This briefs package highlights timely news and events from The University of Southern Mississippi. For more information on any of the stories below or for assistance in arranging interviews, contact the Department of Marketing and Public Relations at 601.266.4491.

• Times-Picayune Photographer Jackson to Present at Museum of Art Nov. 7
• Issues and Answers lecture Nov. 13 to Focus on Breast Cancer
• Southern Miss Gulf Coast Geographer to Speak Nov. 8
• Book Signing at Southern Miss Gulf Coast Library Nov. 19
• Goodsell Chosen for Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Seminar
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Times-Picayune Photographer Ted Jackson to Present at Museum of Art Nov. 7

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- University of Southern Mississippi alumnus Ted Jackson, a photographer at the Times-Picayune newspaper in New Orleans who has been part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning projects, will speak at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at the Southern Miss Museum of Art in support of the new exhibition “Free November Festival” that opened Nov. 4.

Jackson’s photographs are part of the month-long exhibition of works by various local, state and international artists in all areas of the arts. Each artist will present a few pieces characteristic of their form of art that will display at the museum, rotating in and out each week of the exhibition.

Admission is free and open to the public. For an up-to-date event listing and hours of operation, visit the Museum Web site at http://www.usm.edu/visualarts regularly. For more information, call the Southern Miss Museum of Art at 601.266.5200.

Issues + Answers Features Breast Cancer Researcher for Lecture

LONG BEACH, Miss. – The College of Health at The University of Southern Mississippi and the Sun Herald present the Issues + Answers lecture “Breast Cancer: Personalized Medicine for a Personal Matter” by Dr. Roy J. Duhe’ on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Advanced Education Center auditorium on the university’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach.

Duhe’ is an associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Before joining UMMC in 1999, Duhe’ conducted research at the National Cancer Institute in Maryland. His research and scholarly articles on cancer drug design have been published in a variety of international journals, and he is an advocate for science and public health policies to reduce the burden of cancer.

Issues + Answers lectures are free and open to the public. The Southern Miss Gulf Park campus is located on Highway 90 in Long Beach three miles west of Highway 49. For more information on this lecture or the Issues + Answers lecture series, please visit http://www.usm.edu/gc/lectureseries or call 228.865.4573.

Southern Miss Gulf Coast Geographer to Speak at Mississippi Archaeology Association Gulf Coast Chapter Meeting

GULFPORT, Miss. – University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast geography instructor Jerry Coleman will present "Petroglyphs and Pictographs of the American Southwest:  Communications System or Graffiti" at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 in Eagle Village 104 at the university’s Gulf Coast Student Service Center in Gulfport.

Coleman’s presentation will be made in conjunction with a meeting of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Mississippi Archaeology Association.

During the meeting, the following papers will be presented: “Plaquemine Ceramics: A View from Winterville” by Jessica Kowalski; “Effects of the Woodland-Mississippian Cultural Transition on Health Patterns in East Central Mississippi: Evidence from Infection” by Danielle Cook; “Excavation and Analysis of Skeletal Material from a Mexican War Hospital Cemetery” by J. Lynn Funkhouser, Terri Ilgen, D. C. Martin and Harold Webster; and “The Archaeology of the French Colonial Period on the Mississippi Gulf Coast” by Barbara Hester and Edmond Boudreaux.

Coleman, who offers a course in geography of the American Southwest, will be using this presentation to encourage support for the 2009 course in May which is taught firsthand on an excursion to New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona.

The meeting is open to the public and is free. For more information, call 228-214-3335.

Author Terry I. Miles to Sign New Book at Southern Miss Gulf Coast Library

LONG BEACH, Miss. – Mississippi author Terry I. Miles will be in the library at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus in Long Beach signing her latest book, “A Christmas Carousel of Children’s Stories,” on Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 1-3 p.m.

The first five customers to purchase Miles’ book will receive a complimentary coffee mug. Pizza and refreshments will be served and the first 50 guests to arrive at the book signing will receive a coupon for free computer-generated copies at the library.

Miles is the author of the eight book series Cozy Little Murder Mysteries and “A Christmas Carousel of Children’s Stories” is her second children’s book to be published. In addition to her writing, Miles is an accomplished actress in the local theater community.

For more information, please contact the Southern Miss Gulf Coast Library at 228.214.3450.

        Goodsell Chosen for Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Seminar

HATTIESBURG, MISS. -- The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has named University of Southern Mississippi professor of practice in television production Joey Goodsell a 2008 Faculty Seminar Fellow. 

Goodsell is one of only 20 educators from universities and colleges around the country invited to participate in the weeklong seminar Nov. 11-15 in Los Angeles, Calif.

“Joey already brings a unique perspective to the classroom through his professional production experience,” said Dr. Chris Campbell, director of the School of Mass Communication and Journalism. “Working with producers, directors and writers through The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is a tremendous opportunity for him to enhance our media production program.” 

The Faculty Seminar, administered through the Television Academy Foundation, provides a forum for discussion, presentations and interactions with major studios, production companies, networks and top production and programming professionals in the industry. All the inner workings of the television entertainment industry are covered, including production, writing, show development, digital entertainment and more.

“Most people think television production is the nightly news cast, but I try to bring all the aspects of television production to the classroom to show our students that this field stretches far beyond that,” said Goodsell. “Students have so many choices today in production, whether it’s narrative storytelling like sitcoms and dramas or commercials and music videos. 

“Being part of this Faculty Seminar will allow me to bring the latest developments and trends in entertainment production from the source and incorporate that into my course curriculum.”

Goodsell has more than 20 years experience writing and producing for television and radio and 12 years experience teaching. His work includes “Webb Wilder: Tough It Out,” an internationally distributed concert performance DVD that has won both Telly and Accolade awards and been featured on PBS stations across the country. He is currently in post-production on a concert performance DVD for the Detroit-based band Deadstring Brothers.

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