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.elementor-element,\n.elementor-section .elementor-container,\n.elementor-section .elementor-row,\n.e-con,\n.e-con-inner,\n.e-child,\n.e-con > .e-con-inner {\n padding: 0 !important;\n margin: 0 !important;\n gap: 0 !important;\n background: transparent !important;\n background-color: transparent !important;\n background-image: none !important;\n border: none !important;\n box-shadow: none !important;\n max-width: none !important;\n width: 100% !important;\n}\n\n\/* Section-level Elementor wrappers *\/\n.elementor-section,\n.elementor-top-section,\n.elementor-inner-section {\n padding: 0 !important;\n margin: 0 !important;\n background: transparent !important;\n background-color: transparent !important;\n background-image: none !important;\n}\n\n\/* Strip Elementor heading color overrides *\/\n.elementor-widget-container h1,\n.elementor-widget-container h2,\n.elementor-widget-container h3,\n.elementor-widget-container h4,\n.elementor-widget-container h5,\n.elementor-widget-container p,\n.elementor-widget-container a {\n color: inherit !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Dark section hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\n .hero and .cta-band.dk MUST stay dark regardless of\n Elementor theme color injection.\n\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.hero,\n.hero * {\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.hero__inner {\n justify-items: center !important;\n text-align: center !important;\n}\n.hero__inner > div {\n display: flex !important;\n flex-direction: column !important;\n align-items: center !important;\n text-align: center !important;\n max-width: 780px !important;\n margin: 0 auto !important;\n}\n.hero__btns {\n justify-content: center !important;\n}\n.hero__desc {\n max-width: 640px !important;\n margin-left: auto !important;\n margin-right: auto !important;\n}\n.hero__tag {\n display: inline-block !important;\n}\n.hero {\n background-color: #00152E !important;\n background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #00152E 0%, #002147 60%, #003366 100%) !important;\n position: relative !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk {\n background-color: #002147 !important;\n background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #00152E 0%, #002147 100%) !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk * {\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk .btn--primary {\n background-color: #00659E !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk .btn--outline-white {\n border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6) !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Section background hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.sec {\n background-color: #FFFFFF !important;\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n.sec--off {\n background-color: #F3F7FB !important;\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n.sec--surface {\n background-color: #E6EEF6 !important;\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Text color hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.sec .sec-title,\n.sec .sec-eyebrow,\n.sec h2,\n.sec h3 {\n color: #002147;\n}\n.sec p,\n.sec li,\n.sec dd,\n.sec dt {\n color: #4A5060;\n}\n.sec a {\n color: #00629A;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 About section hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.about-facts {\n background: #E6EEF6 !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) !important;\n}\n.about-facts__title {\n color: #00629A !important;\n font-weight: 700 !important;\n}\n.about-facts dl dt {\n color: #636B78 !important;\n text-transform: uppercase !important;\n font-size: .72rem !important;\n letter-spacing: .08em !important;\n font-weight: 700 !important;\n}\n.about-facts dl dd {\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n font-size: .97rem !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Card hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.card {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n}\n.card__eyebrow { color: #00629A !important; }\n.card__title { color: #002147 !important; }\n.card__text { color: #4A5060 !important; }\n.card__link { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Faculty card hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.faculty-card {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n}\n.faculty-card__name { color: #002147 !important; }\n.faculty-card__title { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.faculty-card__contact, \n.faculty-card__contact a { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Resource list hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.resource-item {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-bottom-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.resource-item__name { color: #002147 !important; }\n.resource-item__desc { color: #4A5060 !important; }\n.resource-item__link { color: #00629A !important; border-color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Program card hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.program-card {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n.program-card__name { color: #002147 !important; }\n.program-card__level { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.program-card__dot { background: #008ED6 !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Tab hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.tabs__btn {\n background: transparent !important;\n color: #002147 !important;\n border-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.tabs__btn[aria-selected=\"true\"] {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n border-color: #002147 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Accordion hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.accordion__trigger {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n color: #002147 !important;\n border-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.accordion__trigger[aria-expanded=\"true\"] {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.accordion__body { \n background: #FFFFFF !important; \n color: #4A5060 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Nav drawer hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-drawer {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.fnav-drawer__header {\n background: #00152E !important;\n border-bottom-color: rgba(0,142,214,0.3) !important;\n}\n.fnav-drawer__title { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.fnav-drawer__eyebrow { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.fnav-item { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85) !important; }\n.fnav-item.is-active,\n.fnav-item:hover { color: #FFFFFF !important; background: rgba(0,142,214,0.2) !important; }\n.fnav-group__label { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.fnav-drawer__footer { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.fnav-footer-link { color: #FFFFFF !important; text-decoration: none; }\n.fnav-footer-link:hover { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Hero text hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.hero__tag { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.hero__title { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.hero__desc { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85) !important; }\n.hero__btns .btn--primary { background-color: #00659E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.hero__btns .btn--outline-white { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6) !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Breadcrumb hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.breadcrumb { background: #002147 !important; }\n.breadcrumb a, .breadcrumb span { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75) !important; }\n.breadcrumb [aria-current=\"page\"] { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Contact section hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.contact-items { color: #1C2430 !important; }\n.contact-item__label { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.contact-item__val { color: #1C2430 !important; }\n.contact-item__val a { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Skip link \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.skip-link:focus {\n background: #008ED6 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 BTT button \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.jsu-btt {\n background: #00659E !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Menu toggle \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-toggle {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.fnav-toggle:hover { background: #007ABB !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 WCAG: Ensure minimum contrast on all body text \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\nbody { \n background-color: #FFFFFF !important; \n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 TICKER STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 *\/\n.ticker-wrap{\n background:#00152E;\n border-top:1px solid rgba(0,142,214,.25);\n border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,142,214,.25);\n overflow:hidden;\n padding:.55rem 0;\n position:relative;\n}\n.ticker-wrap::before,\n.ticker-wrap::after{\n content:'';\n position:absolute;\n top:0;bottom:0;\n width:80px;\n z-index:2;\n pointer-events:none;\n}\n.ticker-wrap::before{\n left:0;\n background:linear-gradient(to right,#00152E,transparent);\n}\n.ticker-wrap::after{\n right:0;\n background:linear-gradient(to left,#00152E,transparent);\n}\n.ticker-label{\n position:absolute;\n left:0;top:50%;\n transform:translateY(-50%);\n background:#008ED6;\n color:#FFFFFF;\n font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size:.65rem;\n font-weight:700;\n letter-spacing:.12em;\n text-transform:uppercase;\n padding:.35rem .75rem;\n z-index:3;\n white-space:nowrap;\n}\n.ticker-track{\n display:flex;\n align-items:center;\n gap:0;\n width:max-content;\n animation:ticker-scroll 40s linear infinite;\n padding-left:160px;\n}\n.ticker-track:hover{animation-play-state:paused;}\n.ticker-item{\n display:inline-flex;\n align-items:center;\n gap:.5rem;\n white-space:nowrap;\n padding:0 1.5rem;\n font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size:.78rem;\n font-weight:500;\n color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);\n transition:color .2s;\n text-decoration:none;\n}\n.ticker-item:hover{color:#3DB4F0;}\n.ticker-item::before{\n content:'';\n display:inline-block;\n width:4px;height:4px;\n border-radius:50%;\n background:#008ED6;\n flex-shrink:0;\n}\n@keyframes ticker-scroll{\n 0%{transform:translateX(0);}\n 100%{transform:translateX(-50%);}\n}\n@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){\n .ticker-track{animation:none;overflow-x:auto;}\n}\n\/* \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO CENTERING \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 *\/\n.hero__inner{\n justify-items:center;\n text-align:center;\n}\n.hero__inner > div{\n display:flex;\n flex-direction:column;\n align-items:center;\n text-align:center;\n max-width:780px;\n margin:0 auto;\n}\n.hero__desc{\n max-width:640px;\n margin-left:auto;\n margin-right:auto;\n}\n.hero__btns{\n justify-content:center;\n}\n\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Visually hidden elements \u2014 explicit colors for accessibility checkers \u2500\u2500 *\/\n.sr-only,\n.visually-hidden {\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n background-color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Screen-reader-only toggle label \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-toggle__label {\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Skip link always has explicit colors \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.skip-link {\n background-color: #00659E !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Breadcrumb: sit flush below global header \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\nbody {\n padding-top: 65px !important;\n background-color: #002147 !important;\n}\n.breadcrumb {\n margin-top: 0 !important;\n 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href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2026\/06\/Trump-Administration-Education-Policy-Changes_2025-1.pdf\">Trump Administration Education Policy Changes_2025<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2025<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/12\/MURC.STD_.Forum_.Summary.Report_Nov.2025.Final_.pdf\">MURC’s Uncomfortable Conversations Series Forum Report: Proceedings and Key Findings on Mississippi’s STD Crisis_Nov.2025<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/12\/Update.HomicideRatesGunViolence.JacksonMS_Fall2025.Final_.pdf\">An Update on Homicide Rates and Other Gun Violence Issues in Mississippi and the City of Jackson_Fall2025<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/12\/STD.Rates_SouthernStates.Snapshot.Dec2025.pdf\">Sexually Transmitted (STD) Rates in the Southern Region of the United States_DataSnapshot.Dec2025<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/09\/Social-MediaUrban-Issues.Compendium.092025-1.pdf\">Social Media’s Impact on Select Urban Issues.Compendium.092025<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/03\/BrainDrainShrinkingCities.in_.MS_Jan2025.Final_.pdf\">Examining the Issue of “Brain Drain”: Implications for Mississippi and Shrinking Cities<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/03\/Interplay.of_.CommunityResilienceNonprofits_Final.pdf\">Examining the Relationship between Community Resilience and Nonprofits in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2023-2024<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/03\/HomicidesCOVID19.Newspaper.ResBrief_March2025.pdf\">Homicides&COVID19.Newspaper.ResBrief_March2025<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/09\/Impact.COVID19.PublicSchools.YRBSS_.ResearchBrief.091024.pdf\">Possible Impact of COVID-19 on the Physical and Mental Health of Mississippi Youth: A Review of YRBSS Survey Data_ResearchBrief.091024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/08\/AdverseChildhoodExperiences-COVID19_DataSnaphot.Spring2024-1.pdf\">Adverse Childhood Experiences & COVID19_DataSnaphot.Spring2024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/MURC.Snapshot_DecliningEnrollment.May2024.pdf\">Comparing Declining Enrollment – JPS vs. Other MS Schools Districts_DataSnapshot.May 2024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/08\/Teacher.Preparation.BestPractices_Research.Brief_May2024.fv_.pdf\">Teacher Preparation Best Practices_Research Brief.May2024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/MURC.Snapshot.PopChanges.June2023.Final_.pdf\">MS 15 Largest Cities: 2022 Population Growth or Loss Estimates_DataSnapshot.June 2023<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/02\/YRBSS.Suicide_Data.Snapshot_Final.v1.Spring2024.pdf\">YRBSS.Suicide_Data.Snapshot_Final.Spring2024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/02\/PawnShopsHomicides.In_.JacksonMS_Finalv1.Spring2024.pdf\">Pawn Shops & Homicides.JacksonMS_DataSnapshot.Final.Spring 2024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/CrimeCrimJusticeSystem.Issues.Jackson_Final_Fall2023v2.pdf\">Issues and Factors Associated with Crime & the Criminal Justice System in Jackson, MS_ResearchBrief.Fall 2023<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/Trauma.MS_.Schools.Survey.Report_Final.v2_Fall2023.pdf\">Examining Trauma-Informed Practices in MS Public Schools_Research Brief.Fall 2023<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2022-2023<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/2nd.Edition_Mobilizing.Emergencies.Guide_.Final_.Dec2023.pdf\">Mobilizing for Emergencies: A Resource Guide for Churches and Other Community Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/MURC.Snapshot_HousingEstimates.June2023.Final_.pdf\">Changes in Housing Units in Mississippi Counties Per 2022 Population Estimates<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/Charter.vs_.Public.School_MURC.Research.Brief_Feb2023v-1.pdf\">Charter vs. Public.School_MURC Research Brief_Feb2023v-1<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/MS.State_.Fair_.Econ_.Impact.Report_Final.Oct2022v.pdf\">MS State Fair Econ Impact Report_Final.Oct2022v<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/Gun.ViolenceHomicide.Research.Brief_Final.07.28.22v-1.pdf\">Examining Gun Violence Homicide Rates Across America: Trends, Factors, and Potential Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/MURC-Online-Journal-Recommendations-Guide-Preview-Cover-Ver-3.pdf\">MURC Online Journal Recommendations Guide Preview Cover Ver-3<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/MURC-Get-Ready-Event-Summary-Report_Final.pdf\">GET READY: A Community and Household Disaster Preparation Seminar<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/2022.OJRUR_JacksonWaterCrisis_Special.Issue_.Final_.pdf\">Implications of 2021 Jackson Water Crisis: Past, Present, and Future<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2022-2023 Snapshot<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/MURC.Snapshot_Gender.Role_.Strain.Paradigm_Theory_Feb2023v.pdf\">Comparison of Homicide Rates in Jackson, MS and Several Southern US Cities<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2021<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/MURC.Snapshot.Poverty.Cities.Oct2021.Final_.pdf\">Prior to Pandemic, Poverty Levels in Some Cities Were Slowly Improving<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/05\/Incarcerated.Mentally.ILL_.Forum_.Summary_April.21.2021.Final_.pdf\">Incarcerated.Mentally.ILL.Forum.Summary_April.21.2021.Final<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/05\/ConnectJxn.FocusGroups.Summary.Rept_April23.2021v2.pdf\">ConnectJxn.FocusGroups.Summary.Rept_April23.2021v2<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/05\/Social.Effects.COVID19.Forum_.Summary_Final.May21.2021.docx\">Social.Effects.COVID19.Forum.Summary_Final.May21.2021<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/05\/Med.Marijuana.Final_.Report.Full_Jan13.2021v.pdf\">Med.Marijuana.Final.Report.Full_Jan13.2021v<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/05\/ExecutiveSummary_Med.Marijuana.Final_.Rept_Jan13.2021v2.pdf\">ExecutiveSummary_Med.Marijuana.Final.Rept_Jan13.2021v2<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/02\/Health.BehaviorsChronicDiseases.In_.MS_Feb01.2021v.pdf\">2021 (vol. 1 issue 2) Exploring the Relationship between Health Behaviors, Factors, and Chronic Diseases in Mississippi’s 82 counties, January 2021<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/01\/Impact.COVID19_Incarcerated.Mentally.ILL_Jan25.2021v.pdf\">2021 (vol. 1 issue 1) The Impact of COVID-19 on the Incarcerated Mentally Ill Upon Reentry to the Community, January 2021<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2020<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/01\/Research-Brief-Lessons-from-Flint-Part-II-A-Follow-Up-Report-Examining-Lead-Contamination-in-Twelve-Urban-Areas-12-2020.pdf\">2020 (vol. 2, issue 2) Lessons from Flint Part-II: A Follow-Up Report Examining Lead Contamination in Twelve Urban Areas, December 2020<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/01\/Considerations-for-Optimizing-CDBG-Spending-in-Jackson-MS.pdf\">2020 (vol. 2, issue 1) Optimizing CDBG Spending, December 2020<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/07\/Self.EsteemAcademicPerformance.MURC_.Snapshot_June30.2020.pdf\">2020 (MURC Snapshot) Improving Student’s Academic Performance from the Inside Out: The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and AcademicPerformance_June30.2020<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/ReducingNumber.of_.IncarceratedMentallyILL_TechAsstGuide_June152020.pdf\">2020 (Special Report) Reducing the Number of Incarcerated Persons with Mentally Illness: A Technical Assistance Guide<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/Interruption-of-the-Grieving-Process-Due-to-COVID19_June2020.pdf\">2020 (vol. 1, issue 2) Interruption of the Grieving Process Due to COVID19_June2020<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/Comparison.of_.JPS_.AF_Rated.Schools_March2020.pdf\">2020 (vol. 1, issue 1) Comparison of Factors Influencing High- and Low-rated Elementary Schools in the Jackson Public Schools’ District<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2019<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/EBCC_Summative.Final_.Rept_.Nov08th.pdf\">2019 (Special Report) East Biloxi Community Collaborative Needs Assessment Summative Final Report<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/Socioecon.Consequences-of-Changing-Family-Structures.LitReview.Nov2019.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 6) Socioeconomic Consequences of Changing Family Structures: A Literature Review<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/Area.Profile.Rept_.for_.ClintonNAACP.Ed_.Committee.Nov082019v.pdf\">2019 (Special Report) Identification of Issues Impacting Educational Performance in the Clinton Public School District<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/CaseStudy_JMHCT_June2019.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 5) A Case Study of Hinds County’s (MS) Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Team<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/District.Consolidation.June07version.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 4) The Impact of School District Consolidation on Academic Achievement in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/HomeMortgageDifferences.in_.MS_JSU.MURC_.Juney2019.pdf\">2019 (Special Report) Home Mortgage Approval & Denial Rates in MS<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/FamilyStructure.Brief_Final_May2019.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 3) Changes in Family Household Structures and Possible Societal Implications<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Flint.Jackson.Comparative.WaterLead.Study_Final.May2019.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 2) Lessons from Flint: A Comparative Study of Water Lead Levels in Jackson, MS and 11 Southeastern Cities<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/COJ.1_SalesTax.Infrastructure.Brief_.March2019.Final_.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 1) Examining the City of Jackson’s 1% Sales Tax Infrastructure Program: Insights & Implications<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2015-2018<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/research-briefs-special-reports-archives-2015-2018\/\">2015 – 2018 Archived Research Briefs\/Special Reports<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h3 class=\"pub-h3\">Online Journal of Rural and Urban Research<\/h3>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2023 Spring Journal: COVID<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/COVID19.Special.Journal.Edition.Final_v2.pdf\">Challenges to Healthcare Programming Vaccination Efforts and Community Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2022 Spring Journal: Jackson Water Crisis<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2022\/02\/2022.OJRUR_JacksonWaterCrisis_Special.Issue_.Final_-1.pdf\">2022.OJRUR_JacksonWaterCrisis_Special.Issue.Final<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2017 (vol.7, no.1) Theme: Public Health<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/2017.OJRUR_.Whole_journal.pdf\">2017.OJRUR.Whole_journal<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL3-Socio-Political-Ideology-final.FINAL_.pdf\">The Effect of African American Socio-Political Ideology on Diabetes and Hypertension Diagnoses<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Kristie J. Lipford<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/Editorial_final.pdf\">The First School of Public Health in Mississippi: Challenges and Opportunities<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Mohammad Shahbazi<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL6-Community-Health-Model-final.FINAL_.pdf\">The Community Health Model (CHM): A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Racial\/Ethnic Community Change<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Joyce Buckner-Brown<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL3-Socio-Political-Ideology-final.FINAL_.pdf\">A Preventive Intervention Model for Preschool Children Who Are At-Risk for Language and Literacy Difficulties<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Betty D. Sutton, EdD; Caroline McCormick, BS; Kimberley Ritchie, BS; Teaonna Rochell, BS; Brandi Newkirk-Turner, PhD<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL9-Prevention-Program-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Designing and Implementing a Prevention Program that Targets Language and Literacy Development<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Lekeitha R. Morris, PhD<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL1-Living-with-HIV-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Living with HIV\/AIDS in Rural and Urban Areas of the Midwest<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Sarah Donley, C. Patrice Lockett<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/Editorial_final.pdf\">The First School of Public Health in Mississippi: Challenges and Opportunities<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Mohammad Shahbazi<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL12-Recruitment-and-Retention-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Recruitment and Retention of Males and Persons from Minority Backgrounds into the Fields of Communication Sciences and Disorders<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Mary Langford Hall, Brandi Newkirk-Turner, Betty D. Sutton<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/Revise_FINAL7-Enhancing-Maternal-and-Child-Health-final.FINAL-3.pdf\">Enhancing Maternal and Child Health in Mississippi: Is the One Key Question® (OKQ) Initiative a Potential Solution?<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Wengora Thompson, Joni Roberts<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL4-Predictors-of-Dental-Care-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Predictors of Dental Care Service Utilization among Hispanics\/Latinos in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Azad R. Bhuiyan, Sophia S. Leggett, Pamela D. McCoy, Gerri A. Cannon-Smith, Maria Barvie<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL2-From-Their-Hearts-to-Our-final.FINAL_.pdf\">From Their Hearts to Our Ears: Former Wards in Rural Communities Discuss Permanency<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Shonda Lawrence<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL5-StepN2Life-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Step N2 Life- A Pilot Investigation on the Benefits of Community-Developed Intervention to Reduce Hypertension in Mississippi<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Bettye Tyler, Mangle Shanks, Saundra Hill, Ruby Gray, Clifton Addison, Brenda W. Campbell Jenkins, Adrianne Clark, Marty Fortenberry, Darcel Odom, Donna Antoine-LaVigne<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL8-Treating-Depr-Commentaryfinal.FINAL_.pdf\">Treating Depression: A Strategy for Preventing and Reducing Chronic Illnesses<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Mary Langford Hall<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL11-Preventing-Illiteracy-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Preventing Illiteracy: Improving the Practice of Selecting Reading Assessments or Early Learners<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Tracy Harris, Regina Fults McMurtery, Alfonzo Haralson<\/span><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2016 (vol.6, no.1) Theme: Economic Development in Distressed Communities<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Anderson_Commentary.4.15.16.pdf\">Enhancing Workforce Readiness Using Civic Education and Service Learning Experiences of College Students and Their Political Efficacy<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Bacon_final-1.pdf\">Human Capital Enhancement in Depressed Communities by Utilizing Teacher Loan Forgiveness Programs in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Branson_final.pdf\">An assessment of payday lending practicies in the Methro-Jackson Area (MS) and potential policy responses<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Brown_Ko.final_.pdf\">A correlation analysis of poverty with race, education, and economic well-being in Mississippi with suggested policy alternatives<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Coates_Final.pdf\">Challenges in securing financial resources on aging infrastructure in Jackson, Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Granger_research.pdf\">Editorial<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Ko_Day_final.pdf\">Measuring County Level Quality-of-Life for the State of Mississippi Using a Spatial Equilibrium Amenity Index<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Ko_Day_final.pdf\">Complying the EPA Regulation of Wastewater Treatement Utilizing Ecosystem Services of Natural Wetlands as a Component of Wastewater Treatment System in Economically Depressed Communities in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Mozee_Final.pdf\">Addressing African American Male Unemployment in Two Inner-City Neighborhoods: A “Credentialed Skills Quandary”<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Proctor_research-.pdf\">Food Insecurity in the South: A Case Study of Food Desert Identification and Community-Based Solution in Hattiesburg, Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Thompson_research.pdf\">A Comparative Assessment of Green Economy Growth among Five State Capital Cities and Policy Recommendations in the United States<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2015 (vol.5, no.1) Theme: Social Determinants of Health<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Albeely_Jenkins_C-_EDITED.pdf\">Impact of Vaccinations on Improving the Health of Children<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Dawson_buildingEDIT.pdf\">Building state, academic, and community partnerships to improve health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Editorial-Team.pdf\">Editorial Team<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Editorial.pdf\">Editorial — Addressing Social Determinants to Eliminate Health Disparities, Achieve Health Equity, and Improve Health<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/End_of_life.C.7.13.15-1EDIT-1.pdf\">End_of_life Care Decision-Making: Race Matters<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/FAS_7.9.15_10.53-1EDIT.pdf\">Family Affluence Scale Revisited: Accumulation of Material Possessions verses Children’s Perception of Their Family Being Well-off<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Jackson_final_C_race-4-1.pdf\">Racism and Urban Health Disparities: Using a Community-Based Approach<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Kirkup.9.4.15corrected.pdf\">Prevalence and Trends of Underweight among Mississippi Public School Students: 2005-2013<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Leggette_2EDIT.pdf\">Assessing the Nutrition Environments in the Southern Quadrant Area in Jackson, Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Origins_vacc-1.pdf\">Origins of Vaccination and Immunizations<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/public.health_vacc-1.pdf\">Public Health Need and Vaccination<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Thomas_urban_C-1-1.pdf\">Urban Sprawl as a Link to Sustainable Development: Negative Health Effects<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Utility_vacc-1.pdf\">Utility of Vaccinations and the Body’s Immune System<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Vann_Jenkins_C.pdf\">Vaccinations: Reducing the Burden of Disease<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Zang_Mozee-1-1-2.pdf\">Strategies to make long-term obesity treatments more effective<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2014 (vol.4, no.1) Theme: The Utilization of Non-Traditional Interventions to Promote Healthy Living<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/A-Comparison-of-Obesity-across-Geographic-Areas-template-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">A Comparison of Obesity across Geographic Areas<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Association-between-CDH13-Variants-and-the-Initiation-of-Alcohol-and-Sexual-Behavior-template-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Association between CDH13 Variants and the Initiation of Alcohol and Sexual Behavior<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Commentary-Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Increased Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder is a Public Health Concern<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Commentary-Becoming-a-Trauma-Informed-Agency-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Becoming a Trauma Informed Agency: A Commentary on Mental Healthcare<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Commentary-Heart-Attack-Symptoms-Knowledge-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Heart Attack Symptoms Knowledge can Lead Children to Summon Help for Grandparents<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Diary-Reporting-and-Phonetic-Transcription-template-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Diary Reporting and Phonetic Transcription for Effective Speech Analysis in Children with Disabilities: What Itard did not Know<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Dieting-May-Cause-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Dieting May Cause More Harm than Good: Mindful Eating may be a Healthier Approach to Managing Weight<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Disaster-Response-Multiple-University-Community-Partnerships-A-Case-Report-template-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Disaster Response Multiple University Community Partnerships A Case Report<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Editorial-Team-EDITED-Summer-2014.pdf\">Editorial Team<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Foreword-Payne-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Foreword<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Incorporating-Health-Related-Policies-within-Urban-Churches-Davis-Mozee-Billingsley-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Incorporating Health Related Policies within Urban Churches: A Strategy for Reducing Health Disparities<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/JSU-Anchor-Institution-Final.pdf\">JUnderstanding the Role and Effect of Anchor Institutions on the Revitalization of West Jackson: A Distressed Community<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Privileging-the-Client-template-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Privileging the Client Voice: The Path to Improving Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2013 (vol.3, no.1) Theme: Health Disparities Within a Rural and Urban Context<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/79-406-1-PB.pdf\">Improving educational services to students with speech-lanaguage disabilities through multidisciplinary collaborative clinical experiences in teacher preparation programs<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/80-459-1-PB.pdf\">Correlates of posttraumatic growth among African Americans living with HIV\/AIDS in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/85-382-1-PB.pdf\">Investigating the relationship between hazardous waste sites, cancer, obesity, and diabetes prevalence in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/86-386-1-PB.pdf\">America’s exploitation of health disparities leads to a call for a health movement among African Americans: A Commentary<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/87-347-2-CE.pdf\">Closing the gap of health disparities in urban communities: The role of the Seventh-day Adventist church<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/89-394-1-PB.pdf\">A public health crisis: Teen drivers and service learning as a strategy to prevent injuries and death<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/90-435-1-PB.pdf\">Editorial Team<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/95-469-1-PB.pdf\">Editorial — Closing the Gap in Health Disparities<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/92-461-1-PB.pdf\">Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC): The paradigm and burden of black women as an unequal research priority<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/94-477-1-PB.pdf\">Remedies for the obesity epidemic: Can we afford them? Do we want them?<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/96-433-1-PB.pdf\">QT interval duration in the Jackson Heart Study: A segregation analysis<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/98-474-1-PB.pdf\">Transportation-related barriers to care among African American women living with HIV\/AIDS: “What you getting out of the cab for”<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2012 (vol.2, no.1) Theme: Urban Education<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/64-269-1-PB.pdf\">Editorial Team<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/66-273-1-CE.pdf\">Towards a Model for Predicting Mississippi Public School Children’s Academic Performance<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/67-391-1-PB.pdf\">The prevalence of obesity among students at an African American university in the south<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/70-285-1-PB.pdf\">Cyberbullying Among College Students<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/75-389-1-PB.pdf\">Improving educational services to students with speech-language disabilities through multidisciplinary collaborative clinical experiences in teacher preparation programs<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2009 (vol.1, no.1) Theme: Enhancing the Quality of Life<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/2009.Journal.Edition.v1.docx\">2009.Journal.Edition — Includes All Articles Listed Below<\/a><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">Editorial<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">“Professor Johnson Goes to School”<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">Why HIV Rapid Testing Makes Sense on College Campuses: Lessons Learned at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU)<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">The Influence of Race and Gender in the Utilization of Invasive Procedures when Patients have Medicaid or Free Care<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">Public Opinion on Childhood Obesity as a Driving Force for Policy and Intervention Development<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">Comparison of In-Class and Online-Learning Students’ Performance and Attitudes in an Introduction to Biological Science Course Instruction<\/span><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h3 class=\"pub-h3\">The MURC Digest<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/MURC-Digest-October-2013-10.pdf\"><em>African Amerian Male Unemployment in Mississippi<\/em>, October 2013<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/FINAL_Special-Forum-on-Incarcerating-the-Mentally-Ill_June22_2017.pdf\">Special Forum on Incarcerating the Mentally Ill_June 22,_2017<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h3 class=\"pub-h3\">MURC Brochure<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/MURC-Brochure-2023.pdf\">MURC Brochure 2023<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h3 class=\"pub-h3\">The MURC Digest (Archive)<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest.pdf\">Volume 1, Issue 1 – February 2005 — Blueprint Mississippi Reconsidered<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol1-issue21.pdf\">Volume 1, Issue 2 – May 2005 — The Social and Behavioral Ecology of Youth Violence in West Jackson<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol1-issue31.pdf\">Volume 1, Issue 3 – October 2005 — Are Faith-Based HIV\/AIDS Programs Effective?<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol2-issue1.pdf\">Volume 2, Issue 1 – January 2006 — Citywide vs. Neighborhood-specific Crime Rates: Do they Matter for the City of Jackson?<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol2-issue2.pdf\">Volume 2, Issue 2 – April 2006 — Black, Dark, Disadvantaged: Crime, Punishment and Skin Hue in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol2-issue3.pdf\">Volume 2, Issue 3 – June 2006 — Is Mississippi Really the Worst Place to Live?: A Spatial Equilibrium Approach to Ranking Livable States<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol3-issue1.pdf\">Volume 3, Issue 1 – February 2007 — The Economic Impact of Jackson State University<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol4-issue1.pdf\">Volume 4, Issue 1 – January 2008 — CRIME IN MISSISSIPPI: A Trend Line Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.murc.org\/Murc.org\/murcpubs\/The%20MURC%20Digest%20vol5%20issue1.pdf\">Volume 5, Issue 1 – May 2009 — The Spread of HIV\/AIDS among African Americans and its Economic Impact<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.murc.org\/Murc.org\/murcpubs\/The%20MURC%20Digest%20vol5%20issue2.pdf\">Volume 5, Issue 2 – June 2009 — Crime in Mississippi: Does Community Involvement Really Matter?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h3 class=\"pub-h3\">Research Report<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/Research-Report05-01.pdf\">Research Report Series 05-01 — A Blueprint for Income Inequality and Lower Economic Growth in Urban and Delta Region Counties?<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/Research-Report05-02.pdf\">Research Report Series 05-02 — An Analysis of Violence Exposure among Youth in the West Jackson Community as a Correlate of At-Risk Behavior<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/Research-Report05-03.pdf\">Research Report Series 05-03 — Does Religion Constrain 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background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n}\n.card__eyebrow { color: #00629A !important; }\n.card__title { color: #002147 !important; }\n.card__text { color: #4A5060 !important; }\n.card__link { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Faculty card hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.faculty-card {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n}\n.faculty-card__name { color: #002147 !important; }\n.faculty-card__title { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.faculty-card__contact, \n.faculty-card__contact a { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Resource list hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.resource-item {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-bottom-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.resource-item__name { color: #002147 !important; }\n.resource-item__desc { color: #4A5060 !important; }\n.resource-item__link { color: #00629A !important; border-color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Program card hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.program-card {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n.program-card__name { color: #002147 !important; }\n.program-card__level { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.program-card__dot { background: #008ED6 !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Tab hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.tabs__btn {\n background: transparent !important;\n color: #002147 !important;\n border-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.tabs__btn[aria-selected=\"true\"] {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n border-color: #002147 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Accordion hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.accordion__trigger {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n color: #002147 !important;\n border-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.accordion__trigger[aria-expanded=\"true\"] {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.accordion__body { \n background: #FFFFFF !important; \n color: #4A5060 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Nav drawer hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-drawer {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.fnav-drawer__header {\n background: #00152E !important;\n border-bottom-color: rgba(0,142,214,0.3) !important;\n}\n.fnav-drawer__title { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.fnav-drawer__eyebrow { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.fnav-item { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85) !important; }\n.fnav-item.is-active,\n.fnav-item:hover { color: #FFFFFF !important; background: rgba(0,142,214,0.2) !important; }\n.fnav-group__label { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.fnav-drawer__footer { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.fnav-footer-link { color: #FFFFFF !important; text-decoration: none; }\n.fnav-footer-link:hover { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Hero text hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.hero__tag { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.hero__title { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.hero__desc { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85) !important; }\n.hero__btns .btn--primary { background-color: #00659E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.hero__btns .btn--outline-white { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6) !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Breadcrumb hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.breadcrumb { background: #002147 !important; }\n.breadcrumb a, .breadcrumb span { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75) !important; }\n.breadcrumb [aria-current=\"page\"] { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Contact section hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.contact-items { color: #1C2430 !important; }\n.contact-item__label { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.contact-item__val { color: #1C2430 !important; }\n.contact-item__val a { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Skip link \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.skip-link:focus {\n background: #008ED6 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 BTT button \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.jsu-btt {\n background: #00659E !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Menu toggle \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-toggle {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.fnav-toggle:hover { background: #007ABB !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 WCAG: Ensure minimum contrast on all body text \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\nbody { \n background-color: #FFFFFF !important; \n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 TICKER STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 *\/\n.ticker-wrap{\n background:#00152E;\n border-top:1px solid rgba(0,142,214,.25);\n border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,142,214,.25);\n overflow:hidden;\n padding:.55rem 0;\n position:relative;\n}\n.ticker-wrap::before,\n.ticker-wrap::after{\n content:'';\n position:absolute;\n top:0;bottom:0;\n width:80px;\n z-index:2;\n pointer-events:none;\n}\n.ticker-wrap::before{\n left:0;\n background:linear-gradient(to right,#00152E,transparent);\n}\n.ticker-wrap::after{\n right:0;\n background:linear-gradient(to left,#00152E,transparent);\n}\n.ticker-label{\n position:absolute;\n left:0;top:50%;\n transform:translateY(-50%);\n background:#008ED6;\n color:#FFFFFF;\n font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size:.65rem;\n font-weight:700;\n letter-spacing:.12em;\n text-transform:uppercase;\n padding:.35rem .75rem;\n z-index:3;\n white-space:nowrap;\n}\n.ticker-track{\n display:flex;\n align-items:center;\n gap:0;\n width:max-content;\n animation:ticker-scroll 40s linear infinite;\n padding-left:160px;\n}\n.ticker-track:hover{animation-play-state:paused;}\n.ticker-item{\n display:inline-flex;\n align-items:center;\n gap:.5rem;\n white-space:nowrap;\n padding:0 1.5rem;\n font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size:.78rem;\n font-weight:500;\n color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);\n transition:color .2s;\n text-decoration:none;\n}\n.ticker-item:hover{color:#3DB4F0;}\n.ticker-item::before{\n content:'';\n display:inline-block;\n width:4px;height:4px;\n border-radius:50%;\n background:#008ED6;\n flex-shrink:0;\n}\n@keyframes ticker-scroll{\n 0%{transform:translateX(0);}\n 100%{transform:translateX(-50%);}\n}\n@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){\n .ticker-track{animation:none;overflow-x:auto;}\n}\n\/* \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO CENTERING \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 *\/\n.hero__inner{\n justify-items:center;\n text-align:center;\n}\n.hero__inner > div{\n display:flex;\n flex-direction:column;\n align-items:center;\n text-align:center;\n max-width:780px;\n margin:0 auto;\n}\n.hero__desc{\n max-width:640px;\n margin-left:auto;\n margin-right:auto;\n}\n.hero__btns{\n justify-content:center;\n}\n\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Visually hidden elements \u2014 explicit colors for accessibility checkers \u2500\u2500 *\/\n.sr-only,\n.visually-hidden {\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n background-color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Screen-reader-only toggle label \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-toggle__label {\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Skip link always has explicit colors \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.skip-link {\n background-color: #00659E !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Breadcrumb: sit flush below global header \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\nbody {\n padding-top: 65px !important;\n background-color: #002147 !important;\n}\n.breadcrumb {\n margin-top: 0 !important;\n scroll-margin-top: 65px !important;\n}\n#main-content {\n scroll-margin-top: 65px !important;\n}\n.admin-bar body { padding-top: 97px !important; }\n.admin-bar .breadcrumb { scroll-margin-top: 97px !important; }\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Hero: full viewport height \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.hero {\n min-height: 100vh !important;\n height: 100vh !important;\n display: flex !important;\n align-items: center !important;\n justify-content: center !important;\n padding: 0 !important;\n position: relative !important;\n}\n.hero__inner {\n justify-items: center !important;\n text-align: center !important;\n padding: clamp(2rem, 4vh, 5rem) 0 !important;\n width: 100% !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* 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#00152E;\n padding: .3rem 0;\n border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,142,214,.2);\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__top-inner {\n max-width: 1340px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 0 clamp(1.25rem,4vw,3rem);\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n justify-content: space-between;\n gap: 1rem;\n flex-wrap: wrap;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__util-links {\n display: flex;\n flex-wrap: wrap;\n gap: .15rem .75rem;\n list-style: none;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__util-links a {\n font-family: 'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size: .68rem;\n font-weight: 500;\n color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);\n text-decoration: none;\n letter-spacing: .02em;\n transition: color .15s;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__util-links a:hover { color: #3DB4F0; }\n.jsu-global-nav__ctas {\n display: flex;\n gap: .4rem;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__cta {\n font-family: 'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size: .72rem;\n font-weight: 700;\n letter-spacing: .05em;\n text-decoration: none;\n padding: .3rem .85rem;\n border-radius: 4px;\n transition: background .15s, color .15s;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__cta--apply {\n background: #00659E;\n color: #FFFFFF;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__cta--apply:hover { background: #007ABB; }\n.jsu-global-nav__cta--visit {\n background: transparent;\n color: rgba(255,255,255,.8);\n border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.3);\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__cta--visit:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); color: #FFFFFF; }\n.jsu-global-nav__cta--give {\n background: #3DB4F0;\n color: #002147;\n font-weight: 800;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__cta--give:hover { background: #6DC8F5; }\n\n.jsu-global-nav__main {\n max-width: 1340px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 0 clamp(1.25rem,4vw,3rem);\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n justify-content: space-between;\n height: 64px;\n gap: 1.5rem;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__logo {\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n gap: .65rem;\n text-decoration: none;\n flex-shrink: 0;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__logo-mark {\n width: 44px;\n height: 44px;\n border-radius: 6px;\n background: #FFFFFF;\n display: flex;\n align-items: 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Dissemination is promoted through peer-reviewed scholarly articles on emerging topics, commentaries, case reports, as well as special publications and presentations.<\/p>\n <p class=\"mu-lead\">Periodically, MURC issues a call for papers and seeks reviewers for its <strong>Online Journal of Rural and Urban Research<\/strong>. OJRUR publishes original timely research from scholars in a variety of disciplines. Research on current and emerging topics also appear in the following publications — <strong>MURC Digest; MURC Research Briefs;<\/strong> and <strong>MURC Special Reports.<\/strong> Below is a listing of MURC-related publications:<\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top:1rem;\"><a class=\"btn btn--primary\" href=\"#publications\">Review Publications<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section class=\"sec sec--off\" id=\"quicklinks\" aria-labelledby=\"quicklinks-h\">\n <div class=\"w\">\n <div class=\"sec-head\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.1rem;\">\n <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">Explore MURC<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"quicklinks-h\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"ql-row\">\n <a class=\"btn btn--outline-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/about-us\/\">About MURC<\/a>\n <a class=\"btn btn--outline-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/staff\/\">Team<\/a>\n <a class=\"btn btn--outline-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/divisions\/contractual-services\/\">Research<\/a>\n <a class=\"btn btn--outline-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/divisions\/research\/\">Evaluation<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section class=\"sec\" id=\"publications\" aria-labelledby=\"publications-h\">\n <div class=\"w\">\n <div class=\"sec-head\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.1rem;\">\n <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">Archive<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"publications-h\">Publications<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <h3 class=\"pub-h3\">Research Briefs \/ Special Reports \/ Data Snapshots<\/h3>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2026<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2026\/06\/Strategies-for-Reducing-Residential-Blight_ResourceGuide.Feb2026-1.pdf\">Strategies for Reducing Residential Blight_ResourceGuide.Feb2026<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2026\/06\/Trump-Administration-Education-Policy-Changes_2025-1.pdf\">Trump Administration Education Policy Changes_2025<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2025<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/12\/MURC.STD_.Forum_.Summary.Report_Nov.2025.Final_.pdf\">MURC’s Uncomfortable Conversations Series Forum Report: Proceedings and Key Findings on Mississippi’s STD Crisis_Nov.2025<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/12\/Update.HomicideRatesGunViolence.JacksonMS_Fall2025.Final_.pdf\">An Update on Homicide Rates and Other Gun Violence Issues in Mississippi and the City of Jackson_Fall2025<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/12\/STD.Rates_SouthernStates.Snapshot.Dec2025.pdf\">Sexually Transmitted (STD) Rates in the Southern Region of the United States_DataSnapshot.Dec2025<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/09\/Social-MediaUrban-Issues.Compendium.092025-1.pdf\">Social Media’s Impact on Select Urban Issues.Compendium.092025<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/03\/BrainDrainShrinkingCities.in_.MS_Jan2025.Final_.pdf\">Examining the Issue of “Brain Drain”: Implications for Mississippi and Shrinking Cities<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/03\/Interplay.of_.CommunityResilienceNonprofits_Final.pdf\">Examining the Relationship between Community Resilience and Nonprofits in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2023-2024<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2025\/03\/HomicidesCOVID19.Newspaper.ResBrief_March2025.pdf\">Homicides&COVID19.Newspaper.ResBrief_March2025<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/09\/Impact.COVID19.PublicSchools.YRBSS_.ResearchBrief.091024.pdf\">Possible Impact of COVID-19 on the Physical and Mental Health of Mississippi Youth: A Review of YRBSS Survey Data_ResearchBrief.091024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/08\/AdverseChildhoodExperiences-COVID19_DataSnaphot.Spring2024-1.pdf\">Adverse Childhood Experiences & COVID19_DataSnaphot.Spring2024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/MURC.Snapshot_DecliningEnrollment.May2024.pdf\">Comparing Declining Enrollment – JPS vs. Other MS Schools Districts_DataSnapshot.May 2024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/08\/Teacher.Preparation.BestPractices_Research.Brief_May2024.fv_.pdf\">Teacher Preparation Best Practices_Research Brief.May2024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/MURC.Snapshot.PopChanges.June2023.Final_.pdf\">MS 15 Largest Cities: 2022 Population Growth or Loss Estimates_DataSnapshot.June 2023<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/02\/YRBSS.Suicide_Data.Snapshot_Final.v1.Spring2024.pdf\">YRBSS.Suicide_Data.Snapshot_Final.Spring2024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/02\/PawnShopsHomicides.In_.JacksonMS_Finalv1.Spring2024.pdf\">Pawn Shops & Homicides.JacksonMS_DataSnapshot.Final.Spring 2024<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/CrimeCrimJusticeSystem.Issues.Jackson_Final_Fall2023v2.pdf\">Issues and Factors Associated with Crime & the Criminal Justice System in Jackson, MS_ResearchBrief.Fall 2023<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/Trauma.MS_.Schools.Survey.Report_Final.v2_Fall2023.pdf\">Examining Trauma-Informed Practices in MS Public Schools_Research Brief.Fall 2023<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2022-2023<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/2nd.Edition_Mobilizing.Emergencies.Guide_.Final_.Dec2023.pdf\">Mobilizing for Emergencies: A Resource Guide for Churches and Other Community Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/MURC.Snapshot_HousingEstimates.June2023.Final_.pdf\">Changes in Housing Units in Mississippi Counties Per 2022 Population Estimates<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/Charter.vs_.Public.School_MURC.Research.Brief_Feb2023v-1.pdf\">Charter vs. Public.School_MURC Research Brief_Feb2023v-1<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/MS.State_.Fair_.Econ_.Impact.Report_Final.Oct2022v.pdf\">MS State Fair Econ Impact Report_Final.Oct2022v<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/Gun.ViolenceHomicide.Research.Brief_Final.07.28.22v-1.pdf\">Examining Gun Violence Homicide Rates Across America: Trends, Factors, and Potential Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/MURC-Online-Journal-Recommendations-Guide-Preview-Cover-Ver-3.pdf\">MURC Online Journal Recommendations Guide Preview Cover Ver-3<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/MURC-Get-Ready-Event-Summary-Report_Final.pdf\">GET READY: A Community and Household Disaster Preparation Seminar<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/2022.OJRUR_JacksonWaterCrisis_Special.Issue_.Final_.pdf\">Implications of 2021 Jackson Water Crisis: Past, Present, and Future<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2022-2023 Snapshot<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/MURC.Snapshot_Gender.Role_.Strain.Paradigm_Theory_Feb2023v.pdf\">Comparison of Homicide Rates in Jackson, MS and Several Southern US Cities<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2021<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2024\/07\/MURC.Snapshot.Poverty.Cities.Oct2021.Final_.pdf\">Prior to Pandemic, Poverty Levels in Some Cities Were Slowly Improving<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/05\/Incarcerated.Mentally.ILL_.Forum_.Summary_April.21.2021.Final_.pdf\">Incarcerated.Mentally.ILL.Forum.Summary_April.21.2021.Final<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/05\/ConnectJxn.FocusGroups.Summary.Rept_April23.2021v2.pdf\">ConnectJxn.FocusGroups.Summary.Rept_April23.2021v2<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/05\/Social.Effects.COVID19.Forum_.Summary_Final.May21.2021.docx\">Social.Effects.COVID19.Forum.Summary_Final.May21.2021<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/05\/Med.Marijuana.Final_.Report.Full_Jan13.2021v.pdf\">Med.Marijuana.Final.Report.Full_Jan13.2021v<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/05\/ExecutiveSummary_Med.Marijuana.Final_.Rept_Jan13.2021v2.pdf\">ExecutiveSummary_Med.Marijuana.Final.Rept_Jan13.2021v2<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/02\/Health.BehaviorsChronicDiseases.In_.MS_Feb01.2021v.pdf\">2021 (vol. 1 issue 2) Exploring the Relationship between Health Behaviors, Factors, and Chronic Diseases in Mississippi’s 82 counties, January 2021<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/01\/Impact.COVID19_Incarcerated.Mentally.ILL_Jan25.2021v.pdf\">2021 (vol. 1 issue 1) The Impact of COVID-19 on the Incarcerated Mentally Ill Upon Reentry to the Community, January 2021<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2020<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/01\/Research-Brief-Lessons-from-Flint-Part-II-A-Follow-Up-Report-Examining-Lead-Contamination-in-Twelve-Urban-Areas-12-2020.pdf\">2020 (vol. 2, issue 2) Lessons from Flint Part-II: A Follow-Up Report Examining Lead Contamination in Twelve Urban Areas, December 2020<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2021\/01\/Considerations-for-Optimizing-CDBG-Spending-in-Jackson-MS.pdf\">2020 (vol. 2, issue 1) Optimizing CDBG Spending, December 2020<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/07\/Self.EsteemAcademicPerformance.MURC_.Snapshot_June30.2020.pdf\">2020 (MURC Snapshot) Improving Student’s Academic Performance from the Inside Out: The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and AcademicPerformance_June30.2020<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/ReducingNumber.of_.IncarceratedMentallyILL_TechAsstGuide_June152020.pdf\">2020 (Special Report) Reducing the Number of Incarcerated Persons with Mentally Illness: A Technical Assistance Guide<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/Interruption-of-the-Grieving-Process-Due-to-COVID19_June2020.pdf\">2020 (vol. 1, issue 2) Interruption of the Grieving Process Due to COVID19_June2020<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/Comparison.of_.JPS_.AF_Rated.Schools_March2020.pdf\">2020 (vol. 1, issue 1) Comparison of Factors Influencing High- and Low-rated Elementary Schools in the Jackson Public Schools’ District<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2019<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/EBCC_Summative.Final_.Rept_.Nov08th.pdf\">2019 (Special Report) East Biloxi Community Collaborative Needs Assessment Summative Final Report<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/Socioecon.Consequences-of-Changing-Family-Structures.LitReview.Nov2019.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 6) Socioeconomic Consequences of Changing Family Structures: A Literature Review<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2020\/06\/Area.Profile.Rept_.for_.ClintonNAACP.Ed_.Committee.Nov082019v.pdf\">2019 (Special Report) Identification of Issues Impacting Educational Performance in the Clinton Public School District<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/CaseStudy_JMHCT_June2019.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 5) A Case Study of Hinds County’s (MS) Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Team<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/District.Consolidation.June07version.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 4) The Impact of School District Consolidation on Academic Achievement in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/HomeMortgageDifferences.in_.MS_JSU.MURC_.Juney2019.pdf\">2019 (Special Report) Home Mortgage Approval & Denial Rates in MS<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/FamilyStructure.Brief_Final_May2019.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 3) Changes in Family Household Structures and Possible Societal Implications<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Flint.Jackson.Comparative.WaterLead.Study_Final.May2019.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 2) Lessons from Flint: A Comparative Study of Water Lead Levels in Jackson, MS and 11 Southeastern Cities<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/COJ.1_SalesTax.Infrastructure.Brief_.March2019.Final_.pdf\">2019 (vol. 2, issue 1) Examining the City of Jackson’s 1% Sales Tax Infrastructure Program: Insights & Implications<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2015-2018<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/research-briefs-special-reports-archives-2015-2018\/\">2015 – 2018 Archived Research Briefs\/Special Reports<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h3 class=\"pub-h3\">Online Journal of Rural and Urban Research<\/h3>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2023 Spring Journal: COVID<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/COVID19.Special.Journal.Edition.Final_v2.pdf\">Challenges to Healthcare Programming Vaccination Efforts and Community Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2022 Spring Journal: Jackson Water Crisis<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2022\/02\/2022.OJRUR_JacksonWaterCrisis_Special.Issue_.Final_-1.pdf\">2022.OJRUR_JacksonWaterCrisis_Special.Issue.Final<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2017 (vol.7, no.1) Theme: Public Health<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/2017.OJRUR_.Whole_journal.pdf\">2017.OJRUR.Whole_journal<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL3-Socio-Political-Ideology-final.FINAL_.pdf\">The Effect of African American Socio-Political Ideology on Diabetes and Hypertension Diagnoses<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Kristie J. Lipford<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/Editorial_final.pdf\">The First School of Public Health in Mississippi: Challenges and Opportunities<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Mohammad Shahbazi<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL6-Community-Health-Model-final.FINAL_.pdf\">The Community Health Model (CHM): A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Racial\/Ethnic Community Change<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Joyce Buckner-Brown<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL3-Socio-Political-Ideology-final.FINAL_.pdf\">A Preventive Intervention Model for Preschool Children Who Are At-Risk for Language and Literacy Difficulties<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Betty D. Sutton, EdD; Caroline McCormick, BS; Kimberley Ritchie, BS; Teaonna Rochell, BS; Brandi Newkirk-Turner, PhD<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL9-Prevention-Program-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Designing and Implementing a Prevention Program that Targets Language and Literacy Development<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Lekeitha R. Morris, PhD<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL1-Living-with-HIV-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Living with HIV\/AIDS in Rural and Urban Areas of the Midwest<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Sarah Donley, C. Patrice Lockett<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/Editorial_final.pdf\">The First School of Public Health in Mississippi: Challenges and Opportunities<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Mohammad Shahbazi<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL12-Recruitment-and-Retention-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Recruitment and Retention of Males and Persons from Minority Backgrounds into the Fields of Communication Sciences and Disorders<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Mary Langford Hall, Brandi Newkirk-Turner, Betty D. Sutton<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/Revise_FINAL7-Enhancing-Maternal-and-Child-Health-final.FINAL-3.pdf\">Enhancing Maternal and Child Health in Mississippi: Is the One Key Question® (OKQ) Initiative a Potential Solution?<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Wengora Thompson, Joni Roberts<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL4-Predictors-of-Dental-Care-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Predictors of Dental Care Service Utilization among Hispanics\/Latinos in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Azad R. Bhuiyan, Sophia S. Leggett, Pamela D. McCoy, Gerri A. Cannon-Smith, Maria Barvie<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL2-From-Their-Hearts-to-Our-final.FINAL_.pdf\">From Their Hearts to Our Ears: Former Wards in Rural Communities Discuss Permanency<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Shonda Lawrence<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL5-StepN2Life-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Step N2 Life- A Pilot Investigation on the Benefits of Community-Developed Intervention to Reduce Hypertension in Mississippi<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Bettye Tyler, Mangle Shanks, Saundra Hill, Ruby Gray, Clifton Addison, Brenda W. Campbell Jenkins, Adrianne Clark, Marty Fortenberry, Darcel Odom, Donna Antoine-LaVigne<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL8-Treating-Depr-Commentaryfinal.FINAL_.pdf\">Treating Depression: A Strategy for Preventing and Reducing Chronic Illnesses<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Mary Langford Hall<\/span><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2018\/05\/FINAL11-Preventing-Illiteracy-final.FINAL_.pdf\">Preventing Illiteracy: Improving the Practice of Selecting Reading Assessments or Early Learners<\/a> <span class=\"pub-auth\">| Tracy Harris, Regina Fults McMurtery, Alfonzo Haralson<\/span><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2016 (vol.6, no.1) Theme: Economic Development in Distressed Communities<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Anderson_Commentary.4.15.16.pdf\">Enhancing Workforce Readiness Using Civic Education and Service Learning Experiences of College Students and Their Political Efficacy<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Bacon_final-1.pdf\">Human Capital Enhancement in Depressed Communities by Utilizing Teacher Loan Forgiveness Programs in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Branson_final.pdf\">An assessment of payday lending practicies in the Methro-Jackson Area (MS) and potential policy responses<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Brown_Ko.final_.pdf\">A correlation analysis of poverty with race, education, and economic well-being in Mississippi with suggested policy alternatives<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Coates_Final.pdf\">Challenges in securing financial resources on aging infrastructure in Jackson, Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Granger_research.pdf\">Editorial<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Ko_Day_final.pdf\">Measuring County Level Quality-of-Life for the State of Mississippi Using a Spatial Equilibrium Amenity Index<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Ko_Day_final.pdf\">Complying the EPA Regulation of Wastewater Treatement Utilizing Ecosystem Services of Natural Wetlands as a Component of Wastewater Treatment System in Economically Depressed Communities in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Mozee_Final.pdf\">Addressing African American Male Unemployment in Two Inner-City Neighborhoods: A “Credentialed Skills Quandary”<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Proctor_research-.pdf\">Food Insecurity in the South: A Case Study of Food Desert Identification and Community-Based Solution in Hattiesburg, Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Thompson_research.pdf\">A Comparative Assessment of Green Economy Growth among Five State Capital Cities and Policy Recommendations in the United States<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2015 (vol.5, no.1) Theme: Social Determinants of Health<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Albeely_Jenkins_C-_EDITED.pdf\">Impact of Vaccinations on Improving the Health of Children<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Dawson_buildingEDIT.pdf\">Building state, academic, and community partnerships to improve health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Editorial-Team.pdf\">Editorial Team<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Editorial.pdf\">Editorial — Addressing Social Determinants to Eliminate Health Disparities, Achieve Health Equity, and Improve Health<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/End_of_life.C.7.13.15-1EDIT-1.pdf\">End_of_life Care Decision-Making: Race Matters<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/FAS_7.9.15_10.53-1EDIT.pdf\">Family Affluence Scale Revisited: Accumulation of Material Possessions verses Children’s Perception of Their Family Being Well-off<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Jackson_final_C_race-4-1.pdf\">Racism and Urban Health Disparities: Using a Community-Based Approach<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Kirkup.9.4.15corrected.pdf\">Prevalence and Trends of Underweight among Mississippi Public School Students: 2005-2013<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Leggette_2EDIT.pdf\">Assessing the Nutrition Environments in the Southern Quadrant Area in Jackson, Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Origins_vacc-1.pdf\">Origins of Vaccination and Immunizations<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/public.health_vacc-1.pdf\">Public Health Need and Vaccination<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Thomas_urban_C-1-1.pdf\">Urban Sprawl as a Link to Sustainable Development: Negative Health Effects<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Utility_vacc-1.pdf\">Utility of Vaccinations and the Body’s Immune System<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Vann_Jenkins_C.pdf\">Vaccinations: Reducing the Burden of Disease<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Zang_Mozee-1-1-2.pdf\">Strategies to make long-term obesity treatments more effective<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2014 (vol.4, no.1) Theme: The Utilization of Non-Traditional Interventions to Promote Healthy Living<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/A-Comparison-of-Obesity-across-Geographic-Areas-template-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">A Comparison of Obesity across Geographic Areas<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Association-between-CDH13-Variants-and-the-Initiation-of-Alcohol-and-Sexual-Behavior-template-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Association between CDH13 Variants and the Initiation of Alcohol and Sexual Behavior<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Commentary-Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Increased Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder is a Public Health Concern<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Commentary-Becoming-a-Trauma-Informed-Agency-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Becoming a Trauma Informed Agency: A Commentary on Mental Healthcare<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Commentary-Heart-Attack-Symptoms-Knowledge-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Heart Attack Symptoms Knowledge can Lead Children to Summon Help for Grandparents<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Diary-Reporting-and-Phonetic-Transcription-template-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Diary Reporting and Phonetic Transcription for Effective Speech Analysis in Children with Disabilities: What Itard did not Know<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Dieting-May-Cause-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Dieting May Cause More Harm than Good: Mindful Eating may be a Healthier Approach to Managing Weight<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Disaster-Response-Multiple-University-Community-Partnerships-A-Case-Report-template-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Disaster Response Multiple University Community Partnerships A Case Report<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Editorial-Team-EDITED-Summer-2014.pdf\">Editorial Team<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Foreword-Payne-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Foreword<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Incorporating-Health-Related-Policies-within-Urban-Churches-Davis-Mozee-Billingsley-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Incorporating Health Related Policies within Urban Churches: A Strategy for Reducing Health Disparities<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/JSU-Anchor-Institution-Final.pdf\">JUnderstanding the Role and Effect of Anchor Institutions on the Revitalization of West Jackson: A Distressed Community<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/Privileging-the-Client-template-EDITED-FINAL.pdf\">Privileging the Client Voice: The Path to Improving Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2013 (vol.3, no.1) Theme: Health Disparities Within a Rural and Urban Context<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/79-406-1-PB.pdf\">Improving educational services to students with speech-lanaguage disabilities through multidisciplinary collaborative clinical experiences in teacher preparation programs<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/80-459-1-PB.pdf\">Correlates of posttraumatic growth among African Americans living with HIV\/AIDS in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/85-382-1-PB.pdf\">Investigating the relationship between hazardous waste sites, cancer, obesity, and diabetes prevalence in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/86-386-1-PB.pdf\">America’s exploitation of health disparities leads to a call for a health movement among African Americans: A Commentary<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/87-347-2-CE.pdf\">Closing the gap of health disparities in urban communities: The role of the Seventh-day Adventist church<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/89-394-1-PB.pdf\">A public health crisis: Teen drivers and service learning as a strategy to prevent injuries and death<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/90-435-1-PB.pdf\">Editorial Team<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/95-469-1-PB.pdf\">Editorial — Closing the Gap in Health Disparities<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/92-461-1-PB.pdf\">Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC): The paradigm and burden of black women as an unequal research priority<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/94-477-1-PB.pdf\">Remedies for the obesity epidemic: Can we afford them? Do we want them?<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/96-433-1-PB.pdf\">QT interval duration in the Jackson Heart Study: A segregation analysis<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/98-474-1-PB.pdf\">Transportation-related barriers to care among African American women living with HIV\/AIDS: “What you getting out of the cab for”<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2012 (vol.2, no.1) Theme: Urban Education<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/64-269-1-PB.pdf\">Editorial Team<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/66-273-1-CE.pdf\">Towards a Model for Predicting Mississippi Public School Children’s Academic Performance<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/67-391-1-PB.pdf\">The prevalence of obesity among students at an African American university in the south<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/70-285-1-PB.pdf\">Cyberbullying Among College Students<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/75-389-1-PB.pdf\">Improving educational services to students with speech-language disabilities through multidisciplinary collaborative clinical experiences in teacher preparation programs<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h4 class=\"pub-h4\">2009 (vol.1, no.1) Theme: Enhancing the Quality of Life<\/h4>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/2009.Journal.Edition.v1.docx\">2009.Journal.Edition — Includes All Articles Listed Below<\/a><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">Editorial<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">“Professor Johnson Goes to School”<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">Why HIV Rapid Testing Makes Sense on College Campuses: Lessons Learned at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU)<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">The Influence of Race and Gender in the Utilization of Invasive Procedures when Patients have Medicaid or Free Care<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">Public Opinion on Childhood Obesity as a Driving Force for Policy and Intervention Development<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"pub-plain\">Comparison of In-Class and Online-Learning Students’ Performance and Attitudes in an Introduction to Biological Science Course Instruction<\/span><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h3 class=\"pub-h3\">The MURC Digest<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/MURC-Digest-October-2013-10.pdf\"><em>African Amerian Male Unemployment in Mississippi<\/em>, October 2013<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2014\/07\/FINAL_Special-Forum-on-Incarcerating-the-Mentally-Ill_June22_2017.pdf\">Special Forum on Incarcerating the Mentally Ill_June 22,_2017<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h3 class=\"pub-h3\">MURC Brochure<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2023\/08\/MURC-Brochure-2023.pdf\">MURC Brochure 2023<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h3 class=\"pub-h3\">The MURC Digest (Archive)<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest.pdf\">Volume 1, Issue 1 – February 2005 — Blueprint Mississippi Reconsidered<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol1-issue21.pdf\">Volume 1, Issue 2 – May 2005 — The Social and Behavioral Ecology of Youth Violence in West Jackson<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol1-issue31.pdf\">Volume 1, Issue 3 – October 2005 — Are Faith-Based HIV\/AIDS Programs Effective?<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol2-issue1.pdf\">Volume 2, Issue 1 – January 2006 — Citywide vs. Neighborhood-specific Crime Rates: Do they Matter for the City of Jackson?<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol2-issue2.pdf\">Volume 2, Issue 2 – April 2006 — Black, Dark, Disadvantaged: Crime, Punishment and Skin Hue in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol2-issue3.pdf\">Volume 2, Issue 3 – June 2006 — Is Mississippi Really the Worst Place to Live?: A Spatial Equilibrium Approach to Ranking Livable States<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol3-issue1.pdf\">Volume 3, Issue 1 – February 2007 — The Economic Impact of Jackson State University<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/The-MURC-Digest-vol4-issue1.pdf\">Volume 4, Issue 1 – January 2008 — CRIME IN MISSISSIPPI: A Trend Line Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.murc.org\/Murc.org\/murcpubs\/The%20MURC%20Digest%20vol5%20issue1.pdf\">Volume 5, Issue 1 – May 2009 — The Spread of HIV\/AIDS among African Americans and its Economic Impact<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.murc.org\/Murc.org\/murcpubs\/The%20MURC%20Digest%20vol5%20issue2.pdf\">Volume 5, Issue 2 – June 2009 — Crime in Mississippi: Does Community Involvement Really Matter?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <h3 class=\"pub-h3\">Research Report<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"pub-list\">\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/Research-Report05-01.pdf\">Research Report Series 05-01 — A Blueprint for Income Inequality and Lower Economic Growth in Urban and Delta Region Counties?<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/Research-Report05-02.pdf\">Research Report Series 05-02 — An Analysis of Violence Exposure among Youth in the West Jackson Community as a Correlate of At-Risk Behavior<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.org\/murc\/files\/2012\/11\/Research-Report05-03.pdf\">Research Report Series 05-03 — Does Religion Constrain 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