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Officials Say Earlier Investments in Education Key to Achieving Wealth

Khadijah Forrest, KSMU

Springfield, Mo – Data researched by the Center for Household Financial Stability has shown that education is playing a big role in American families’ income.

Credit: Khadijah Forrest

But obstacles remain, considering the rising cost of college and student loan interest rates, which could cause a ripple effect on student’s future wealth. The solutions lean towards investment early on.

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Drury Professor Sheds Light on NASA’s Images of Pluto

An image of Pluto taken on July 13 from the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.
An image of Pluto taken on July 13 from the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. NASA/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute

This week NASA revealed some detailed images of one the farthest objects in the solar system, Pluto. The views came after one of the agency’s space crafts that was launched in January 2006 finally reached its destination.

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Groundbreaking For MSU’s Glass Hall Expansion This Fall

East end of Glass Hall on Missouri State campus Credit Khadijah Forrest, KSMU

Officials will break ground Oct. 15 to begin renovations to Glass Hall on the Missouri State University campus. In June, the Board of Governors authorized the issuance of bonds to construct the planned addition, renovations and improvements to the building, which houses the College of Business.

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