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A Message Of Appreciation To Our Faculty And Staff, Glenn Boyce Mar 2025

A Message Of Appreciation To Our Faculty And Staff, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

Today marks National Employee Appreciation Day 2025, and we want to express our gratitude for everything you contribute to the University of Mississippi! Your daily dedication makes our university a great place to live, work and learn.


Conference To Explore How And Why We Memorialize, Clara Turnage Mar 2025

Conference To Explore How And Why We Memorialize, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will draw experts from around the country this month to discuss the role memorials play in society and the complex nature of public memory.


Impact Of Covid-19 On Education Not Going Away, Um Study Finds, Clara Turnage Mar 2025

Impact Of Covid-19 On Education Not Going Away, Um Study Finds, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student performance is well known, but four years after the pandemic, scores in college classes are not returning to their pre-pandemic levels. A University of Mississippi study might point to an answer.


My Compliments To The Chef: Researcher Studies Robots In The Kitchen, Clara Turnage Feb 2025

My Compliments To The Chef: Researcher Studies Robots In The Kitchen, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Walking into your favorite restaurant and seeing a robot chef in the kitchen may seem far-fetched, but a University of Mississippi professor's research suggests that bots could be a solution to persistent labor shortages in the industry.


World Looks Different To Ole Miss Student Travelers, Anna Williams Feb 2025

World Looks Different To Ole Miss Student Travelers, Anna Williams

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Reese Milstead and Makayla Russell, two University of Mississippi juniors, crossed several international borders last summer when they decided to step way outside their comfort zones.


Early Career Awards Boost Work In Drag Reduction, Cellular Mechanics, Clara Turnage Feb 2025

Early Career Awards Boost Work In Drag Reduction, Cellular Mechanics, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The National Science Foundation has awarded its most prestigious early-career grant to two University of Mississippi researchers, recognizing their work in biomedical engineering and fluid dynamics.


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.


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.


Faculty Learn To Encourage Active Learning At Campus Institute, Marisa C. Atkinson Feb 2025

Faculty Learn To Encourage Active Learning At Campus Institute, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – As students enjoyed the last of their winter holiday break, 33 University of Mississippi faculty members honed their teaching skills at the university's inaugural Mobile Institute on Scientific Teaching.


Scholarship Endowment Aims To Encourage Entrepreneurship, Bill Dabney Feb 2025

Scholarship Endowment Aims To Encourage Entrepreneurship, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi graduate's surprise gift to his father will benefit student entrepreneurs for generations.


Tedx University Of Mississippi Presents Purpose And Potential, Staff Report Jan 2025

Tedx University Of Mississippi Presents Purpose And Potential, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The 10th annual TEDx University of Mississippi event features an evening of music, art and thought-provoking short talks on Feb. 18 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Shark-Inspired Design Could Make Air Travel Faster, More Efficient, Clara Turnage Jan 2025

Shark-Inspired Design Could Make Air Travel Faster, More Efficient, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The same flow dynamics that allow sharks to swim easily through Earth's oceans could also allow humans to fly faster through the air, according to a University of Mississippi professor. His research aims to prove it.


Historic Ole Miss Football Crowds Generate $325m Economic Impact, Marvis Herring Jan 2025

Historic Ole Miss Football Crowds Generate $325m Economic Impact, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Home football games at the University of Mississippi generated more than $325 million in economic impact during the 2024-25 season, according to new data from Visit Oxford.


'Jesus Was A Democrat' Follows Close Of A Colorful Political Career, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jan 2025

'Jesus Was A Democrat' Follows Close Of A Colorful Political Career, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Former Mississippi Rep. Steve Holland gained notoriety as a colorful character during his 36-year career in the Mississippi Legislature, and he recently returned to the spotlight as one of the central characters in the Netflix series "The Kings of Tupelo."


Spring Southtalks Series Continues Focus On Southern Environments, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jan 2025

Spring Southtalks Series Continues Focus On Southern Environments, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The SouthTalks series at the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture continues its theme of Southern environments this spring.


Speaker's Edge Boosts Students' Public Speaking Confidence, Marvis Herring Jan 2025

Speaker's Edge Boosts Students' Public Speaking Confidence, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Graduate students from across the University of Mississippi campus pitched business ideas and presented solutions to complex hypotheticals during the 21st annual Speaker's Edge Competition.


Study Finds Meth Mortality Skyrocketed Between 1999 And 2021, Clara Turnage Jan 2025

Study Finds Meth Mortality Skyrocketed Between 1999 And 2021, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Methamphetamine deaths in the U.S. rose 61-fold from 1999 to 2021, according to a new study, highlighting a growing crisis in addiction and public health.


Mock Trial Team Hosts Annual Chucky Mullins Invitational, Will Jones Dec 2024

Mock Trial Team Hosts Annual Chucky Mullins Invitational, Will Jones

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Several University of Mississippi students earned honors during the fifth annual Chucky Mullins Invitational hosted recently by the university's Mock Trial Association at the School of Law.


National Math, Science Teacher Group Appoints Um Professor To Board, Marvis Herring Dec 2024

National Math, Science Teacher Group Appoints Um Professor To Board, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi professor Joel Amidon will help oversee a national network of teachers focused on improving STEM education for students across the U.S.


Study Reveals How Companies Might Unknowingly Recruit Narcissists, Clara Turnage Dec 2024

Study Reveals How Companies Might Unknowingly Recruit Narcissists, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Companies may be unwittingly recruiting narcissistic employees through their choice of words in job postings, according to a new study on corporate recruitment language.


Um Student To Effect Environmental Policy Changes Through Fellowship, Marvis Herring Dec 2024

Um Student To Effect Environmental Policy Changes Through Fellowship, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi graduate student Kennady Hertz will spend 2025 gaining valuable environmental policy experience in the nation's capital as part of an elite fellowship program.


Ranking Places Ole Miss Among Top 15 Universities For Veterans, Clara Turnage Dec 2024

Ranking Places Ole Miss Among Top 15 Universities For Veterans, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Military Times has again ranked the University of Mississippi among the best universities in the nation for veterans.


Finish Strong, Rebels! End Of Semester Message From Chancellor Boyce, Glenn Boyce Dec 2024

Finish Strong, Rebels! End Of Semester Message From Chancellor Boyce, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

Finals week is approaching as we wrap up a wonderful semester together. This fall, you’ve grown personally and academically, made great friends, and created memories that will last a lifetime. Now it’s time to put everything you’ve learned into practice as you take your finals. Here are three tips for success:


Ceo Gender Influences Corporate Social Responsibility Priorities, Marvis Herring Dec 2024

Ceo Gender Influences Corporate Social Responsibility Priorities, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Businesses are under growing pressure to do more than just make money. Employees and customers alike are increasingly paying more attention to how businesses are giving back to the community.


University Teams With Kroger To Fight Student Hunger, Marvis Herring Dec 2024

University Teams With Kroger To Fight Student Hunger, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Kroger customers in Oxford are encouraged to round up their totals at checkout during December in support of the University of Mississippi's on-campus food pantry.


Thanksgiving Message To Faculty And Staff From Chancellor Boyce, Glenn Boyce Nov 2024

Thanksgiving Message To Faculty And Staff From Chancellor Boyce, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

As Thanksgiving approaches, we reflect on the extraordinary community we share. Our campus thrives because each of you makes this university the warm and uplifting place we call home.


Team Aims To Curb Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana Use In Lafayette County, Clara Turnage Nov 2024

Team Aims To Curb Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana Use In Lafayette County, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi researchers are teaming up against alcohol, marijuana and tobacco use in Lafayette County.


News You Can Use: Help Preserve Lifesaving Antibiotics, Staff Report Nov 2024

News You Can Use: Help Preserve Lifesaving Antibiotics, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Antibiotics are generally regarded as wonder drugs because they help combat dangerous infections and improve quality of life for millions of people. However, they are not cure-alls and must be used wisely to protect their effectiveness, a University of Mississippi pharmacy professor advises.


News You Can Use: How To Detect Deceptions, Edwin Smith Nov 2024

News You Can Use: How To Detect Deceptions, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Scammers took more than $10 billion from Americans last year, according to data compiled by the Federal Trade Commission. That amount is growing, so everyone should learn to recognize and avoid the latest cons, a University of Mississippi criminologist says.