South
20th annual Southeast Severe Storms Symposium welcomes weather experts to MSU next weekend
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Division of Geosciences is welcoming among the nation’s prime professionals in meteorology in April for the twentieth annual Southeast Extreme Storms Symposium, the primary in-person extreme climate assembly on campus since 2019.
Held April 2-3 on the primary ground of Previous Major Tutorial Heart, the convention brings collectively meteorologists, college students and climate specialists to debate and learn the way extreme climate impacts the Southeast area. Roughly 100-150 contributors are anticipated to attend the occasion organized by the MSU student-led East Mississippi chapters of the Nationwide Climate Affiliation and American Meteorology Society.
Register by April 1 at 5 p.m. at http://www.eastmsnwaams.com/registration.html. On-site registration additionally will probably be accessible April 2.
Sponsored by MSU’s Division of Geosciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Workplace of the President, the symposium options 4 Mississippi State meteorology alumni as keynote audio system. They embrace:
—James Spann, chief meteorologist for ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, Alabama
—Amy Freeze, a meteorologist for FOX Climate Streaming Service
—Captain Will Simmons, from the U.S. Air Drive 53rd Climate Reconnaissance Squadron (Hurricane Hunters)
—Jennifer M. Name, an atmospheric analyst at Tennessee Valley Authority and Licensed Consulting Meteorologist for the power sector.
“James Spann is certainly one of our celebrities within the climate world and is universally acknowledged and liked for his protection of extreme climate in Alabama. As quickly as we introduced James Spann was certainly one of our keynotes, our chapter members obtained so excited,” stated Shaina Wilburn, an MSU Ph.D. pupil in earth and atmospheric sciences and this yr’s symposium chair.
Professionals from FOX Climate, a 24/7 streaming service operated by FOX Information Media, will probably be in attendance to movie interviews centered on the significance of MSU’s meteorology program and conduct a nationwide weathercast from campus.
MSU introduced this fall a dedication from FOX Climate to determine the FOX Climate Endowed Scholarship and the FOX Climate Annual Scholarship to additional enhance variety and increase alternatives for tutorial success within the discipline of meteorology.
Wilburn stated the occasion is a “priceless alternative” for college kids to community and be taught extra in regards to the meteorology group and discipline.
“As a result of this yr is our twentieth anniversary, we made certain to ask MSU meteorology alumni to headline the symposium as our keynotes,” Wilburn stated. “We need to emphasize the household ties produced by our division that can proceed to positively have an effect on our college students and permit them to trust of their diploma.
“Our objective with keynote audio system is to introduce college students to the distinctive paths inside the meteorology discipline,” the Nashville native stated. “I need college students to know that regardless that we’re in a distinct segment discipline, there are so many jobs that require climate forecasts or analysis. Some college students could not know that consulting meteorologists can affect firm or authorities choices, they are often requested to testify in court docket as professional witnesses and may make a residing in issues that may not instantly come to thoughts. Each sporting occasion wants a climate forecast, airways want forecasts—the climate is a type of common components that can all the time play a component in planning and on a regular basis life.
“As a result of our convention is smaller than the nationwide conferences held by the AMS and the NWA, college students have a extra private likelihood to current their analysis and obtain suggestions on their work,” stated Wilburn.
The East Mississippi chapters of the NWA/AMS promote excellence in skilled meteorology via analysis, forecasting, broadcasting and schooling. Pupil officers work to construct relationships between all who work with and examine meteorology in East Mississippi and the encompassing space and take the lead in organizing the annual symposium.
A part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Division of Geosciences is acknowledged for its excellence in broadcast meteorology, climate forecasting, extreme climate analysis, hydrometeorology, synthetic intelligence, climate modeling and local weather sciences. One in three of present on-air broadcast meteorologists is a graduate of MSU’s nationally acknowledged meteorology program. For extra data, go to www.geosciences.msstate.edu.
MSU is Mississippi’s main college, accessible on-line at www.msstate.edu.
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Austin, TX
Michael Corcoran, longtime Austin music journalist and historian, has died. He was 68.
Michael Corcoran, prominent Austin music journalist and historian, has died. He was 68.
Family members confirmed Monday afternoon that he was found deceased in his Buda residence.
Corcoran, who wrote in a sometimes gruff, inimitable manner for the American-Statesman, Austin Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Spin, National Lampoon and other publications, spent the past years as a serious historian, publishing books about sometimes unsung Texas music and musicians.
“The most important thing to remember about Corcoran was that he wrote for the National Lampoon,” said Pat Beach, who worked alongside Corcoran at the Statesman after 1997. “He later described himself as a ‘roast critic.’ He also said he regretted some of those barbs. Obviously he had issues. He didn’t take care of himself. But he became this incredible scholar of Texas music.”
Among his highly praised books were “Ghost Notes: Pioneering Spirts of Texas Music” and “All Over the Map: “True Heroes of Texas Music.” His most recent work was published on “Michael Corcoran’s Overserved” on Substack.
Corcoran grew up in a military family in Hawaii, exposed to an incredibly diverse set of musical traditions. He seemed about to cut through the performative pretensions of pop culture to find the authentic core of a musician’s artistry.
This is a breaking news story. Check back for more details.
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Arkansas
Arkansas baseball adds to pitching depth with highly ranked transfer from ECU
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FAYETTEVILLE — The rich got richer Monday, with Arkansas baseball adding one of the best players available in the transfer portal to its pitching staff.
East Carolina lefty Zach Root announced his commitment to the Razorbacks on social media Monday evening, becoming the 10th Division I transfer to join Arkansas this offseason. According to 64analytics, Root is ranked as the No. 2 player in the portal.
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Root was the Saturday starter for the Pirates in 2024, going 6-2 with a 3.56 ERA. He struck out 76 batters and only allowed 21 walks in 68 ⅓ innings. Root held opponents to a .228 batting average.
Root is a rising junior who hails from Florida. The lefty primarily worked out of the bullpen during his freshman season at ECU, sporting a 3-3 record and a 5.33 ERA.
Arkansas will need to replace consensus national pitcher of the year Hagen Smith and all of its weekend rotation next season. Still, the Hogs are blessed with plenty of options, and Root will add to the depth.
Freshmen Gabe Gaeckle, Colin Fisher and Hunter Dietz are all potential options. Gaeckle was the bullpen ace this spring, while the two lefties both had their seasons cut short due to injury. Gage Wood finished the year as a starter, while Ben Bybee took over as the top midweek option after Fisher’s injury.
Root is also the third potential starter added through the transfer portal. Ohio State’s Landon Beidelschies (6-7, 4.15 ERA) and Oregon State’s Aiden Jimenez have also joined the program. Jimenez missed the entire 2024 season with an injury.
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