New lab space opens

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. – The University of Southern Mississippi cut the ribbon Aug. 4 for the new Toxicology Building at the Gulf Coast Research (GCRC) Lab's Cedar Point campus in Ocean Springs. The nearly $5 million, 11,000-square-foot project gives GCRC one of the top tier research facilities of this kind in the country. Dr. Joe Griffitt is the research scientist leading the team at the new lab space. He said this gives scientists incredible opportunities for controlled environment experiments regarding problems or conditions impacting the Gulf of Mexico. Research is already underway here to determine the impact of the oil spill on area oyster reefs. (Source: WLOX, 08/04/17)