The University of Southern Miss is mourning the loss of a leader this week. Dr. Shelby Thames was the university’s eighth president. Dr. Thames was an accomplished research scientists and academic leader, making an impact on higher education and scientific…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- The Southern Miss Dubard School for Language Disorders released new details Wednesday on the progress of its new facility at…
A Southern Miss student from Ocean Springs has just received one of the country’s top STEM honors for college students. Ashe Davis is a junior in the…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A defense technology company is expanding its footprint on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, bringing new high-tech jobs to the area. Integer Technologies celebrated the…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi are teaming up to offer more degree pathways at the Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach. The…
The University of Southern Miss is hosting its annual Envision Gulf Park soon. Envision Gulf Park takes place on April 10 in Long Beach. Sara Williams join us in studio with…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WXXV) -- No. 7 Southern Miss continued its dominant start to the season with a 2-1 win over Ole Miss on Tuesday.…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WXXV)- A summer residency program is coming to the University of Southern Mississippi’s Hattiesburg campus. The Mississippi Digital Humanities Hub, also known as The Hub, is holding the six-week program for students majoring in humanities related fields at…
The University of Southern Mississippi is getting a major boost, thanks to a $2 million gift that will rename its newly renovated criminal justice building. This donation…
Hattiesburg, Miss. (WXXV)- The University of Southern Mississippi's Hattiesburg campus is now home to unique Andy Warhol illustrations. These illustrations have never been seen by the public. They come to the university through Doubleday art director Diana Klemin, the collection…
The University of Southern Mississippi announced Thursday that they are offering a new undergraduate degree. The new Philosophy, Religion, and Law Interdisciplinary Degree will provide students with advanced…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- Leaders and innovators for the blue economy on the Mississippi Coast gathered at the Southern Miss Gulf Park campus Thursday to talk about the…
The Southern Miss Esports Team will be hosting a camp for middle schoolers. Jeff Taylor and Trace Rutman join us for the details. The camp takes place…
By SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Omega Psi Phi pledge who alleges he was so severely beaten during the Nu Eta chapter’s “Hell Night” that he had to relearn how to walk is now suing the fraternity, the…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)-The University of Southern Mississippi has broken ground on a new oyster hatchery in Ocean Springs to help in restoration and research efforts…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV) -- The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach is welcoming students back for the fall semester, with many…
By: Karelia Pitts The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) received approval from the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Board of Trustees to establish the Mississippi Center for Apprenticeships and Residency in Education (MCARE). “Establishing MCARE elevates our existing work…
Written By: Gabriela Shinskie The University of Southern Mississippi recently presented General Joe Spraggins with the 2025 Friendship Oak Award at its annual awards day ceremony held on the Gulf Park campus in Long Beach, in recognition of his ongoing dedication…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV) - The University of Southern Mississippi has broken ground on Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Hall, a new facility that will expand the…
Southern Miss baseball earned the 16th national seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament and will be hosting Alabama, Miami and Columbia in the Hattiesburg Regional…
By: Gabriela Shinskie Southern Miss summer camps provide an experience like no other right along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Housed at the Marine Education Center (MEC) in Ocean Springs, Miss., young participants can enhance their knowledge of the coast through…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- For the April General Membership meeting at the Knight Nonprofit Center, the University of Southern Mississippi and the Gulf Coast Business Council announced a…
GULFPORT, Miss (WXXV)- 6 startup companies are vying for funding here on the coast, looking to make a strong impact on our blue economy. Demo day at…
Written By: Gabriela Shinskie Maxim van Norden, a University of Southern Mississippi (USM) hydrography adjunct professor was recently inducted into the Hydrographer Hall of Fame by the Board Trustees of the Hydrographic Society of America at the U.S. Hydro Conference in…