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Regents approve short-term, long-term changes

The Jesse Stuart room in Pogue Library was a full house Friday as the Board of Regents met to discuss topics such as the Tennessee Valley Authority contract, tuition increases, Waterfield Library renovations and the campus tobacco policy amongst others.   UPCOMING CHANGES With last week’s closures fresh on their minds, the regents approved negotiations with Read More

TVA contract: risk or reward?

With temperatures falling and winter setting in, Tennessee Valley Authority, which provides electricity for the University, poses the threat of a campus-wide power outage. “If the TVA needs the power or has a limited source, they will call us and we have five minutes to shut down,” President Bob Davies said. “In return for shutting Read More

AgBioworks initiative receives $309,000 grant

The West Kentucky AgBioworks Initiative at Murray State is one of 13 Kentucky organizations to receive a grant under the 2011 settlement agreement between the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The settlement is a result from alleged violations of the Clean Air Act that requires TVA to invest in new Read More

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