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S84-27219 (3-11 Feb 1984) --- Astronaut Ronald E. McNair, 41-B mission specialist, doubles as "director" for a movie being "produced" aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger.  McNair’s name tag ("Cecil B. McNair") and beret and slate are all humorous props for application of a serious piece of cargo on this eight day flight - the Cinema 360 camera.  Two of the cameras were carried aboard the Challenger to provide a test for motion picture photography in a unique format designed especially for planetarium viewing.  This camera was located in the crew cabin area and a second was stowed in a getaway special (GAS) canister in the payload bay.  The other camera recorded extravehicular activity (EVA) of the flight’s other two mission specialists, Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart.

McNair Program searching for applicants

Ashley Hobson and Ashley Hobson | October 1, 2018

The McNair Scholars Program is accepting applicants for the upcoming school year. The program targets low-income, first-generation college students. However, students of all backgrounds who have completed...

Research to Aid First Responders

Research to Aid First Responders

Afnan Beauti and Afnan Beauti | April 26, 2015

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Southern Mississippi has achieved yet another scientific accomplishment. Researchers in the department are attempting to detect radiation in...

Students to Unveil Work at Symposium

Students to Unveil Work at Symposium

Karyn Lewis and Karyn Lewis | April 22, 2015

About 300 people will attend The University of Southern Mississippi’s 2015 Undergraduate Symposium on Research and Creative Activity. The two-day event will take place Friday, April 24 through Saturday,...

USM Continues Oil Spill Research

USM Continues Oil Spill Research

Kathryn Miller and Kathryn Miller | April 19, 2015

Monday marks the fifth anniversary of the massive oil spill that contaminated the northern Gulf of Mexico, which was the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. As most remember, the explosion...

Professor Draws Research Program to USM

Professor Draws Research Program to USM

Nikki Smith and Nikki Smith | April 19, 2015

The inaugural National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program (NRT) was brought to The University of Southern Mississippi due to a project by professor Derek Patton. The graduate education training...

Lauren Hill: Making Every Moment Count

Lauren Hill: Making Every Moment Count

Ashley Hickman and Ashley Hickman | April 15, 2015

Lauren Hill, a terminally ill college basketball player, died this past Friday. Hill has an unforgettable story that has touched the hearts of many. The 19-year-old college basketball player was remembered...

New Minor for Future Student Affair Leaders

J.D. Rimann and J.D. Rimann | April 12, 2015

For students considering adding a minor in the Fall of 2015, the options have just increased by one. The undergraduate minor in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership will be offered through...

The Point Sur vessel USM purchased from the San Jose State University Research Foundation.

The Point Sur: USM’s Opportunity to Advance South Mississippi

Community Author and Community Author | April 1, 2015

Recently, I had the opportunity to experience a significant milestone in the growth and development of The University of Southern Mississippi’s research program as the research vessel Point Sur made...

The Point Sur vessel USM purchased from the San Jose State University Research Foundation.

USM’s Point Sur arrives in Gulfport Sunday

Kathryn Miller and Kathryn Miller | March 30, 2015

The University of Southern Mississippi's newest research vessel, the Point Sur, docked at its new home at the Port of Gulfport Sunday, according to a USM press release. The 135-foot vessel completed a...

Felder Discusses Benefits of Slow Gardening

Chris Lee and Chris Lee | March 22, 2015

Last Wednesday, the Southern Miss Food Research Group hosted the third installment of its four-part lecture series called “Culinary Communities of Mississippi” at the Peck House Osher Lifelong Learning...

Eagle SPUR Offers Research Grant

Afnan Beauti and Afnan Beauti | February 18, 2015

The Eagle Scholars Program for Undergraduate Research (Eagle SPUR), established in fall 2013, is a competitive research experience opportunity, in which students conduct independent research under the...

Professor, students research dog behavior

Karyn Lewis and Karyn Lewis | November 10, 2014

For the past year, dogs of the Humane Society of South Mississippi have been participating in behavioral studies developed by researchers at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus. Heidi...

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