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10 hrs ago | Hattiesburg American

Bounds seeks 'good fits' for college vacancies

A good fit for the leader of Alcorn State University is different than a good fit for Mississippi University for Women, and neither of those would be the same good fit for Jackson State University.

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Related Topix: Alcorn State University, Mississippi University for Women, Jackson State University, Mississippi, Delta State University

Yesterday | Foster's Daily Democrat

History prof's book wins James Beard award

It's akin to winning an Oscar in the culinary world, and University of Southern Mississippi associate professor of history Andrew Haley lays claim to one for his latest book on how the middle class secured their place at the dinner table, so to speak.

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Related Topix: Dover, NH, University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, NH

Yesterday | Hattiesburg American

USM shifting focus to nursing project

We reported in October that the University of Southern Mississippi had requested $10 million in state bonds from the Legislature for its new $31 million nursing building project.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Hattiesburg, MS

Yesterday | Hattiesburg American

Engagement: Lori Allison Knight & James Andres Crocker

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Joseph Knight of Hattiesburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Lori Allison, to James Andrew Crocker, son of Ms.

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Related Topix: Theodore, AL, Mobile, AL

Sat May 26, 2012

The Mississippi Press

Youth Corps works to improve appearance of highway in Ocean Springs

During a recent Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen meeting, some board members bemoaned the condition of the plants, describing U.S. 90 as the gateway to the city.

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Related Topix: Ocean Springs, MS, Education Etc., Jackson County, MS

Fri May 25, 2012

Hattiesburg American

USM professor foils break-in of student's home during online class

It's a bird, it's a plant, it's Super Flower! Picture a flock of exotic parrots twisting their... University of Southern Mississippi professor Marge Crowe knows how to get the attention of her students.

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Related Topix: Ocean Springs, MS

Thu May 24, 2012

Hattiesburg American

Owners put Java Werks up for sale

University of Southern Mississippi students study for exams at Java Werks on Hardy Street in this file photo.

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Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, Hattiesburg, MS

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Southern Miss students earn NSF research fellowship recognition

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program has honored two University of Southern Mississippi students, providing one with funding for graduate study and another with recognition of her outstanding academic achievements.

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Related Topix: Gulfport, MS

Canadian Plastics Magazine

New self-repairing plastic 'bleeds' and 'heals' like human skin

It sounds like something out of a Grade Z sci-fi flick, but a new genre of plastics that mimic the human skin's ability to heal scratches and cuts might just allow for self-repairing surfaces on some of the world's most commonly damaged consumer goods.

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Wed May 23, 2012

Directions Magazine

Optech announces successful completion of field trials for CZMIL bathymetric system

Toronto, Canada, May 23, 2012 - Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the successful completion of field trials for the new airborne Optech CZMIL Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar system.

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Hattiesburg American

American Legion Boys State heads to Southern Miss May 27-June 2

The annual American Legion Boys State will be held Sunday-June 2 on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, Roger Wicker, US News, Representative Steven Palazzo, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Charles Pickering

Hattiesburg American

Southern Arena Theatre announces summer schedule

For more information about the University of Southern Mississippi's Southern Arena Theatre , contact the Southern Miss theater department at www.usm.edu/theatre or call 266-4994. Performances be in the Gilbert F. Hartwig and Martha R. Tatum theaters in the Theatre and Dance Building.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater, Paris, MS

Tue May 22, 2012

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Miss. woman is arrested in Calif. slaying case

Authorities say a University of Southern Mississippi secretary has been arrested in connection with the 2007 fatal shooting of her husband in California.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Southern Miss student to present research at graduate symposium

Long hours in the laboratory have paid off significantly for University of Southern Mississippi student Souvik Banerjee, who has been selected to present a paper as part of the prestigious American Chemical Society, Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Research Symposium on July 26-29 in Boulder, Colo.

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Related Topix: Chemistry, Science, Boulder, CO

Mon May 21, 2012

Southern Miss

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Shop the biggest selection of Southern Miss Apparel and Merchandise for fans at the Official University of Southern Mississippi Store.

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Sunherald.com

Mississippi Redistricting

Lee was an educator from the late 1950s through the late 1970s, and also a football coach at several schools.

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Related Topix: Picayune, MS, Natchez, MS, Jackson, MS

Sun May 20, 2012

Hattiesburg American

Saunders has carried herself with grace

With the recent departure of Dr. Martha Saunders as the University of Southern Mississippi's president, there are many unanswered questions.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Sunherald.com

2 USM professors aim to find historic ads

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- It's admittedly tedious work, but two University of Southern Mississippi history professors are about to spend long hours in libraries across the state combing through every antebellum newspaper they can find.

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Related Topix: Hattiesburg, MS, Life, Hobbies, Genealogy

The Clarion-Ledger

Stable cat colony actually beneficial

I feel sorry for Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith. She will soon reap what she sows when all of the feral cats move in to replace the stable colony that she has destroyed at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson.

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The Clarion-Ledger

Single mom becomes a soap star

North Carolina's governor took a shot at Mississippi last week on the heels of what she saw as an... Janis Jordan is the founder and owner of BK2NatuR Handmade Soaps & Crafts.

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Related Topix: Mississippi Government, Mississippi

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