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MSU Opens New Business Incubator Building in Research Park

September 18, 2012 - A grand opening was held in the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park for its newest building which will house a business incubator as well as II-VI Inc., a Pennsylvania-based ...
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New Integrated Ecosystem Assessments are Completed by NGI Ecosystem Team

September 18, 2012 - With support from NOAA, NGI's Ecosystem Team has just completed Integrated Ecosystem Assessments for four northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries: Galveston Bay, Texas; Barataria Basin, Louisiana; Mississippi ...
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Hurricanes and Oil Spills: Looking Back for Better Predictions

September 11, 2012 - The Deepwater Horizon oil spill felt very personal to Dr. Patrick Fitzpatrick a Mississippi State University (MSU) scientist researching storm surges, who is also an avid saltwater fisherman living in ...
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MSU Storm Surge Models Aid Isaac Response

August 28, 2012 - While Tropical Storm Isaac approaches and hurricane warnings are being issued for portions of the northern Gulf Coast, Mississippi State University researchers are preparing 12-hour models to forecast ...
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MSU Participates in Stennis Space Center Take Our Children To Work Day

August 2, 2012 - Recently over 250 children took part in the Stennis Space Center Take Our Children to Work Day. The annual event has the goal of getting children to see science in action, and to see that science and math ...
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NGI Research Highlight: Red Snapper

July 9, 2012 - Northern Gulf Institute researcher Dr. Paula Moreno (USM) is investigating how the distribution of juvenile red snapper is related to shrimp fishing effort. The overfished red snapper is one of the most ...
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Identification of Marsh Stress Hot Spots Leads to Restoration Tool

June 19, 2012 - Dr. Deepak Mishra and his research team from Mississippi State University have quantified short-term impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Louisiana marshes and developed maps that can inform the ...
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NGI Convenes to Improve Resiliency and Conservation of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

June 4, 2012 - The collaborating researchers and educators of the Northern Gulf Institute are working to improve community resiliency along the Northern Gulf coast and marine resources conservation in the region. The ...
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GRI Assistant Research Professor Recieves GCE Grant

May 9, 2012 - A Stennis-based MSU researcher, Dr. Haibo Yao will receive a Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) grant funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to pursue an innovative global health and development ...
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NOAA Exploration Command Center Opens at MSU at Stennis Space Center

April 23, 2012 - The new MSU Science and Technology Center at Stennis is the home to the only NOAA Exploration Command Center in the Southeast. The exploration command center is a state-of-the-art communication hub that ...