{"id":133998,"date":"2023-10-30T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=133998"},"modified":"2023-10-30T12:09:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:09:24","slug":"university-of-mississippi-partners-with-local-high-schools-to-monitor-water-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/university-of-mississippi-partners-with-local-high-schools-to-monitor-water-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Mississippi Partners With Local High Schools to Monitor Water Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Six north Mississippi high schools to test community water, engage in research<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The University of Mississippi<\/strong><\/a> is partnering with North Mississippi<\/strong> schools this year to offer enrichment about water quality and citizen science projects around water testing in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Environmental Protection Agency<\/strong> is funding the project with a $100,000 grant. In August, the EPA announced it will provide $3.1 million to 33 organizations across the country<\/a> to promote environmental education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project is led by Matteo D’Alessio<\/strong>, assistant professor of civil engineering; Laura Martin<\/strong>, associate director of the Grisham-McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement<\/strong><\/a>; and Grace Rushing,<\/strong> civil engineering lecturer. Together, the group will provide training, research opportunities and more than 300 reusable STEM kits to six north Mississippi high schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are so grateful to our K-12 partners for permitting us the opportunity to build on our partnerships and add this dimension of environmental education to our collaboration,” Martin said. “This project will support local knowledge and develop skills to promote environmental stewardship.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participating schools include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n