Skip to Main Content

 

Home

About the Division

Administration

Departments and Services

Deans and Directors

Points of Pride

Policies and Procedures

Division Links of Interest

Calendar of Events

Faculty and Senate

News

Faculty and staff directory

Previous Division Events

Intranet

Cover

Archived Editions

Volume 1, Number 1 - Winter 2005

Mississippi Landmarks is a quarterly magazine published by the Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University. All articles are in Portable Document Format and require Adobe Reader to view.

Complete copy - All 32 Pages (3.6 MB)
Warning---This is a very large file and can take several minutes to download if using a dial up modem connection. Smaller sections are available below in PDF format:

On the Cover
Hot air balloons drift over the Mississippi River bridge at Natchez during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. (Photograph by Jim Lytle)

Table of Contents - 2
The complete Table of Contents as it appears in the print version.

Vice Presidents Letter and masthead - 3
A letter from Dr. Vance Watson and all contributing personnel.

Rural Medical Scholars - 4
Inside look encourages youth to study medicine.

MSU 'byproduct' efforts seek new fuel source, chemicals - 6
Researchers tapping energy potential of plant material.

For the love of Lulu - 8
Gift helps establish cancer unit.

SMART - 10
Program raises soybean yields and producers' expectations.

Alien Invasion - 12
The South is vulnerable to the devastation caused by non-native plants.

Mississippi Coast welcomes South American wasp - 15
Tiny wasp helps control costly pest.

FOCUS (two parts) - Pages 16 - 18 and 19 - 21
Teaching, research and outreach in the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine.

Endoscopy - 22
New equipment helps veterinarians provide improved care for patients.

Center's new home on the Coast - 24
Coastal Research and Extension Center dedicates new building complex.

CSI: MSU - 26
Wildlife law enforcement officers learn crime scene investigation.

Oops…they did it again - 28
MSU dairy products team takes top national honors.

MSU clinical veterinarians give 'king of beasts' royal treatment - 29
Friday the lion undergoes successful surgery.

Awards - 30
MAFES and MSUES select outstanding workers.

Inside Back Cover - 31
State of the Future public service announcement

Back Cover - 32
Downtown Vicksburg. (Photograph by Jim Lytle)