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Lavender Graduation 2024, University Of Mississippi. Center For Inclusion And Cross Cultural Engagement

Lavender Graduation

No abstract provided.

Data-Supported Policy Recommendations For Usda Food Insecurity-Related Programs, Kara Woods, Anne M. Cafer, Meagen Rosenthal, Jillian Morrison, Natalie Minton, Brian K. Phillips, Si-Arah Mccray, Iris Crosby, Henry English, Kandi Williams

Food Systems

This report summarizes the findings obtained from a collaborative research project between the University of Mississippi Community First Research Center for Wellbeing and Creative Achievement (CREW), Southern University Agriculture Center, and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The purpose of this research initiative was to examine the demand for nutrition incentive and produce prescription programs by farmers in rural areas across Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, and to examine to what degree, if any, local farmers are currently incorporated into existing USDA Farm Bill funded produce prescription and nutrition incentive initiatives based on the 2018 Farm Bill changes.

Stem Lunch Series: Student Belonging In Stem, Rebecca Symula, Susan Pedigo, Jessica Osborne

Events

Date: Friday, November 10 Time: 12:00-1:00 pm Location: Johnson Commons East Banquet Room Panelists: Rebecca Symula, instructional associate professor of biology; Susan Pedigo, professor of chemistry and biochemistry; and Jessica Osborne, principal evaluation associate, Center for Research Evaluation The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) awards the University of Mississippi a grant to understand, promote, and evaluate inclusivity in STEM education. In this session, HHMI team members will share and discuss some of their initial research featuring student and faculty perspectives on belonging and inclusivity.

00. About Tupelo Pride, September 30, 2023, Madeline Burdine, K. B. Hurst, Amy Mcdowell

Tupelo Pride, 2023: Voices

Description of activities by the Queer Mississippi team during Tupelo Pride 2023. Includes a list of the conversation prompts placed in a fishbowl.

Teaching In The Age Of Ai: What’S Working, What’S Not, Derek Bruff, Robert Cummings

Events

Date: Monday, September 18 Time: 2:00-3:00 pm Location: Zoom Facilitators: Derek Bruff, visiting associate director, CETL, and Robert Cummings, executive director, Academic Innovations Group There are now many generative AI tools available to both students and instructors: ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Google Bard, Claude, Midjourney, DALL-E, and more. What is it like teaching and learning in this new age of AI? In this session, sponsored by CETL and the Academic Innovations Group, we invite the University of Mississippi teaching community to compare notes on what’s working and what’s not when it comes to incorporating or inhibiting AI tools in our fall …

New Faculty Guide, 2023-2024, University Of Mississippi. Provost

New Faculty

No abstract provided.

Prep And Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay, Bisexual, And Other Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Scoping Review Of The Literature, Swarnali Goswami Ph.D., Joanne Canedo Pharm.D., Cynthia Siddique B.S., Erin Holmes Pharm.D., Ph.D., Marie Barnard Ph.D.

Faculty and Student Publications

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) continues to be a serious public health concern, impacting nearly affecting diverse communities worldwide. Approximately one in three men experience sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.1 Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a particularly vulnerable population, facing unique challenges in the context of both IPV and HIV prevention. MSM experience disproportionately high rates of IPV and remain at an elevated risk of HIV transmission, making them a critical target group for research and intervention efforts.2,3 In recent decades, significant strides have been made in advancing the understanding …

Finding Aid For The Kenneth S. Goldstein Collection (Mum00200)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids

The Kenneth S. Goldstein Collection primarily contains research and audiovisual materials on folk music and folklore from the greater Anglo-Celtic diaspora, as well as materials from various world folk traditions.

Lavender Graduation 2023, University Of Mississippi. Center For Inclusion And Cross-Cultural Engagement

Lavender Graduation

No abstract provided.

Internship Portfolio: Digital Collection Of Dr. Mark Frezzo’S Book Inventory And Exhibit About Us China Relationship: Internship With Um Library, Yunze Li

Faculty and Student Publications

This internship included two projects: 1) an inventory of the book collection of the late Dr. Mark Frezzo, donated to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology by his family, and 2) a library exhibit on the history of U.S.-China diplomatic relations, using data visualization.

Portfolio includes:

• internship report
• spreadsheet of book inventory, made using LibraryThing.com
• Link to Frezzo collection on LibraryThing
• biographical statement about Dr. Mark Frezzo
• Tableau-packaged workbook, containing the data visualizations referred to in the internship report

Mark Frezzo Memorial Collection, Yunze Li

Faculty and Student Publications

After his death in 2020, the family of Dr. Mark Frezzo donated his substantial collection of books to the University of Mississippi's Department of Sociology and Anthropology, where he was an associate professor of Sociology. The collection, initially delivered in over 40 cardboard boxes, was processed in 2022 by graduate student Yunze Li as part of his internship project for the M.A. in Sociology.

Included here:

• Biographical statement about Dr. Mark Frezzo (pdf, docx, html)
• Inventory of Frezzo collection, made using LibraryThing.com
• Link to online inventory on LibraryThing.com
• Data visualization of Frezzo Collection (Tableau workbook)

Finding Aid For The Ian M. Whalen Collection (Mum00791)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids

Part of the Invisible Histories Project, this collection contains correspondence, visual materials, and ephemera related to the University’s Pride Network, the LGBTQ+ community in and around Oxford, Mississippi, and related archival materials.

Movements In Queer Mississippi: Performance, Students Of Hst/Soc 596 In Fall 2022

Course Events, Presentations, and Syllabi

Students of HST/SOC 596 in Fall 2022 compiled quotations from the Queer Mississippi Oral History Interviews Collection in addition to ephemera as part of the Movements in Queer Mississippi exhibit during the Isom Student Gender Conference in 2023.

Queer Mississippi: An Archive, A Class, And A Movement For Change, Madeline Burdine, Laura Conte, Paul Mora

Course Events, Presentations, and Syllabi

Presentation given at the 2023 Isom Student Gender Conference.

Movements In Queer Mississippi: Photos From New Orleans, Students Of Hst/Soc 596 In Fall 2022

Course Events, Presentations, and Syllabi

These images, taken in New Orleans, La. by students of HST/SOC 596 in Fall 2022, were part of the Movements in Queer Mississippi exhibit during the Isom Student Gender Conference in 2023.

Movements In Queer Mississippi: Photos From Atlanta, Students Of Hst/Soc 596 In Fall 2022

Course Events, Presentations, and Syllabi

These images, taken in Atlanta, Ga. by students of HST/SOC 596 in Fall 2022, were part of the Movements in Queer Mississippi exhibit during the Isom Student Gender Conference in 2023.

Movements In Queer Mississippi: American Family Association Journal Excerpts, Students Of Hst/Soc 596 In Fall 2022

Course Events, Presentations, and Syllabi

Headlines and sample text from the American Family Association Journal were selected by students of HST/SOC 596 in Fall 2022 to form a segment of the Movements in Queer Mississippi exhibit during the Isom Student Gender Conference in 2023.

Movements In Queer Mississippi: Visibility And Discretion, Students Of Hst/Soc 596 In Fall 2022

Course Events, Presentations, and Syllabi

Students of HST/SOC 596 in Fall 2022 compiled quotations from the Queer Mississippi Oral History Interviews Collection in addition to ephemera as part of the Movements in Queer Mississippi exhibit during the Isom Student Gender Conference in 2023.

Movements In Queer Mississippi: Religion, Students Of Hst/Soc 596 In Fall 2022

Course Events, Presentations, and Syllabi

Students of HST/SOC 596 in Fall 2022 compiled quotations from the Queer Mississippi Oral History Interviews Collection in addition to ephemera as part of the Movements in Queer Mississippi exhibit during the Isom Student Gender Conference in 2023.

Movements In Queer Mississippi: Photos From Memphis, Students Of Hst/Soc 596 In Fall 2022

Course Events, Presentations, and Syllabi

These images, taken in Memphis, Tenn. by students of HST/SOC 596 in Fall 2022, were part of the Movements in Queer Mississippi exhibit during the Isom Student Gender Conference in 2023.

Movements In Queer Mississippi, Students Of Hst/Soc 596 In Fall 2022

Course Events, Presentations, and Syllabi

An exhibit about Movements in Queer Mississippi presented at the annual Isom Student Gender Conference at the University of Mississippi and curated by students in HST/SOC 596 in Fall 2022.

Students used materials from Archives and Special Collections, visible in these display cases and on the walls, to tell the story of Mississippi's queer past and present, and to spark conversations about the future of Mississippi's queer community.

Finding Aid For The Conferences Collection (Mum00544)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids

Collection contains pamphlets and miscellaneous material related to conferences held at or sponsored by the University of Mississippi from 1908-2001.

Finding Aid For The Dr. Anne Gowdy / Sherwood Bonner Collection (Mum00204)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

Finding Aid For The Sherwood Bonner / Hubert Mcalexander Collection (Mum00038)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids

This collection of 12 boxes covering the time period from, c. 1870s through 1983 chronicles the research of Dr. Hubert H. McAlexander into the life and career of Katherine "Kate" Sherwood Bonner McDowell, known as the author Sherwood Bonner. Dr. McAlexander completed his masterful work on Bonner entitled, The Prodigal Daughter: A Biography of Sherwood Bonner in 1981.

Perceptions Of Brilliance, Intelligence, Ability, And Interest: Understanding First-Year Students’ Inclinations Towards Stem Pathways, Savannah Kelly

Library Publications

No abstract provided.

Research News, Publications, 2023, Volume 4, Soumyajit Majumdar

Publications (2015-)

Publications that appeared during the period of October 1 through December 31, 2023

Research News, Grants, 2023, Volume 3, Soumyajit Majumdar

Grants (2015-)

Grants and contracts awarded during July - September 2023

Growing High School Stem Outreach Program Led By Graduate Student, Abigail Martin

University of Mississippi News

Inspiring passion for science-related fields in the next generation of scholars

Mississippi Excellence In Coaching Fellowship Aims To Build Leaders, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

Twenty-five selected for inaugural class at Ole Miss

Queer Mississippi On Display At J.D. Williams Library, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.