A Mississippi State alumnus now residing in coastal Texas is making a very personal gift to the university: South Mississippi farmland that has been in his family since 1900.
Wayne O'Quin of Galveston owns the approximately 127-acre Pike County farm located five miles east of Osyka. The property is becoming part of MSU's Bulldo...
Richard M. Kaminski is being named holder of the James C. Kennedy Endowed Chair in Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation in Mississippi State's College of Forest Resources.
Kaminski, a 25-year faculty veteran at the university, also is being promoted to associate college dean. He is a professor of wildlife and a nationally recognize...
Mississippi State's Franklin Furniture Institute is joining with state and federal agencies to form the Export Resource Service.
Established recently to increase the overseas sale of Mississippi furniture products, ERS is a collaboration among the university, Mississippi Development Authority's International Trade Office and U.S. Depa...
Several wildlife groups will assist in an event for future hunters on Feb. 14 in an effort to lay the foundation for safe and responsible hunting.
Mississippi State University's College of Forest Resources is offering a squirrel hunt for young people at the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, located southeast of Starkville.
The ...
The Mississippi State forestry's department head is being promoted to a new administrative role in the university's College of Forest Resources.
James P. "Jim" Shepard now is associate director of research for the Forest and Wildlife Research Center and Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute.
Shepard, an MSU alumnus, jo...
Mississippi State continues as the home of a top Society of American Foresters student chapter.
The 47-member university organization recently placed first nationally in the 2007-08 Web site competition and third place overall among outstanding campus chapters.
The group has been atop the overall chapter rankings for the pa...
A Feb. 11-13 workshop hosted by the Mississippi State University Extension Service will help restore the whistle of the bobwhite to properties throughout the Southeast.
Designed for landowners, the intensive workshop includes detailed information on bobwhite biology and management. The on-campus workshop in Tully Auditorium at MSU's T...
Jeanne C. Jones of Mississippi State is a new Fellow of The Wildlife Society.
An associate professor in the university's Forest and Wildlife Research Center, she is being honored by the Bethesda, Md.-based organization for "distinguished and exceptional service" to the profession.
"Dr. Jones is known for her work on reclaim...
The continuing decline in housing construction was supposed to decrease the value of Mississippi's timber harvest for the third consecutive year, but an increase in pulpwood demand kept that from happening.
Although the final value of the 2008 timber crop will not be available until February 2009, a preliminary December estimate indic...
A graduate student team in Mississippi State's College of Forest Resources is being honored by an international scientific and educational association.
The Wildlife Society recently presented the university group with its 2008 Special Recognition Service Award for the inaugural Natural Resources Graduate Student Symposium it organized...
Rubin Shmulsky was accepted for the Fall 2008 Food Systems Leadership Institute, a top-tier leadership development program for academia, industry, and government. The FSLI enhances personal and professional development by emphasizing leadership competencies, skills for organizational change, and a broad, interdisciplinary perspective of food ...
A new service at Mississippi State is assisting state furniture manufacturers and wood producers in exporting to foreign markets.
In 2007, domestic furniture and related product exports totaling $3.9 billion went primarily to Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Mississippi's share of the market was approximately 3 per...
Three faculty members and two graduate students in Mississippi State's College of Forest Resources are being honored by The Wildlife Society, Mississippi Chapter.
Competing among a field of 13, wildlife and fisheries doctoral candidate Dawn H. Manning of Starkville recently received the best student visual display award. Under the dire...
An event that once attracted thousands of elementary school students to the Mississippi State campus returns next week after a seven-year absence.
What now will be the university's eighth annual Wood Magic Science Fair takes place Monday-Friday [Oct. 20-24] at the R.T. Clapp Forest Products Laboratory on Blackjack Road. More than 3,000...
Researchers may have found the secret to controlling a tiny insect that robs Mississippi landowners of an estimated 12 million cubic feet of pine forest each year.
Though only an eighth of an inch long, the Southern pine beetle is a big pest and difficult to contain.
Scientists at Mississippi State University's Forest and Wildli...
Waterfowl- and wetlands-related teaching, research and service are being greatly enhanced at Mississippi State through a significant gift from the chairman and chief executive officer of Cox Enterprises Inc.
James C. Kennedy recently established an endowed professorship in the university's College of Forest Resources to focus specifically on the two areas.
The Kennedy Chair is the first of its kind for the academic progra...
Mississippi State University forestry students are combining the modern technology of computer laptops and flash drives with traditional saws, mallets and squares to learn the time-honored craft of timber framing.
Students who took the "Wood in Design and Engineering" course offered this spring experienced a hands-on laboratory in thi...
Having been honored on campus earlier this year, Mississippi State professional Rachel Singleton will now travel to the Windy City to be recognized at the highest level for helping students successfully complete their university course work.
Receiving the National Academic Advising Association's 2008 Outstanding Advising Awards, Single...
The Mississippi State University Foundation now has two new ways to support the institution, both dealing with real estate and timberland.
Assets of real property may be given for charitable purposes through either the Bulldog Properties or Bulldog Forest programs. Both offers benefits to donors, including the designation of support t...
Wildlife watching, fee fishing, fee hunting and horse trail riding as outdoor recreational businesses will be discussed at a Sept. 30 workshop at Richardson's Tree Farm in Brookhaven.
The one-day workshop based on Mississippi's natural resources is for farmers, landowners and resource managers. It will provide attendees with the resour...
Mississippi State University researchers are investigating the connection between soil fertility and antler size as deer hunters prepare for their annual quest for the elusive trophy buck.
As fall approaches, masses of hunters begin to dust off bows, construct tree stands and sight in rifles. Deer season opens Oct. 15 for most of the ...
A veteran faculty member, aquaculture researcher and chairman of Mississippi State's distinguished professor group is the university's new graduate school dean.
Louis R. "Lou" D'Abramo also will serve as associate vice president for academic affairs at the land-grant institution. A wildlife and fisheries professor, he has held the rank...
Terry L. Amburgey of Mississippi State is a new Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science.
A professor in the university's Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Amburgey is being honored by the professional organization for outstanding contributions to the field.
He currently leads an interdisciplinary research tea...
The Society of American Foresters is reaccrediting Mississippi State's academic program in forestry through 2017.
The university major includes five bachelor-degree options: environmental conservation, forest management, forest products, urban forestry, and wildlife management.
SAF is recognized by the Council on Post-secon...
Mississippi State University is preparing for a research project to understand what motivates fishing enthusiasts to risk personal injury reaching into a dark, underwater hole to grab a fish instead of using the traditional hook-and-line method.
Grabbling, or noodling, is a form of angling often referred to as a lost art. The tradition...
A new wildlife and fisheries specialist is available to assist Mississippians with pond management issues on their property.
Wes Neal assumed responsibilities with Mississippi State University's Extension Service on July 1.
"We are pleased to have such a talented fisheries specialist on board after a three-year absence of a s...
The mortgage crisis and high fuel costs are working against timber markets in 2008.
James Henderson, assistant forestry professor with Mississippi State University's Extension Service, said prices for pine pulpwood were increasing early in the year, but higher fuel costs are pressing midyear prices downward, and pine sawtimber prices h...
Formaldehyde exposure grabbed recent media attention because of air quality problems associated with FEMA trailers, but Mississippi State University researchers have been addressing these concerns for years by investigating new materials and detection methods.
About 29,000 FEMA trailers still house Gulf Coast residents displaced three ...
The 600,000 acres of 16th section land located in 67 Mississippi counties generate more than $45 million each year and supplement a budget of more than $2 billion for K-12 education.
Mississippi map Sixteenth section land is public acreage set aside when the state was first surveyed to help fund education and other programs. The 15 cou...
The biennial Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show is celebrating its 25th year of showcasing the newest technology and machinery used to advance the South's timber industry.
With over 6,000 attending from 20 states and two Canadian providences in 2006, this year's show, scheduled for June 6-7, promises to be just as eventful.
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