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N95 masks arrive at area medical centers courtesy of MSU’s aerospace engineering department
To help area medical personnel who are combating the spread of the coronavirus, Mississippi State’s Department of Aerospace Engineering this week donated more than 1,000 N95 respirator face masks to two area medical centers. The department gave more than 700 masks to MSU’s Longest Student Health Center and an additional 400 to Starkville’s OCH Regional…
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MSU senior named one of the nation’s top engineering students by ASCE
Over the course of his four years at Mississippi State University, senior civil engineering major Phong Ly has been no stranger to awards, honors and recognition. Adding to his impressive list of accolades, Ly has been named to the prestigious New Faces of Civil Engineering for 2019 by the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is among…
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Engineering researcher wins grant to study what happens when robots meet the poultry industry
What do you get when you mix a chicken with a robot? While that might sound like the start of a “dad joke,” one Mississippi State University researcher plans to study the practical applications of robotics in the poultry industry. Yang Zhao, an assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering in Mississippi State’s Bagley College…
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Entergy urges customers to watch for phantom power users
With Halloween practically on our doorsteps, Entergy New Orleans is encouraging its customers to be on the lookout for phantoms – phantom power, that is. Phantom power – also known as standby or vampire power – is the energy used by certain appliances and electronic devices, even when they are turned off. A variety of…
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Entergy New Orleans customers to receive benefits of $6 million rate decrease
Thanks in part to the formula rate plan established by the New Orleans City Council in 2009, Entergy New Orleans electric customers will soon see the benefits of a fifth electric rate decrease in the last five years. Beginning in September, Entergy New Orleans will decrease existing electric rates by about $6.5 million on an…
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Entergy continues to prepare for tropical storm Isaac
Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. continue to monitor Tropical Storm Isaac and prepare for its potential impact to Louisiana. Entergy’s utility companies in Louisiana are preparing for the possibility that strong winds, higher tides, rain and flooding could affect the companies’ service territories in southern Louisiana. Entergy’s…
