About Us
HISTORY
The Mississippi Urban Research Center (MURC) was authorized through Mississippi
Senate Bill 2720, which was passed by the Mississippi Legislature in 1983.
The operation of the Center was funded by legislative appropriation in
July 1994. Since that time, the Center has established itself as a leader
in providing research-based assistance to address the urban community’s
unique problems through data research, interpretation and dissemination.
MISSION
The Mississippi Urban Research Center is dedicated to improving the quality
of life through basic and applied research into problems which plague
urban communities and to making available the results of this research
to private groups, public bodies and public officials. The Center fulfills
its mission by providing critical data to urban planners, policy makers,
service providers and the lay community. Its commitment to improving the
quality of life in Mississippi is demonstrated by offering the widest
possible dissemination of research and the greatest possible opportunities
for public scrutiny and interpretation of collected data.
