Nowitzki welcomed Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points, winning the matchup of Western Conference All-Star power forwards and helping Dallas stave off a Minnesota in a 104-97 victory over on Friday.

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Shawn Marion had game highs of 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and the 6-foot-7 forward also helped to frustrate Denver's top scoring threat as the Mavericks stretched their winning streak to five.

Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks erased a 15-point deficit with a dominant second half to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 82-75 on Friday night.

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JANS – M. Christopher Brown II, president of Alcorn State University, has received the 2011 Excellence in Education Award from the College of Education at Penn State University. He was honored at the College of Education’s annual Alumni Society Awards Banquet in October. Brown received his doctorate degree in higher education from Penn State in [...]

L to R: Capt. Eduardo Martinez, President Beverly W. Hogan and Mr. John Fox III JANS – Tougaloo, MS – The Mississippi Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, announced today Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan of Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, MS, was honored with a [...]

JANS – This year Piney Woods School has started its first Global Studies Program. The Mission of the program is to be an educational and social support center for students as well as faculty. Our goal is to strengthen the opportunities for educational attainment and provide students the opportunities to overcome preconceived notions and stereotypes [...]

  JANS – Mississippi State faculty member Michael V. Williams is the author of a new book profiling civil rights icon Medgar Wiley Evers. Published by the University of Arkansas Press, “Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr” chronicles the life and work of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s first fulltime Mississippi field secretary, [...]

JANS – Students from Henry J. Kirksey Middle School have been sharing their time and talents with their surrounding communities through service projects during the months of October and November 2011. Some of the projects included a canned food drive, fundraiser for the American Cancer Society during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, cards for veterans [...]

– Dr. Hardy, an ASI Fellow and Professor of Biology, is responsible for coordinating the academic, research, and service activities of the faculty, staff and students. The Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) is composed of six colleges, and four divisions: College of Business, College of Education and Human Development, College of Liberal Arts, College of [...]

JANS – Hinds Community College recognized retirees Rosia Wade Crisler of Utica and Jimmy Smith of Loyd Star, who were granted emeritus status by the college Board of Trustees, at the Jan. 3 spring 2012 opening convocation. To date, Hinds has recognized 24 retirees with emeritus status. Emeritus status is an honor granted to retired [...]

“Bach to the Future� was the theme of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s concerts this year for JPS upper elementary students   Students were bused to Thalia Mara Hall for interactive education concerts January 30 and 31. The concerts utilized a “time machine� approach, taking students to different periods in the history of music-making.  Music ranged [...]

JANS – Alcorn students, alumni, employees, retirees, local elected officials, legislators, and community members, gathered Feb. 7 in the Oakland Memorial Chapel for Heritage Convocation 2012 where the Honorable Judge Glenda Hatchett of the two-time Emmy nominated, nationally syndicated TV show Judge Hatchett and member of the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons’ Board of Advisors, [...]

Funds to support Animal Secrets Exhibit JANS – The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of Mississippi’s biological diversity, was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Plum Creek Foundation.The gift will support the Animal Secrets exhibit. Through collections, research, scientific databases, education and exhibits, the Mississippi [...]