August 2009 Archives

Dr. Shahid Karim, assistant professor of biology at The University of Southern Mississippi, recently received a $307,996 grant from the American Heart Association (AHA) to research the effect genes have on a tick's ability to carry dangerous pathogens like agents of Lyme disease.

The grant, titled "Targeting Lyme Disease Vector," funds four years of research to understand the interaction of tick-pathogens and examining new ways to interrupt the life cycle of tick-borne pathogens and new strategies to fight these diseases. 

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Diligent efforts to enhance the graduate program within the University of Southern Mississippi School of Nursing have paid off with a $746,006 grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Health Resources and Services Administration.
 
Titled, "Preparation of Mississippi Nurses for 21st Century Health Care," the three-year grant will support the development of a high quality, evidence-based, culturally appropriate graduate nursing curriculum delivered by distance learning technology that is reflective of changing population dynamics, yet flexible and portable to meet the needs of working nurse professionals.

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Southern Miss officials and invited dignitaries took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Centennial Gateway at the university's Hattiesburg campus, Friday, August 21.

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