014 Cleantech Open National Accelerator Grand Prize Winner. NG1 Technologies will receive a cash and in-kind services prize worth $200,000. View article.