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Released: 12-Sep-2022 11:05 AM EDT
WashU Expert: Jackson water issues result of environmental racism
Washington University in St. Louis

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.

Newswise: Ochsner Accountable Care Network announces sixth straight year of exceptional quality outcomes and multi-million-dollar healthcare savings
Released: 8-Sep-2022 12:55 PM EDT
Ochsner Accountable Care Network announces sixth straight year of exceptional quality outcomes and multi-million-dollar healthcare savings
Ochsner Health

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.

Newswise: Rush Health Systems Officially Becomes Ochsner Rush Health
Released: 1-Aug-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Rush Health Systems Officially Becomes Ochsner Rush Health
Ochsner Health

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.

Released: 2-Dec-2021 2:25 PM EST
WashU Expert: Roe v. Wade reflects neutrality that Kavanaugh seeks
Washington University in St. Louis

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.

Released: 26-Oct-2021 9:05 AM EDT
Gulf of Mexico Alliance Releases Governors’ Action Plan IV for Healthy and Resilient Coasts
Gulf of Mexico Alliance

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.

Released: 29-Sep-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Mississippi’s Ban on Abortions Puts Women and Families at Risk
George Washington University

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.

   
Released: 28-Feb-2019 12:05 PM EST
MSU biologist’s fossil study garners international attention
Mississippi State University

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.

Released: 19-Feb-2019 3:05 PM EST
MSU Technologies Lead to Better Survival, Bigger Catfish for Mississippi Producers
Mississippi State University

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

Released: 19-Feb-2019 3:05 PM EST
Mississippi State Develops Smartphone App to Test Lumber
Mississippi State University

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.

Released: 14-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
MSU faculty member calls for data utilization to augment community resilience after lessons learned from Camp Fire
Mississippi State University

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.

Released: 14-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
MSU faculty member calls for data utilization to augment community resilience after lessons learned from Camp Fire
Mississippi State University

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.

Released: 5-Dec-2018 12:05 PM EST
Cage-free unit added to Mississippi State poultry department
Mississippi State University

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

   
Released: 19-Oct-2018 4:10 PM EDT
MSU Sociologist Investigates Community Impacts of Reduction of Goose Population
Mississippi State University

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.

   
14-Aug-2018 9:00 AM EDT
Hess Corporation Joins the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Gulf Star Program
Gulf of Mexico Alliance

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/

Released: 25-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Mississippi State’s Fitzkee garners $1.8 million NIH grant to study bacteria, surfaces and infections
Mississippi State University

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.



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