Media Advisory: USM to Host 22nd Annual Hurricane Bowl at Marine Education Center
TO: News editors, directors
WHAT: 22nd Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB)
WHEN: February 2, 2019 8 am – 4 pm
WHERE: SOSE's Marine Education Center, 101 Sweetbay Drive, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
SPECIFICS: The University of Southern Mississippi's Marine Education Center is hosting the 22nd annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl at their Ocean Springs site. More than 100 students and 14 schools from Miss., Ala., Fla., Tenn., and La. will face off in the regional component. The NOSB, an interdisciplinary ocean science education program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, is a quiz-bowl style academic competition that tests students' knowledge of ocean-related topics, which include cross-disciplines of biology, chemistry, policy, physics, and geology. The winner of each regional bowl will compete in the national Finals competition April 11-14, 2019 in Washington, D.C. This is the first year the regional tournament will use a single-elimination system with only one bracket.
CONTACT: James Skrmetta, GCRL Communications Officer, 228.872.4254, James.SkrmettaFREEMississippi
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The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a comprehensive public research institution
delivering transformative programs on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching
and research sites in central and southern Mississippi, as well as online. Founded
in 1910, USM is one of only 130 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification
of Institutions of Higher Education's "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research
activity” designation, and its robust research enterprise includes experts in ocean
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security, among others. USM is also one of only 40 institutions in the nation accredited
in theatre, art and design, dance and music. As an economic driver, USM generates
an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes
a diverse student body of approximately 15,000, representing 71 countries, all 50
states, and every county in Mississippi. USM students have collected four Truman Scholarships
and 35 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading
Mississippi with 21 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation
of great research scientists. Home to the Golden Eagles, USM competes in 17 Division
I sports sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For more
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