HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 16 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Art Industry Veteran Catherine Edmonson Selected as Southern Miss Gallery Director * Catherine Edmonson The University of Southern Mississippi School of Performing and Visual Arts has appointed Catherine Parker Edmonson as director of the Gallery of Art and Design. An art historian with more than two decades of international and local experience, Edmonson takes the helm of a space long celebrated as one of the Gulf South region's p more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, Sept. 16 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * BSU's Summer Missions Program helps MC students spread the Gospel throughout the world * A record 30 Mississippi Christian University students visited five continents this summer to share the message of Christ through the Baptist Student Union's Summer Missions Program. Student missionaries served with the North American Mission Board, the International Mission Board and the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board in locations ranging from New  more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 16 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Century-old French Letters Reveal a Post-War Helping Hand * OXFORD, Miss. - More than a century after a French widow wrote letters to members of an Oxford book club, University of Mississippi students are helping her words be heard again. The letters are part of the Woman's Book Club of Oxford, Mississippi Collection in the University of Mississippi Libraries' Department of Archives and Special Collections. The collection includes meeting minute more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: CMS-2026-2377 - CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule; Section II.D.3.b.(27) Maternity Care Services Dear Administrator Oz, On behalf of Dutch Medical Clinics, Inc.,  more ST

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 16 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * He's Not 'Honky-Tonk': Vincent Mason brings authentic country-pop sound to 2026 Bulldog Bash * Contact: Harriet Laird STARKVILLE, Miss.-Country music singer-songwriter Vincent Mason has gone from breakout TikToker to one of the hottest new artists in the genre. That climb now has the country radio chart-topper set to perform on Mississippi State's biggest concert stage, Bulldog Bash. MSU's amphitheater welcomes Mason for an Oct. 16 stop on h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, AG COMMITTEE ADVANCE LONG-AWAITED FARM BILL * Miss. Senator Calls on Democrats to Help Move Measure Toward Senate Passage WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with a majority of the Senate Agriculture Committee to approve the Farm Bill 2.0, clearing a pathway for the full Senate to debate the long-awaited and long-overdue legislation. Committee passage of the Agricultural Act of 2026, or Farm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, PRO-LIFE COLLEAGUES CALL ON RENEWAL OF TRUMP RULE TO STOP OBAMCARE ABORTION SERVICES * Request Comes as GAO Watchdog Report Indicates Even More Taxpayer-Subsidized ACA Plans Now Cover Elective Abortions WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, and other pro-life lawmakers today called on the Trump administration to reissue a rule to ensure taxpayers know whether their Aff more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. EXHIBIT A Empirical Vendor Cost Documentation Mechanical Scalp Cooling - CPT 97007 Submitted by: Jackson Oncology Associates, PLLC Jackson, Mississippi Submitted in Support of: Comments on the CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (CMS-1848-P) Purpose of Exhibit This exhibit provides contemporaneous documentation of the vendor charge associated wi more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Mississippi Lawmakers Receive National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Cancer Policy * JACKSON, Miss. - September 16, 2026 - Mississippi state Rep. Sam Creekmore and state Sen. Walter Michel received the National Distinguished Advocacy Award this week, the most prestigious award presented by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in recognition of their significant contribution in the  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 16 [Category: Agriculture] -- USA Rice Federation posted the following news: * * * Mississippi Rice & Cotton Farmer Testifies before House Committee on Agriculture * WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier today, the House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing on "Increasing Demand and Opportunities for Homegrown Products Here and Abroad," featuring testimony from several agricultural groups and farmers, including Patrick Johnson Jr., partner at Cypress Brake Planting Co., a family farming operation based in Tunica, MS that gr more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 16 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU engineering researchers secure $2M NSF grant to help prepare Magnolia State workforce for advanced jobs * Contact: Carl Smith STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi State researchers hope to bolster the Magnolia State's advanced manufacturing workforce for years to come through skills-based, hands-on learning experiences for community college and university students, thanks to almost $2 million from the National Science Foundation. A team of Bull more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 16 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * National study finds violence affects millions across US with links to health, economic hardship * A new national study reveals the widespread reach of violence across the United States, finding that more than half of U.S. adults have experienced physical violence and nearly half have experienced sexual violence in their lifetimes. The U.S. National Study on Violence Experiences Across the Lifespan also shows stark disparities in who experiences v more PR

FARGO, North Dakota, Sept. 16 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU assistant professor receives NIFA Award to develop web-based tool for aquaculture vaccine candidate predictions * NDSU News September 16, 2026 Pirim receives NIFA Award to develop web-based tool for aquaculture vaccine candidate predictions NDSU assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering Harun Pirim has received a United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture award of $591,500 fo more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 16 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news: * * * New Gulf-wide study explores the mysteries of two popular fish: cobia and tripletail * By Joey Garcia, University Communications and Marketing Among thousands of fish species found in the Gulf, two have captured the attention of USF Assistant Professor Lucas Griffin -cobia and tripletail. Both species can weigh up to 40 pounds and are known for their culinary value. Through federal and state funding, Griffin and his collaborators in Florida are tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSrep) -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release: * * * September 16, 2026 New Study: Parents Report STEM Learning Widely Available in Afterschool Programs In Detroit and Across Southeast Michigan, But Hundreds of Thousands of Children Are Missing Out DETROIT, MI -- Afterschool programs are leading the way in educating the next generation in the STEM subjects the jobs of the future will require. Ninety-five percent of parents of Detroit afterschool students, and 83% of those in Southeast Michigan, now  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSrep) -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release: * * * September 16, 2026 New Study: Parents Report Vast Majority of Afterschool Students in Western New York Are Engaging in STEM Learning in Their Afterschool Programs, But Thousands of Children Shut Out BUFFALO, NY -- Afterschool programs are leading the way in educating the next generation in the STEM subjects the jobs of the future will require. Eighty-five percent of parents of Western New York afterschool students now say their child's afterschool more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news: * * * The Kind You Don't Forget * When Dee and Jamie Evans talk about their daughter, Stacey Lane Evans, MD, they don't begin with personal accolades or professional titles. They start with the constants of who Stacey was as a person and as a physician. Quietly principled. Deeply empathetic. Unwaveringly kind. The words are delivered, cloaked in the love and pride they feel, and surrounded by the shock of absence following Stacey's u more PR