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‘Move-In Day’ proves that JSU is a family affair

August 14, 2017

Tears flow from the eyes of incoming Jackson State University freshman Kamryn Crayton as she says: “I’m going to miss my family, my little sister, too. I can’t annoy her[...]

During New Student Convocation on Sunday, students inside the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center on Sunday meditate on messages about the next phase of their lives at Jackson State University. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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At convocation, Bynum tells new enrollees to prepare for great journey, vows JSU support

August 13, 2017

JSU President William B. Bynum Jr. raised the rafters of the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center with a resounding message Sunday to parents and first-time enrollees during New[...]

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JSU senior enters dental scholarship program, wants dental care convenient for families

July 21, 2017

Marqua Franchesca Lofton, a senior at Jackson State University and Utica native, was recently selected to participate in the undergraduate portion of the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program (MRDSP). Lofton,[...]

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JSU SUCCESS: STEM project gets $300,000 funding support from NSF

July 10, 2017

A Jackson State University project targeting at-risk and underrepresented students in STEM skills will receive a $300,000 boost from the National Science Foundation to support its work. According to JSU alumnus, Dr.[...]

Ravion Lightfoot, 12, and eighth-grader, Kevonta Jefferson built a robot that could pick up small items. (Photo by Kentrice S. Rush/JSU)

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JSU, Verizon STEM program encourages minority males to take path less traveled

June 30, 2017

Drones, Robots and 3D? ‘Oh, my’ Agent Double OO7 from the James Bond film franchise was the catalyst for eighth-grader Ephraim Hill joining Jackson State University’s Verizon Innovative Learning[...]

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Jackson State students granted preferred admission status to UM Pharmacy School

June 23, 2017

Students have opportunity to impact public health Jackson State University’s Department of Biology and the University of Mississippi (UM) School of Pharmacy have started work on a new collaboration to[...]

The fifth cohort of Jackson State University's Academy for Research & Scholarly Engagement has concluded its 2016 - 2017 year. (Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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JSU’s Academy for Research & Scholarly Engagement rolls out its fifth cohort

April 21, 2017

The fifth cohort of Jackson State University’s Academy for Research & Scholarly Engagement recently completed the 2016-2017 session. The year-long program is designed to broaden the community of Jackson State[...]

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Computational astrophysicist pioneer talks machine intelligence at Jackson State

April 12, 2017

Dr. Larry Smarr, physicist and Big Data thought leader, practices what he preaches. When asked about the auto-pilot option packaged in the Tesla, he proudly says: “I own one. I[...]

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JSU prof Ali selected as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

April 10, 2017

Dr. Kamal Ali, chair of Jackson State University’s Department of Industrial Systems and Technology, is among the new class of Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The induction[...]

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The rise of machine intelligence

April 6, 2017

By OLIVIA S. GOODHEART Over the next decade, we can expect autonomous machine intelligence to become pervasive in our society, according to Larry Smarr, founding director of the California Institute[...]