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Important Update About Spring 2020 Semester, Glenn F. Boyce

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Daily Digest - Thursday, March 19, 2020 Covid-19 Update, University Of Mississippi

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Campus Update Daily Digest for Thursday, March 19, 2020

Official University Messages - Important Update About Spring 2020 Semester – March 19, 2020, University Of Mississippi

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Official University Messages and Communications for Thursday, March 19, 2020

Covid-19 Update For The University Of Mississippi Community, March 18, 2020, University Of Mississippi

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Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Covid-19 Update, University Of Mississippi

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Campus Update Daily Digest for Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Covid-19 Update For The University Of Mississippi Community, March 17, 2020, University Of Mississippi

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Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Covid-19 Update, University Of Mississippi

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Campus Update Daily Digest for Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Covid-19 Update For The University Of Mississippi Community, March 16, 2020, University Of Mississippi

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Daily Digest - Monday, March 16, 2020 Covid-19 Um Updates, University Of Mississippi

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Campus Update Daily Digest for Monday, March 16, 2020

A Comparison Of Variability Between Absolute And Relative Blood Flow Restriction Pressures, Daphney Stanford

Graduate Student Council Research Grants

Overview: My name is Daphney Stanford and I am a first-year doctoral student with good standing in the Health and Kinesiology graduate program. For my Graduate Student Council project we plan to apply blood flow restriction to the upper arm and compare the change in blood flow for three different restrictive pressures.

Intellectual Merit: Currently, blood flow restriction research emphasizes the importance of using a restriction pressure relative to the individual instead of an absolute pressure (e.g. 100 mmHg). To make pressure relative to the individual, the minimum pressure necessary to occlude blood flow is measured and a percentage of …

Α-Tocopherol Succinate Nanostructured Lipid Carriers For The Ocular Delivery Of The Anti-Neoplastic Agent, Sushrut Marathe

Graduate Student Council Research Grants

Overview: Retinoblastoma (RB) is a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the immature cells of the retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye. The treatment options of RB has been limited to enucleation, external beam radiotherapy, episcleral plaque radiotherapy and cryotherapy. α-Tocopherol succinate(αTS), has been proven to an effective apoptogenic agent. It can enhance the efficiency of the anticancer agent1. Paclitaxel (Ptx) is a potent chemo agent and is widely used in the treatment of various types of cancers. However, clinical use of Paclitaxelis limited by systemic toxicity, rapid clearance and resistance 2,3.The formulation of paclitaxel poses the …

Development Of Inhalable Nano-Lipid Carriers For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Aspergillosis Using Hot Melt Extrusion Technology, Gauri Shadambikar

Graduate Student Council Research Grants

Overview: I am Gauri Shadambikar, second year PhD. student in department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery. Pulmonary Aspergillosis is an infection caused by a type of mold and can have serious effects on patients with a weak immune system or with underlying lung disease1. Itraconazole, a triazole is a compound with a broad antifungal spectrum. 2. An inhalation-based drug delivery system has the advantage of rapid onset of action directly at the site of infection along with controlled and prolonged delivery. 3. Hence the aim of my project was to prepare inhalable nano-lipid carriers (NLC) which would be a viable …

Assessment Of Underlying Neurocircuitry In Dysregulation Of The Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Stress Axis In Hiv-1 Tat Male Mice, Salahuddin Mohammed

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Overview: My name is Salahuddin Mohammed, a 2nd year PhD graduate student from Dr. Jason Paris’ Lab. My research dissertation focuses on investigating the neuroendocrine underpinnings of HIV-and opioid-mediated anxiety-/depression-like behavior and cognitive impairment via experiments utilizing humans and animal models. Through this work I strive to delineate the underlying mechanism for the neuroHIV symptomology and develop novel therapeutic agents which can ameliorate HIV-1 mediated Tat-neurotoxicity. Approximately 50% of the HIV infected patients suffer from HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) which can be exacerbated by drug use/abuse. Some neuroHIV symptoms include anxiety, major depressive disorder, neurocognitive impairment, and additional psychiatric …

Development Of Itraconazole Topical Formulation In Skin Cancer Treatment, Praveen Kolimi

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Overview: I, Praveen Kolimi, pursuing a first-year graduate program at the department of pharmaceutics and drug delivery. This Graduate Student Council (GSC) grant proposal focus on topical application of Itraconazole (ICZ) in skin cancer treatment.

Intellectual Merit: 5.4 million skin cancer cases are reported each year in the United States. A study disclosed that one among five Americans are likely to develop skin cancer in their entire life. 9. Skin cancer can be distinguished into two types, malignant melanoma (MM) and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) 1, 8. NMSC further classified into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC)8, …

An Investigation Of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction In Small Groups, Lauren Jordan

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Overview: I am a fourth-year graduate student in good standing in the experimental psychology program at the University of Mississippi and am working under the direction of Dr. Carrie Veronica Smith. I plan to use the Graduate Student Council research grant program to conduct a study for my doctoral dissertation, which I plan to propose in Spring 2020. For this project, I will investigate self-determination theory. Specifically, I want to study how individual’s satisfaction of autonomy, competence, and relatedness relates to these same needs in other group members while they engage in a cooperative task, as well as how satisfaction …

Assessing The Dyadic Relationship Between Sleep And Health-Related Quality Of Life In Pd Patients And Their Caregivers Using The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (Apim), Sushmitha Inguva

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Overview: My name is Sushmitha Inguva. I am a 4th year doctoral student in the Department of Pharmacy Administration in the School of Pharmacy. My primary area of interest is in Health Economics and Outcomes Research. For my dissertation, I am focusing on sleep disorders and their impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients and caregivers.

Intellectual Merit: PD is caused by loss of dopaminergic neurons in the brain. PD patients experience motor and non-motor symptoms (NMS). Among NMS, sleep disorders are the most common, occurring in about 60-90% of patients. Sleep disorders in patients …

Synthesis Of Fluoroflavonoids As Potential Antioxidant Against Alzheimer’S Disease., Maali Alshammari

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Overview: Maali Alshammari joined the lab of Professor David A. Colby in spring of 2017; she's currently a third-year Ph.D. student in medicinal chemistry in the graduate program in the Department of BioMolecular Sciences at the University of Mississippi. Maali's project involves the syntheses of fluoroflavones to improve the potency of the antioxidant activity of the original non-fluorinated flavones. The fluoroflavones will potentially be used as neuroprotective agents to prevent the toxic effect of ROS and used to prevent neurogenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

Intellectual Merit: We are in need of medications that prevent Alzheimer's disease or even reverse its damage; …

The Role Of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 In Specific Brain Cells Following Ischemia, Cellas Hayes

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Overview: My name is Cellas Ari’ka Hayes, and I am a first-year graduate student in the School of Pharmacy Department of BioMolecular Sciences. I am pursuing a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences with an emphasis in Pharmacology. My project will assess the effects of insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1), an anabolic polypeptide on the damage caused by ischemic stroke including glial cell death, neuronal tress, infarct size, neurological deficits, and behavioral changes.

Intellectual Merit: Ischemia is one of the largest causes of neurological deficits that in elderly individuals in the United States [1]. Since our life expectancy has increased concurrently without predispositions to …

University Health Services Update For Faculty And Staff, University Of Mississippi. University Health Services

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Official University Messages - University Health Services Update To Faculty And Staff – March 15, 2020, University Of Mississippi

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Official University Messages and Communications for Sunday, March 15, 2020

Official University Messages - University Health Services Update To Students — March 14, 2020, University Of Mississippi

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Official University Messages and Communications for Saturday, March 14, 2020

Um Releases Coronavirus Guidance For Faculty, Staff And Students, Staff Report

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Oxford Conference For The Book Canceled, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

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The Oxford Conference for the Book will not take place on April 1-3, 2020 due to concerns about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The conference is the longest-running event produced by the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture. "We are disappointed that we had to cancel the conference, but the health and safety of our panelists and attendees is our top priority," said Jimmy Thomas, conference director.

University Update On Covid19, Glenn F. Boyce

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Official University Messages - University Update On Covid-19 – March 12, 2020, University Of Mississippi

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Official University Messages and Communications for Thursday, March 12, 2020

Minority Stress Among Gay And Bisexual Men In Agricultural Occupations, Michael C. Parent, Garrett M. Steede

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Research integrating the minority stress model and vocational behavior has used broad samples of sexual minority persons. Specific work contexts, particularly traditionally masculine work contexts, may be relevant areas to the integration of minority stress theory and vocational well-being. This study examined the relationship between workplace heterosexism and job satisfaction, as moderated by identity management and person-organization fit, among a sample of 114 sexual minority men, employed in agriculture, recruited from an online social network group. Contrary to prior research, integrating identity management did not moderate the relationship between workplace heterosexism and job satisfaction. Person-organization fit did moderate this relationship, …

Fake Online Coronavirus Map Delivers Well-Known Malware, Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (Hc3)

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A United States government report on a malicious website pretending to be the live map for Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins University

Economics Of Self-Interest, Abigail Meisel

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Jon Moen knows what motivates Wall Street decision makers

A 'Purple' Passion For Public Relations, Michael Newsom

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Robin Street, celebrated teacher, purple-clad advocate for diversity and acceptance, to retire from UM

Wyatt Legacy Expands At Um, Sarah Sapp

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Estate gift provides support to two departments working to improve community health and well-being