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By Katie Timmerman
MSU College of Veterinary Medicine

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- While most people choose to spend their vacations relaxing, a number of Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine students and faculty chose to do volunteer work in Haiti.

Dr. Skip Jack, a professor at MSU-CVM, traveled to Haiti with veterinary students Rachel Mayfield, Megen Cummings, Taylor King and Jessica Wilson as part of Christian Veterinary Missions.

Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine student Jessica Taylor, left, and MSU Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences instructor Jessica Graves spent time volunteering in Haiti as part of a project to improve animal and public health. (Submitted photo)

Submitted by drupal7_admin on July 17, 2015

JACKSON, Miss. – The Early Years Network celebrated the grand opening of the new Hinds County Resource and Referral Center and was recognized as a community partner on June 25.

The new resource and referral center is located at 350 West Woodrow Wilson Avenue in the Jackson Medical Mall. The center provides special-needs materials, learning toys, teaching resources, books and equipment for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children available for check out to families and providers in the state free of charge.

Representatives of the Early Years Network and UnitedHealthcare take part in a check presentation ceremony during the grand opening of the Hinds County Resource and Referral Center at 350 West Woodrow Wilson Avenue in Jackson, Mississippi on June 25, 2015. Celebrating their newly formed partnership are Kenisha Potter, left, pediatric health care coordinator for UnitedHealthcare; Louise E. Davis, professor with the Mississippi State University Extension Service and director of the Early Years Network; Connie

Submitted by drupal7_admin on July 17, 2015

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Parents who want to see that their children get the best education possible know that learning takes place both inside and outside the classroom.

Jana Carolyn Everett, a fourth-grade teacher of talented and gifted students in Starkville, said students make more lasting connections to education when learning happens not only at school, but also at home.

“When learning can be expanded beyond the walls of the classroom, the material learned comes alive,” Everett said.

A parent's involvement can make any activity a learning experience. Jaden Claire Everett, 5, fashions a dog out of beads as her mother, Jana Carolyn Everett, assists. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Kevin Hudson)

Submitted by drupal7_admin on July 14, 2015

BILOXI, Miss. -- A long-time Mississippi State University floral professor is now teaching the Mississippi public about floral design.

Jim DelPrince, who taught students on the Starkville campus for 23 years, joined the MSU Extension Service as a floral design specialist July 1. He is stationed in the MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi.

Jim DelPrince, a long-time Mississippi State University floral professor, joined the MSU Extension Service as a floral specialist July 1 in Biloxi. He will work with colleagues to offer floral design classes, workshops and other educational opportunities to members of the public and the green industry. (File photo by MSU Ag Communications)

Submitted by drupal7_admin on July 10, 2015

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- For many of Mississippi’s wild animals, winter and spring are times of courtship. Bucks chase does across pastures during the winter, and gobblers roam the woods listening and looking for receptive hens during the spring.

Growing fawns costs mother does a lot of energy, and providing milk for the young deer requires does to consume a lot of high-quality food to produce the right amounts of milk. (Photo by iStock)

Submitted by drupal7_admin on July 6, 2015

It’s pretty easy to grow plants when water is plentiful, and that’s the situation much of the time in Mississippi. But sooner or later, the weather gets hot and dry, and Mississippi gardeners know that we need plants that can thrive in the summer heat.

Mississippi gardeners also must know how to keep themselves safe while working in the heat. Working outdoors for any length of time in the hot sun can take a toll on even the hardiest gardener.

After a couple of skin cancer scares, Southern Gardening personality Gary Bachman wears sunscreen and a hat when working outdoors on the set or in the garden. (File photo by MSU Ag Communications)
When working in the garden during the summer heat, wear sun protection and take water breaks to cool down. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Brian Utley)

Submitted by drupal7_admin on July 6, 2015

By Karen Templeton
MSU College of Veterinary Medicine

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- When Henry Wilson of Columbus noticed the eye of his beloved horse, Tender, was changing color, he knew something was wrong and did not waste any time getting her to a veterinarian.

“Tender has ridden in a lot of shows and parades and, of course, relies a lot on her good vision,” Wilson said. “In addition to the eye discoloration, she was squinting a lot, and there was discharge around one of her eyes.”

Tender, a horse owned by Henry Wilson of Columbus, is one of the first patients to benefit from a new operating procedure developed by veterinary professors at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The method minimizes surgical stress and complications. (Photo by MSU College of Veterinary Medicine/Tom Thompson)

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