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Alternate Title
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory: A Mississippi Academy
Document Type
Article
Abstract
A brief overview of the creation and growth of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, this article traces the institution’s history and its strong relationship with the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. The Mississippi Academy of Sciences officially dedicated the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) with the opening of the first summer session at Magnolia State Park in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on August 28, 1947. Mississippians in scientific and educational circles had worked for two decades toward creating a research and educational laboratory focused on the state’s marine and coastal environments. The Academy’s priorities were scholarly research and education. Political leaders were interested in the potential for a direct effect on the economy of Mississippi. The evolution of that two-fold focus has created a unique institution that integrates scientific discovery with graduate, undergraduate and public education as well as with rapid and effective response to questions of public concern.
First Page
61
Last Page
69
DOI Link
Recommended Citation
Skupien, L. and J. M. Shaw.
1998.
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory: A Mississippi Academy.
Gulf Research Reports
10
(1):
61-69.
Retrieved from https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol10/iss1/7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18785/grr.1001.07
