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Education
Pandemic Course and Giveback Event at USM, JSU/U of M Collaboration Grant
The University of Southern Mississippi recently released a free online course to help the public better understand COVID-19 and other pandemics.
Person of the Day
Isiah Marshall Jr.
Isiah Marshall Jr., associate dean and professor for Jackson State University's School of Social Work, became a member of the Council on Social Work Education Commission on Accreditation in July. ...
Biz Roundup
WellsFest Cancelled, Emerging Solutions Project and Flu Fighters Coalition
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wells United Methodist Church in Jackson has cancelled its annual WellsFest events, including the Sept. 22 Art Night, the Sept. 23 golf tournament and the ...
Education
Grrrl Justice at JSU, Virtual Learning at USM and Suicide Prevention Symposium at MSU
The Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University and JSU’s student organization Gathering Information Related to Ladies are partnering to host a screening and panel discussion of the short narrative ...
Biz Roundup
Stuffed at Cultivation Food Hall, Mangia Bene Charity and La Brioche Pop-up Shop
California native Rachel Phuong Le, owner of the Poké Stop sushi restaurant at Cultivation Food Hall at the District at Eastover, recently launched a new restaurant inside the food hall ...
Education
Grants for Projects at MSU and USM, JSU to Serve as Polling Place
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, an organization devoted to curing spinal cord injury by advancing research and improving the quality of life for individuals with paralysis, recently awarded a ...
Person of the Day
LaShanda Jordan
The Jackson Workforce Leadership Academy, a leadership fellowship for workforce development professionals, recently accepted LaShanda Jordan, executive director of Jackson State University's Career Services Center, into its inaugural Class of ...
Person of the Day
Charles Araujo
Charles Araujo, an adjunct instructor for Jackson State University’s School of Social Work, became president-elect for the Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers on July 1.
Education
MSU Receives Grants for Blindness Research and Solar Fuel, USM Online University Forum
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research recently gave a five-year, $4 million grant to Mississippi State University's National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low ...
Business
Businesses Soldier on Amid Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues on, so does Mississippi. Businesses across the capital city and beyond are adapting, reopening or doing whatever they can to help or become better connected ...
