Delta State University environmental science students received two of the three $5,000 scholarships from the Mississippi Association of Conservation Districts (MACD) this year. Senior Michael Zarske and sophomore Katelyn Tramel are the latest Delta State students to earn the distinction. Read More
Dr. Nina Baghai-Riding, professor of biology and environmental science at Delta State University, presented three scientific posters that were created by 14 students in her spring 2019 Plant Anatomy course at the Botanical Society of America conference, held in Tucson, Ariz., July 27-31. Read More
Delta State University biologists Drs. Nina Baghai-Riding and Robert Kagumba received an Outreach and Education Grant from the international Paleontological Society for “Improving Scientific Education in the Mississippi Delta through Paleontology,” a series of free workshops and fieldtrips for K-12 students and teachers in the region. Read More
Here are the top five reasons to attend an upcoming Wildlife Photography Workshop, to be held on the DSU campus on Saturday, April 27, from 9 AM to 1 PM, according to Delta State’s Division of Mathematics and Sciences, which presents the event with the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area and the Delta State Wildlife Society. Read More
Several lichen species not previously reported from northwestern Mississippi, such as Ramalina americana (American cartilage lichen) and Dirinaria confusa (dirinaria lichen), were recently attributed to the Delta State University herbarium. Read More
