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COAST NOTE
story courtesy of
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
It’s our birthday year and we are going to take it back to the ‘90s! We’re gonna party like it’s 1998 and celebrate 25 years of our children’s museum. The event will be held in the WINGS Performing Arts
& Education Center at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. Don’t miss a night of all of your favorite
‘90s tunes, a slammin’ silent auction, sweet food and drink, and a rad costume contest benefitting Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. Wear your favorite ‘90s threads and mad props for the best look!
Proceeds from this event will support Lynn Meadows Discovery Center’s mission of inspiring children, families and communities through the arts, interactive educational experiences and exploration.
Tickets start at $75 per person, $125 a couple. Reserved tables are available. All proceeds benefit the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center’s exhibits and programming for the museum, early childhood education, and WINGS Performing Arts program. To sponsor the event or purchase tickets for Boogie Night, contact Stephanie Norris at 228. 897-.6039 ext. 113 or online at www.lmdc.org.
6:30-11 p.m.
WINGS Performing Arts and Education Center at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
ADDRESSING FOOD
INSECURITY
in Mississippi
story by Lynn Lofton
photo courtesy of National Science Foundation
Two state universities working together have secured a $1 million National Science Foundation award for a two-year project aimed at developing an innovative ecosystem that improves health and nutrition, reduces poverty, creates a diverse talent pool of skilled technical workers, and improves economic diversity across the targeted service region. Jackson State University (JSU) and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) secured this award.
Joseph A. Whittaker, Ph.D., vice president for research and economic development at JSU, is the program director. “We are excited about this opportunity to mobilize key partners within the state and region to leverage critical capabilities to address this grand challenge of long-term and pervasive food insecurity among some of the most vulnerable populations,” he said.
Kelly Lucas, Ph.D., vice president for research at USM,
will lead USM’s participation. “The funding offered through this award will allow USM and JSU to continue our work supporting innovation, creating jobs and building opportunities in our state while
addressing the critical
need of supplying healthy,
safe, sustainable food in
changing environmental
conditions,” she said.
The two universities will be guided by the five dimensions of access to nutritious food: affordability, availability, accessibility, accommodation, and acceptability.
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