MS Artificial Intelligence Network Emerging as Leader
April 2, 2025
Mississippi has emerged as a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) workforce development, driving economic growth and attracting high-tech industries. At...
MAIN Launches New Course: Data-Centric AI
March 10, 2025
The Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) launches a new course, Data-Centric AI, focusing on the crucial role of data in...
Dr. Kollin Napier Selected for MSU’s Reveille 25 Class of 2025
March 7, 2025
Dr. Kollin Napier, Director of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), has been named to Mississippi State University’s prestigious Reveille...
Dr. Kollin Napier Receives Hugh I. Peck Award for AI in Education
March 3, 2025
Dr. Kollin Napier, Director of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), has been honored with the Hugh I. Peck Research...
MAIN & ITS Host Meeting on AI & Government Innovation
February 28, 2025
This joint meeting with the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) brought together representatives from state government agencies to...
MAIN Announces Partnership with Delta State University
February 12, 2025
Delta State University (DSU) has officially joined the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) as a partner, further solidifying its commitment...
MAIN Announces Partnership with Jackson State University
February 10, 2025
Jackson State University (JSU), a historic HBCU, has partnered with the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), the nation’s first and...
Mississippi Launches AI Innovation Hub to Drive Statewide Advancement in Artificial Intelligence
January 10, 2025
The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) is proud to announce the launch of the ITS AI Innovation Hub,...
Dr. Kollin Napier named 2024 Mississippian of the Year by Jackson Chapter of AITP
January 7, 2025
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College proudly announces that Dr. Kollin Napier, Director of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network, has been...
Dr. Kollin Napier – Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network
December 20, 2024
Dr. Kollin Napier (Director - Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network [MAIN]) joins the conversation via video to give his thoughts on...
MGCCC receives grant for AI program
December 18, 2024
The future is now at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Dr. Kollin Napier, director of Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network or...
Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network awarded $7.1 Million in RESTORE funding
December 11, 2024
Last month, Gov. Tate Reeves awarded the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) a $7.1 million RESTORE Act grant for...
The Magnolia State leads in protecting America’s cybersecurity with AI
December 4, 2024
The Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) is the nation’s first and only statewide AI network. MAIN, led by Mississippi Gulf...
DSU hosts annual Kent Wyatt Distinguished Lecture featuring AI expert Dr. Kollin Napier
November 20, 2024
The College of Education, Arts, and Humanities at Delta State University held its annual Kent Wyatt Distinguished Lecture on Thursday,...
MGCCC receives $7.1 Million RESTORE Act Grant to advance nation’s first statewide AI initiative
November 18, 2024
Today, the Mississippi Governor’s Office announced an award of a $7.1 million RESTORE Act grant to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community...
MGCCC receives funding to advance nation’s first statewide AI initiative
November 17, 2024
Mississippi Governor's Office announced an award of a $7.1 million RESTORE Act grant to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to...
AI for Everyone: Building an AI Education Ecosystem with Community Colleges Across America
November 12, 2024
In Mississippi, AI training and coordination is happening through the nation’s first statewide AI initiative. Through the Mississippi AI Network...
Upskilling the Magnolia State’s workforce
October 30, 2024
The Magnolia State is leading the nation with the first statewide AI initiative, the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), led...
The art of crafting AI legislation for the Magnolia State
October 27, 2024
Dr. Kollin Napier, director of the Mississippi Artificial Network (MAIN), explained his take on the ideal AI legislation, or legislative...
Vendors voice special needs for AI legislation in the Magnolia State
October 23, 2024
As was Dr. Kollin Napier, director of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), the nation’s first statewide AI initiative formed...
Delta State University hosts AI panel discussion on the future of higher education
October 22, 2024
Delta State University, through its Gertrude C. Ford Center for Teaching and Learning, hosted a timely and engaging Artificial Intelligence...
Fall 2024 MPE Journal Available
September 6, 2024
The Fall 2024 issue of the MPE Journal is now available. This issue features the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN),...
MCC employees invited to join new AI courses through MAIN initiative
September 2, 2024
Meridian Community College is now a member of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), the nation’s first statewide artificial intelligence...
Focusing on Artificial Intelligence with MAIN
August 27, 2024
Dr. Kollin Napier, Director of Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), stops by the SuperTalk Studio to give you a rundown...
Alcorn State University hosts Fall Faculty and Staff Institute, addresses AI and university priorities
August 16, 2024
Dr. Kollin Napier, director of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, delivered the keynote...