NIUST gets $4.87M

The University of Mississippi-led National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology is getting $4.87 million in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The funding will be used for infrastructure costs associated with operating and managing the institute, as well as for individual research projects. NIUST was established in 2002 through a cooperative agreement involving the University of Mississippi, the University of Southern Mississippi and NOAA's Undersea Research Program. (Source: WLOX-TV, Mississippi Business Journal, 08/18/10) Note: NIUST has three divisions, including the Undersea Vehicles Technology Center at Stennis Space Center, Miss.