The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning approved the center and degree programs during the first Board of Trustees ...

Close to a year after the suspension of USAID funding in Africa, the future of many environmental programs remains uncertain. Alternative funding is sought from the EU, World Bank and private sector ...

The National Institutes of Health has pulled its highly regarded environmental health journal from the web amid a transition to a new publisher. Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed ...

In early November, following extensive debate by the RISE negotiated rule-making committee, the U.S. Department of Education proposed a definition of “professional degree” for federal student aid that ...

In late 2025, the Department of Education said it would no longer classify these credentials as professional degrees: education (including teaching master’s degrees), nursing (MSN, DNP), social work ...

Last week, the Department of Education’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee reached preliminary consensus on a proposed definition of “professional degree programs” under the ...

Environmental health and safety research examines how pollutants and toxins in air, water, and soil affect human health and ecosystems. The National Academies study exposure risks and develop guidance ...

Starting in August, the School of the Environment will welcome students to new Executive Master of Environmental Management and Executive Master of Forestry programs. These two degree programs are ...

As part of the Division of Public Safety, Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) is responsible for overseeing the environmental, health, and safety needs of the University and its extended campuses. To ...

An internal memo published by the assosiated press reveals that ICE agents are now relying solely on administrative warrants, which do not require a judge's sig Rep. Pingree shares video of ICE agent ...

Public health experts worry that downsizing the sprawling FoodNet surveillance system could make it harder to prevent food-borne illnesses. By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi The Centers for Disease Control ...