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Newsletter, April 2022, Cedar Oaks Guild

Cedar Oaks Guild Newsletter

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Senior Banking Major Selected As Orrin H. Swayze Scholar, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Wyatt Gunter chosen from five finalists for statewide honor

Igniting A Passion For Place - Journey To Commencement, Rebecca Smith Cleary

Journey to Commencement

Mattie Ford finds meaningful, personalized academic pursuits and opportunities at Ole Miss.

Alumni Offer Advice To New Graduates, Emily Howorth

University of Mississippi News

Eight Ole Miss graduates share wisdom and encouragement

Alumna Upholds Family Pharmacy Legacy Through Service, Patrick Smith

University of Mississippi News

Wilma Wilbanks followed her father's example to a successful career

Analysis Of Test Anxiety In Human Anatomy And Physiology I Students At The University Of Mississippi, Anne Piazza

Honors Theses

Student anxiety, specifically test anxiety, is common hindrance to student performance in various courses including Human Anatomy and Physiology at the University of Mississippi. Through a sequence of three surveys we collected demographic information, anxiety data related to the course, and test anxiety in general We researched factors that could potentially influence student anxiety such as at what point in the semester the student is evaluated, when students feel the most stressed, outcomes on previous evaluations, and perceived outcomes of the course. We also examined what effect the anxiety has on the student such as lowered performance, lowered test scores, …

Computer Adaptive Instruction And Assessment: The Story Of Prescriptive Curriculum In One Rural Mississippi School, Mary Simpson Stone

Honors Theses

The aim of this study was to discover the impact iReady, a computerized instruction and assessment software, and Ready, the software’s printed counterpart, have had on English/Language Arts teachers at School D (pseudonym). School D is part of the Achieving Success School District (pseudonym) which is located in Town X (pseudonym) in rural Mississippi. This study uses a mixed methods approach to understand teachers’ perceptions of iReady software and Ready curriculum in general as well as teachers’ perceptions of how the implementation of the program affected themselves and their students. The findings and implications recorded in this study are a …

The Legality Of The European Union’S Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism And The Limitations Of World Trade Organization Rules On Effective Climate Action, Delaney Smith

Honors Theses

In July 2021, the European Union proposed the creation of a carbon border adjustment mechanism, a trade mechanism that would levy a carbon price against imported goods. This mechanism, the first of its kind, has the potential to address weaknesses in the EU’s existing domestic cap and trade system and create a financial incentive for other nations to reduce their carbon emissions. However, legal experts have raised concerns that this mechanism may violate the rules of the World Trade Organization. If another member state raises a complaint against the measure, the European Union will be forced to navigate the World …

Toccopola Grocery, Lily-Pearl Benn

Spring 2022 Showcase

This documentary photography project focuses on Toccopola Grocery in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. The store’s slogan is “from farm fuel to food, we got you covered!” – words that reflect the groceries’ multifaceted role as gas station, country store, and lunch spot. More than a grab-and-go, the space functions as a community center of sorts: exchanges over the counter are more than transactions and the back of the store opens into a dining room, where regulars chat well into the afternoon. Locally owned and operated since 1994, it is central to Toccopola’s community.

Lily-Pearl Benn is an MA student in Southern …

Lavender Graduation 2022, University Of Mississippi. Center For Inclusion And Cross Cultural Engagement

Lavender Graduation

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April 28, 2022, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Leveraging Every Opportunity And Resource - Journey To Commencement, Dana Engelbert

Journey to Commencement

Family, community, sports shaped Merrick McCool’s Ole Miss career.

Forging Her Own Path - Journey To Commencement, Lydia Lagarde

Journey to Commencement

Jessica Herron finds success on her liberal arts pathway to Lyceum Scholar.

Um Team Places In Top 4 At National Debate Championship, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Warren Debate Union among finalists at event hosted by University of Alaska at Anchorage

Um Band Getting Bigger, Better Practice Field, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Chancellor Glenn Boyce announces $3.5 million commitment from the university, donors

Ameliorative Effects Of Minor Cannabinoids Over Hiv-1 Tat-Mediated Visceral Pain, Charlie Worth

Honors Theses

As the total number of people living with HIV continues to rise across the world, an effective HIV treatment is still sought after. While modern-day advanced therapies exist for mitigating much of the negative effects of HIV, the virus remains evasive and problematic in the central nervous system. Thus, even with treatment, many people living with HIV continue to suffer from a plethora of symptoms. However, a large proportion of HIV-positive patients claim to feel a reduction in those persevering symptoms after cannabis usage. This anecdotal evidence has sparked interest in the efficacy of cannabis constituents for HIV therapy. This …

Identification Of The Putative Binding Site Of A Novel Benzimidazole (Etazene) And Its Metabolites On Μ-Opioid Receptor: A Systematic Computational Study And Detection Using Human Liver Microsomes, Isuru Nipun Hewamanna

Honors Theses

The abuse of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) has risen dramatically worldwide, especially among recreational users and regular abusers. The absence of pharmacological and toxicological data on new, illicitly used, and abused opioids, results in serious adverse effects, including death. The synthetic benzimidazole opioid, Etazene (70 times higher analgesic activity than morphine), gained popularity as a recreational drug on the illegal/darknet market; however, no experimental information is available at the

molecular level on the binding mechanism and putative binding site of Etazene and its metabolites at the µ-opioid receptor (MOR). In the present study, we investigated the possibilities of MOR activation …

Q&A With Ashley Smith (Mfa Sculpture), Ashley Smith

Q & A Interviews with Art Students

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Leader In The Lab - Journey To Commencement, Patrick Smith

Journey to Commencement

Maali Alshammari finds a passion for mentorship during her educational journey.

Chemistry Professor, Diversity Official Honored For Student Service, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

EJ Edney, Eden Tanner earn Frist Award for passion to serving students

Engineer's Research Charting New Waters In Fluid Studies, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Wen Wu receives EPSCoR grant to study applications of novel drag-reducing approach

Learning Local Languages As A Means Of Preserving Culture: An Analysis Of The Federal Education Laws’ Treatment Of Regional Languages In The Basque Country And Colombia, Olivia Jaramillo

Honors Theses

Regional languages are essential components of vibrantly diverse cultures. Across all regions of the globalizing modern world, regional languages remain one of the clearest markers of the rich heritage and history that each continent, country, state, city, town uniquely possesses. Unlike the more dominant languages of our evolving international landscape, local and regional languages explicitly capture precise cultural experiences of limited populations. These languages carry specific nuance, meaning, grammar, and vocabulary obscured by other forms of communication. This project, researching and analyzing two individual countries’ regional language education under the federal legal systems, holds the importance of safeguarding local languages …

A Molecular Dynamics Study Of The Laser Sintering Process And Subsequent Mechanical Properties Of Γ-Tial Nanoparticles, Eleanor Dickens

Honors Theses

Using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, the laser sintering additive manufacturing process is investigated through the observation of γ-TiAl nanoparticles. This process is conducted using both uni-directional chain and stacking configurations. By mimicking the heating process and varying laser sintering parameters such as heating rater, sintering temperature, and particle orientation, the fusion behavior and resulting products are analyzed for both chain and stacking NP patterns. In of single chain cases, it is noticed that slower heating rates and higher melting temperatures yield larger neck growth between each individual particle and thus produce a more stable product. This leads to stronger mechanical …

After Transnistria, The Suwalki Gap, Matthew Becker

Faculty and Student Publications

This Guest Editorial appeared in multiple venues:

1. The Commercial Dispatch, 26 April 2022
2. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 28 April 2022
3. The Palm Beach Post, 28 April 2022
4. Magnolia Tribune, 29 April 2022
5. The Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2022

Mississippi’S Brain Gain - Journey To Commencement, Jennifer Parsons

Journey to Commencement

Grateful for the opportunities, Ajah Singleton weathers multiple challenges to excel in Honors College.

Getting To The Core Of Hospitality - Journey To Commencement, Lauren Lucas

Journey to Commencement

Bernardo Guerrero turns a desire to serve others into pathway to personal and professional success.

Glitterary Festival Examines Boundaries Of Literature And Gender, Michael Taplin

University of Mississippi News

Organizers hope to spark community conversation surrounding race, class and intersectionality

Mark Loftin To Deliver Last Lecture Friday, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Retiring School of Applied Sciences associate dean to share reflections in Bryant Hall

Indie Illness: An Evaluation Of The Orphan Drug Act, Nicholas Castellanos

Honors Theses

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Orphan Drug Act of 1983 by subtracting the cost of incentives for drug development from the estimated value created by each drug in the form of quality-adjusted life-year gains. Data regarding costs of incentives is retrieved from the FDA as well as a report released by the National Organization for Rare Disorders. Data regarding value created by each drug is retrieved from a Freedom of Information Act request to the FDA, the CEA registry, and a report released by the US Department of Health and Human Sciences. Sufficient data was available …

Collision-Induced Dissociation And Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Of Au30(S-Tbu)18 Nanoclusters, Christopher Hood

Honors Theses

Collision Induced Dissociation (CID) and Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry (IM-MS) are methods used to understand the structural arrangement and stability of large molecules. In this study, the gold nanocluster Au₃₀(S-tBu)₁₈ was dissociated at varying Trap collision energies, and drift time vs mass spectrometry data was plotted to determine the order of cluster fragmentation. Comparing Au₃₀(S-tBu)₁₈ data to that of Au₂₅(SCH₂CH₂Ph)₁₈, the only current nanocluster published with IM-MS data, two distinctly different dissociation patterns were seen. Unlike the linear CID fragmentation of Au …