AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSTEM in Mississippi: Two Mississippi State University students—Madelyn “Sloan” Berry (aerospace engineering) and India “Alex” White (biomedical engineering)—were named Astronaut Scholars, earning up to $15,000 and joining a national mentor network. Health & research: A new Nature-linked study reports rising cannabis use is causally tied to an exponential increase in “hole in the heart” birth defects (atrial septal defect), with Mississippi cited among high-rate states. Public health convening: The Mississippi Health Disparities Conference heads to Biloxi June 17–18, with free registration and pre-conference workshops on R/Python and obstetric emergency training. Climate tech: New Orleans engineers are digitizing flood defenses with Bentley software, building a digital twin of the 17th Street Canal Pump Station to improve real-time storm response. Policy watch (elections): The U.S. Supreme Court may soon rule on Mississippi mail-ballot counting rules and limits on coordinated campaign spending, with decisions expected by late June.
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