Dispatch reporter Cadence Harvey was recognized this week for work published in 2024 in The Reflector, when she was part of the student newspaper’s staff at Mississippi State University.
She won first place for Best Feature Story in the Senior College Division, an award announced Thursday during the Mississippi Press Association’s O.C. McDavid Student Journalism Conference in Ridgeland.
The story highlights the work of Alberta Ebeheakey, a Ghana native who came to the U.S. to work in forestry research. Ebeheakey serves on a team at MSU that uses artificial intelligence to help improve a wood identification system, which curtails illegal logging of protected tree species.
Harvey graduated from MSU in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in communication and a concentration in print and digital journalism. During her final semester, she served as managing editor for The Reflector, and she was named the College of Communication’s Print and Digital Student of the Year.
Harvey joined The Dispatch staff in February, where she serves as a general assignment reporter.
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