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Sweet Lies: Influence Of Food Marketing On Childrens’ Health And The Need For Reform, Mollie M. Warrington Feb 2025

Sweet Lies: Influence Of Food Marketing On Childrens’ Health And The Need For Reform, Mollie M. Warrington

Honors Theses

Markedly, there is heavy marketing of unhealthy food to children. This has become a significant public health concern because of escalating rates of child obesity, which have long-term consequences for physical health and severe mental health repercussions, such as body image concerns and low self-esteem. This thesis explores how food marketing strategies, historically rooted in television ads and evolving through digital platforms, are linked to children's dietary choices and broader public health implications. It analyzes various manipulative tactics, such as digital advertising, influencer endorsement, and gamification, showing how companies take advantage of the cognitive vulnerabilities of children to propagate unhealthy …


Building Foundations For Graduate Success: The Direct Program’S Summer Bridge Initiative For Graduate Students, Melissa King, Marie Barnard, Shawnboda Mead, Soumyajit Majumdar Feb 2025

Building Foundations For Graduate Success: The Direct Program’S Summer Bridge Initiative For Graduate Students, Melissa King, Marie Barnard, Shawnboda Mead, Soumyajit Majumdar

Annual Poster Session 2024-2025

The DIRECT (Driving Interdisciplinary Research Expertise through Community Building and Training) Program's first cohort of graduate students successfully completed a three-week summer bridge program designed to enhance their academic preparedness, facilitate their transition into graduate-level study and demystify the “hidden curriculum” of academia. Held prior to the start of their first fall semester, the program aimed to enhance students’ preparedness for graduate studies, foster a sense of community, and equip students with critical skills and knowledge of campus resources necessary for academic success. An evaluation of the program's impact revealed gains in students' understanding of graduate school expectations, their awareness …


Blues Scholar Promotes "Beloved Community" In New Memoir, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Feb 2025

Blues Scholar Promotes "Beloved Community" In New Memoir, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Book signing set for Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Off Square Books OXFORD, Miss. The chapters of Adam Gussow's life include teaching blues literature to inmates at Mississippi's maximum-security prison and getting crowds grooving as a street blues harmonica player in Harlem. The University of Mississippi professor of English and Southern studies weaves several of those personal stories into his new book My Family and I: A Mississippi Memoir.(Post Hill Press).


Former White House Covid-19 Coordinator To Speak At Ford Center, Marisa C. Atkinson Feb 2025

Former White House Covid-19 Coordinator To Speak At Ford Center, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Deborah L. Birx, former White House coronavirus response coordinator, will speak March 7 at the University of Mississippi.


Blues Scholar, Professor Promotes 'Beloved Community' In Memoir, Marvis Herring Feb 2025

Blues Scholar, Professor Promotes 'Beloved Community' In Memoir, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The chapters of Adam Gussow's life include teaching blues literature to inmates at Mississippi's maximum-security prison and getting crowds grooving as a street blues harmonica player in Harlem.


Federal Judge Inspires Others To Be Bold And Courageous, Marisa C. Atkinson Feb 2025

Federal Judge Inspires Others To Be Bold And Courageous, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves will share his wisdom on public service and the law on Thursday (Feb. 27) at the University of Mississippi School of Law. The free event is set for 4 p.m. in Weems Auditorium.


Southdocs Film Guide For Spring, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Feb 2025

Southdocs Film Guide For Spring, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Check out upcoming showtimes and locations for films produced by Southern Studies students, alumni, faculty, and staff for this spring.


Charles W Hartman Memorial Lecture, University Of Mississippi. School Of Pharmacy Feb 2025

Charles W Hartman Memorial Lecture, University Of Mississippi. School Of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Lecture Series

In 1973, the School of Pharmacy established the Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture to recognize the contributions of Charles W. Hartman, former dean of the School of Pharmacy, to the University of Mississippi and to the pharmaceutical sciences. Annually, an internationally recognized leader in pharmacy is selected to deliver the lecture.


Coy W Waller Distinguished Lecture, University Of Mississippi. School Of Pharmacy Feb 2025

Coy W Waller Distinguished Lecture, University Of Mississippi. School Of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Lecture Series

The School of Pharmacy established the Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture in 2004 to recognize Dr. Waller’s contributions to his discipline and the School of Pharmacy. Each year the lecture is hosted by a department within the school. Lecturers are selected for their contributions to the host department’s discipline.


Winfield And Rachel Cotton Lecture, University Of Mississippi. School Of Pharmacy Feb 2025

Winfield And Rachel Cotton Lecture, University Of Mississippi. School Of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Lecture Series

In 1998, the Department of Pharmacy Administration established the Rachel and Winfield Cotton Lecture to recognize Mr. Cotton’s contributions to pharmaceutical wholesaling. The lectures are delivered by scholars in the fields of development and distribution of pharmaceutical products.


Jeff Mcmanus Retires After 25 Years Of Transforming Ole Miss, Jordan Karnbach Feb 2025

Jeff Mcmanus Retires After 25 Years Of Transforming Ole Miss, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – After more than two decades of cultivating the University of Mississippi campus into a nationally recognized showcase, Jeff McManus, is retiring.


February 20, 2025, The Daily Mississippian Feb 2025

February 20, 2025, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


Angela Brown Headlines Black History Month Concert, Staff Report Feb 2025

Angela Brown Headlines Black History Month Concert, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Renowned soprano Angela Brown will be the featured guest artist for the University of Mississippi's 20th annual Black History Month Concert on Feb. 25.


Jackie Dibiasie-Sammons Honored As Humanities Teacher Of The Year, Will Jones Feb 2025

Jackie Dibiasie-Sammons Honored As Humanities Teacher Of The Year, Will Jones

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Humanities Council and University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts have named Jackie DiBiasie-Sammons as the 2024-25 Humanities Teacher of the Year.


European Parliament Member Set To Speak At School Of Law, Marisa C. Atkinson Feb 2025

European Parliament Member Set To Speak At School Of Law, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students and the public have a unique opportunity to learn about the rule of law and how it protects basic freedoms when European Parliament member Stephen Bartulica visits campus on Thursday (Feb. 20).


Endowment To Assist Aspiring Medical Professionals Reach Goals, Bill Dabney Feb 2025

Endowment To Assist Aspiring Medical Professionals Reach Goals, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Thomas Houston, a University of Mississippi alumnus with a 45-year career as a family medicine educator and tobacco control advocate, has made a major gift in support of Ole Miss students who want to similarly devote their lives to careers in health professions.


Ole Miss Community Joins Forces To 'Smash' Stigma Of Eating Disorders, Jordan Karnbach Feb 2025

Ole Miss Community Joins Forces To 'Smash' Stigma Of Eating Disorders, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna McCall Dempsey is empowering students to break free from society's obsession with weight, and she's doing it with a baseball bat.


News You Can Use: Dodging The Bug, Jordan Karnbach Feb 2025

News You Can Use: Dodging The Bug, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – As viral illness rates soar across Mississippi and the nation, a University of Mississippi health expert is urging the public to take proactive steps to protect their health.


February 13, 2025, The Daily Mississippian Feb 2025

February 13, 2025, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


Research Uses Ai To Make Infrastructure More Resilient, Sustainable, Clara Turnage Feb 2025

Research Uses Ai To Make Infrastructure More Resilient, Sustainable, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – From predicting potholes to designing more durable concrete, artificial intelligence is paving the way for smarter infrastructure, a University of Mississippi researcher says.


Willie Morris Award Winners Slated For Oxford Conference For The Book, Staff Report Feb 2025

Willie Morris Award Winners Slated For Oxford Conference For The Book, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Three writers whose work reflect the spirit of the late Willie Morris are being honored as winners of this year's Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing, housed at the University of Mississippi.


Education Professor Selected For Mississippi Ai Fellowship, Don Feitel Feb 2025

Education Professor Selected For Mississippi Ai Fellowship, Don Feitel

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, a University of Mississippi professor is working to ensure that educators are prepared to harness its potential in the classroom.


Contingent Enrollment Initiative At A Highly Selective Public University, Sean Dufault Feb 2025

Contingent Enrollment Initiative At A Highly Selective Public University, Sean Dufault

Journal of Academic Underperformance

When first-year students arrive on campus, they may face many challenges, such as insufficient academic preparation, conflicting obligations, social adjustment, and traversing the college landscape. This challenge is magnified for academically at-risk students leading higher education institutions to invest funds and retention efforts into student success programs. The current study was designed to investigate conditionally admitted at-risk first-year students at a highly selective public university (HSPU) concerning their perceptions of participating in the Jump Start program regarding their adjustment to the university, the program's requirements, and their sense of belonging to the university. The current study employed an inductive analysis …


Exploring The Incidence Of Synthetic Versus Non-Synthetic Cannabinoid-Induced Psychosis: A Scoping Review, Ruaa Al-Juboori, Zachariah Francois, Precious Patrick Edet, Marie Barnard Feb 2025

Exploring The Incidence Of Synthetic Versus Non-Synthetic Cannabinoid-Induced Psychosis: A Scoping Review, Ruaa Al-Juboori, Zachariah Francois, Precious Patrick Edet, Marie Barnard

Faculty and Student Publications

Cannabinoids, including synthetic and non-synthetic variants, are associated with diverse mental health outcomes including the development of psychotic symptoms. While non-synthetic cannabinoids such as THC are well-studied, the stronger affinity of synthetic cannabinoids for cannabinoid receptors may lead to more severe and unpredictable health outcomes, including acute psychosis. Therefore, the objective of this scoping review is to investigate if the literature reported differences in the incidence of synthetic cannabinoid-induced psychosis versus non-synthetic cannabinoid-induced psychosis and quantify these differences if present. Following the JBI guidelines for scoping reviews, we will conduct a literature search across multiple databases including PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, …


Student Earns Prestigious Douglass-O'Connell Global Internship, Jordan Karnbach Feb 2025

Student Earns Prestigious Douglass-O'Connell Global Internship, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss – Aminata Ba, a sophomore public policy leadership major at the University of Mississippi, is one of 12 high-achieving students selected for an eight-week international internship program in Dublin, Ireland.


Civil Rights And Sports Trailblazer Set To Speak At School Of Law, Marisa C. Atkinson Feb 2025

Civil Rights And Sports Trailblazer Set To Speak At School Of Law, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Godfrey Dillard has made civil rights history on the basketball court and the court of law.


February 6, 2025, The Daily Mississippian Feb 2025

February 6, 2025, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


Study Explores Compound's Potential To Enhance Thc For Pain Treatment, Clara Turnage Feb 2025

Study Explores Compound's Potential To Enhance Thc For Pain Treatment, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi researchers have discovered how a compound found in cannabis might be used to mitigate the negative effects of THC, a psychoactive compound in the plant.


Ole Miss Students Pack Literacy Kits For Natchez-Adams Third Graders, Marvis Herring Feb 2025

Ole Miss Students Pack Literacy Kits For Natchez-Adams Third Graders, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A group of University of Mississippi students is taking a hands-on approach to improve children's reading skills in the state by donating reading resources to third grade students in the Natchez-Adams School District.


Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum Opens Registration For 2025, Clara Turnage Feb 2025

Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum Opens Registration For 2025, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Innovators and future business owners in the Magnolia State will soon have an opportunity to learn from experts in the field at the 10th annual Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum.