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UCF Expertise Tapped to Help Combat Land, Ecological Losses in Mississippi River Delta | University of Central Florida News
The University of Central Florida is part of a new $22 million project to help understand the future of the Mississippi River delta and ways to combat land and ecological losses.
The work is through a five-year grant awarded to the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in order to fund their project, titled the Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative (MissDelta).
The project is focused on the lowermost part of the Mississippi River Delta, also known as the Birdsfoot, where the bed of the river is so far under sea level that it is changing the directions of water flow and is struggling to push back against the seawater coming in from the Gulf.
The work was started by Louisiana State University and Tulane University, which recently expanded their team to experts around other Gulf states, one of which is Thomas Wahl, an associate professor in UCF’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, and member of UCF Costal: National Center for Integrated Coastal Research.
“I have been successfully collaborating with colleagues at Tulane for a while,” Wahl says. “So, when this proposal was developed and they were interested in expanding the team to add certain expertise and have universities from other Gulf states involved, they approached me and that is how I became a member of the team.”
Wahl says the main goals for the MissDelta project are to collect data on the coastal water levels and ocean waves inside of the Birdsfoot region of the Mississippi River and use that data to analyze the extreme storm surges and wave events.
They are also employing machine learning to create models that expand their database and help predict potential changes for future storm surge climates and the ongoing sea level rise.
They are also collaborating with partners to develop input data for all the models, including assessing sediment transportation and physical changes and modeling flood impact. They are also inputting rainfall, river flow, coastal sea level rise and storm surge data.
Along with UCF, LSU and Tulane, there are 11 other universities involved with the project including the University of Southern Mississippi, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Southern University of Baton Rouge, Xavier University of New Orleans, Jackson State University, Grambling State University, Dillard University, Alcorn State University, Water Institute of the Gulf, and the College of William & Mary.
Additional Collaboration
Wahl is also working with Tulane on a $3.2 million project to assess how sea-level rise combined with storm surges will impact more than 1,800 military installations worldwide. The work is through the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), and Tulane is the lead institution.
The team’s goal is to obtain consistent, observational sea level data for military installations worldwide by merging newly recovered tide gauge data and a variety of different geophysical ocean and Earth models in a hybrid modeling approach, which will support DoD’s coastal sea level database.
They aim to have at least 60 years of data at every location for determining sea-level related hazards, and thus provide stakeholders with more accurate and robust information about historical sea-level change at any given site worldwide.
This project also includes scientists from Virgina Tech and California Polytechnic State University.
Researcher Credentials
Wahl is an associate professor of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering with the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He received his Diploma and Ph.D of Civil Engineering from the University of Siegen, Germany. His research connects civil/coastal engineering with science such as oceanography and climatology in order to understand how coastal communities, structures and ecosystems are vulnerable to climate change. His focus is on the changes of sea levels, ocean waves and freshwater flows in order to develop sustainable adaptation strategies.
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D1Baseball rankings: Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Southern Miss surge after big weekends – SuperTalk Mississippi
Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Southern Miss have surged in the rankings after a big weekend on the diamond.
The Bulldogs (30-10, 10-8 SEC) jumped two spots to No. 15 in the latest poll from D1Baseball following a strong bounce back. Brian O’ Connor’s club, after having been on the wrong side of SEC sweeps in back-to-back series, earned a 10-rule win over Samford on Tuesday, then took care of business with a sweep at South Carolina.
Next up for Mississippi State is a midweek home matchup versus Memphis on Tuesday before LSU heads to Dudy Noble Field for Super Bulldog Weekend.
The Rebels (29-12, 10-8 SEC) took the biggest leap in the rankings, making an eight-spot jump to No. 17 despite not budging in the top 25 a week ago after sweeping LSU. Once Mike Bianco’s club took the first two games at Tennessee in the most recent series, D1Baseball co-owner Kendall Rogers made note that Ole Miss fans could expect to see their team catapult in his outlet’s poll. Come Monday, though the red and blue lost the series finale, D1Baseball stuck to its word.
“What a weekend so far for [Ole Miss baseball]. Cade Townsend carried a no hitter into the sixth in an 8-1 win over Tennessee to take the series,” Rogers wrote on X. “Rebs are on a heater. Safe to say they’ll be much higher than 25 on Monday.”
Next up for the red-hot Rebels is a home midweek outing versus Murray State, the team that knocked the Rebels out of the postseason last year, before No. 5 Georgia travels to Swayze Field for Double Decker weekend.
The Golden Eagles (28-12, 11-7 Sun Belt) made a four-spot jump to No. 18 after securing a much needed conference sweep to keep hopes of hosting an NCAA Tournament regional alive. Christian Ostrander’s club defended home turf over the weekend, taking all three games from a solid Texas State club.
Next up for the black and gold is a Tuesday midweek battle versus former conference foe Tulane, before making an hour and a half drive to South Alabama for the weekend.
The full top 25 can be found below:
- UCLA
- North Carolina
- Georgia Tech
- Texas
- Georgia
- Oregon State
- Texas A&M
- Florida State
- Coastal Carolina
- Virginia
- Auburn
- West Virginia
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Mississippi State
- Kansas
- Ole Miss
- Southern Miss
- Oregon
- Nebraska
- Florida
- Boston College
- USC
- Arkansas
- Arizona State
Odds of winning the Powerball and Mega Millions are NOT in your favor
Odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are around 1-in-292 million. Here are things that you’re more likely to land than big bucks.
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at April 19, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from April 19 drawing
01-07-11-30-34
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Winning Cash 3 numbers from April 19 drawing
Midday: 7-4-6, FB: 5
Evening: 3-3-0, FB: 8
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Winning Cash 4 numbers from April 19 drawing
Midday: 3-4-8-9, FB: 5
Evening: 6-2-0-4, FB: 8
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Winning Cash Pop numbers from April 19 drawing
Midday: 10
Evening: 08
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
Winnings of $599 or less can be claimed at any authorized Mississippi Lottery retailer.
Prizes between $600 and $99,999, may be claimed at the Mississippi Lottery Headquarters or by mail. Mississippi Lottery Winner Claim form, proper identification (ID) and the original ticket must be provided for all claims of $600 or more. If mailing, send required documentation to:
Mississippi Lottery Corporation
P.O. Box 321462
Flowood, MS
39232
If your prize is $100,000 or more, the claim must be made in person at the Mississippi Lottery headquarters. Please bring identification, such as a government-issued photo ID and a Social Security card to verify your identity. Winners of large prizes may also have the option of setting up electronic funds transfer (EFT) for direct deposits into a bank account.
Mississippi Lottery Headquarters
1080 River Oaks Drive, Bldg. B-100
Flowood, MS
39232
Mississippi Lottery prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing date. For detailed instructions and necessary forms, please visit the Mississippi Lottery claim page.
When are the Mississippi Lottery drawings held?
- Cash 3: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
- Cash 4: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
- Match 5: Daily at 9:30 p.m. CT.
- Cash Pop: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
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