Jackson State University News August 2, 2013 JSU faculty member appointed academic editor of research journal Jackson State University College of Public Service researcher, Dr. Edmund C. Merem, has been appointed academic editor of the Journal of Advances in Research. Merem is a full professor, author, and the founding B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. program coordinator with the Urban and Regional Planning Program in the School of Policy and Planning. He's also been recognized four times as Researcher of the Year in the College of Public Service. Merem has over 30 publications, and over a 100 published abstracts, proceedings and conference presentations. He is the author of Environmental Accounting For Oil and Natural Gas, published in 2011 and two book chapters -The Geography of Health Disparity in Mississippi and Environmental Studies in New Titles 2006-2011. Merem is currently working on a third book, An Environmental History of African Americans. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.