USM opens Marine Education Center

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) officially opened its new $16.1M Marine Education Center (MEC) April 16 at its Gulf Coast Research Laboratory’s (GCRL) Cedar Point site in Ocean Springs, Miss. “This facility is the crown jewel of marine education at USM,” said Dr. Monty Graham, director for the USM’s School of Ocean Science and Technology. The MEC “will catapult us far ahead of some very prestigious marine education powerhouses,” he continued. The MEC is located on 100 acres, and is to serve as the education and outreach arm of GCRL, and provide an immersion experience for participants in a unique, coastal setting. (Source: USM 04/16/18)