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Despite Federal Warnings, Kratom Still Readily Available Across Us, Clara Turnage Nov 2024

Despite Federal Warnings, Kratom Still Readily Available Across Us, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly three-fourths of tobacco and vape stores in the United States sell an addictive, dangerous substance with connections to liver toxicity, seizures and death, according to a new study from the University of Mississippi.


Veterans Day 2024 Message From Chancellor Boyce, Glenn Boyce Nov 2024

Veterans Day 2024 Message From Chancellor Boyce, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

As our nation honors its veterans today, let’s extend our deepest thanks to the many who have served our nation among the University of Mississippi student body, faculty, and staff.


Chancellor Boyce Election Day Message To Students, Glenn Boyce Nov 2024

Chancellor Boyce Election Day Message To Students, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

As we prepare to engage in our nation's 60th presidential election on Nov. 5, for many of our students, it will be a significant moment as they exercise the most fundamental right of citizenship and cast a ballot for the first time. While elections can be exciting, they can also be a time of uncertainty.


Adopt-A-Basket Program Helping Feed Um Families, Edwin Smith Oct 2024

Adopt-A-Basket Program Helping Feed Um Families, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – With Thanksgiving approaching, the University of Mississippi community is pulling together to provide meals for university families in need.


Ole Miss Honors Nine Distinguished Alumni, Business Leaders, Tina H. Hahn Oct 2024

Ole Miss Honors Nine Distinguished Alumni, Business Leaders, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi honored business giants and servant leaders Thursday (Oct. 24) by inducting them into the school's inaugural Hall of Fame.


Study Of Chick Peeps Could Improve Understanding Of Animal Emotions, Clara Turnage Oct 2024

Study Of Chick Peeps Could Improve Understanding Of Animal Emotions, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Understanding animal emotions has been a long-running question at the forefront of welfare studies, but a University of Mississippi professor's work may hold the key to decoding the chatter.


Old-School College Sports Are On The Way Out. What Comes Next?, Clara Turnage Oct 2024

Old-School College Sports Are On The Way Out. What Comes Next?, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – College sports are in the midst of dramatic change, and after a litany of lawsuits and appeals, fans are likely uncertain of the future of America's favorite pastimes. A University of Mississippi professor's latest book seeks to demystify the madness.


Endowment To Help Train Next Generation Of Storytellers, Tina H. Hahn Oct 2024

Endowment To Help Train Next Generation Of Storytellers, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Using documentary studies to train the next generation of storytellers holds such importance to Berkley Hudson that he has gifted the University of Mississippi an endowment to bring visiting documentarians to campus.


Ole Miss Professor Gives American Grading System An F, Clara Turnage Oct 2024

Ole Miss Professor Gives American Grading System An F, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – America's obsession with grades is failing students and jeopardizing the future of education, a University of Mississippi professor argues in his new book.


Professor Partners With Airline To Evaluate Pricing Strategies, Marvis Herring Oct 2024

Professor Partners With Airline To Evaluate Pricing Strategies, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi economics professor is working with a North American airline to study the effectiveness of pricing strategies and discrimination, a practice where airlines vary prices for the same product or service based on consumer attributes.


Wellness Initiative Offers Free Game Day Hydration, Marvis Herring Sep 2024

Wellness Initiative Offers Free Game Day Hydration, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – "HYDR" has become a popular shorthand among Ole Miss fans for the Rebels' "Hotty Toddy" cheer, even inspiring a copyrighted brand of apparel and gifts. Now, a new initiative is reminding everyone to H-Y-D-R-A-T-E while celebrating game day festivities.


Professor's Photography Selected For International Exhibition In Nyc, Marvis Herring Sep 2024

Professor's Photography Selected For International Exhibition In Nyc, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Several photographs of Black women in the wake of George Floyd's death taken by University of Mississippi professor Vanessa Charlot have been selected for an international exhibition in New York.


Toyota Partnership To Fuel Stem Education Improvement In Area Schools, Marvis Herring Sep 2024

Toyota Partnership To Fuel Stem Education Improvement In Area Schools, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. – The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi has partnered with Toyota Mississippi to enhance and promote STEM learning in Lee County and the Pontotoc City School District.


University Study Hints Debate Skills May Lessen Negative Impact Of Ai, Clara Turnage Sep 2024

University Study Hints Debate Skills May Lessen Negative Impact Of Ai, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Higher education is facing a tough challenge as it adapts to the advent of artificial intelligence. To combat it, a University of Mississippi professor proposes using one of academia's oldest weapons: debate.


University Welcomes Class Of 2028 At Fall Convocation, Clara Turnage Aug 2024

University Welcomes Class Of 2028 At Fall Convocation, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – More than 5,000 new University of Mississippi students flooded The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss for Fall Convocation on Tuesday (Aug. 27) to learn about one thing: Happiness.


University Benefits From Record-Breaking Support, Tina H. Hahn Aug 2024

University Benefits From Record-Breaking Support, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Alumni and friends committed $168.36 million to the University of Mississippi during fiscal year 2024, the highest fundraising year on record.


Ole Miss Chapter Wins Mortar Board Honors, Staff Report Aug 2024

Ole Miss Chapter Wins Mortar Board Honors, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – For the third year in a row, the University of Mississippi chapter of Mortar Board national college senior honor society received numerous honors during the national organization's annual awards ceremony in Columbus, Ohio.


News You Can Use: Finding A Counselor Who Is Right For You, Edwin Smith Aug 2024

News You Can Use: Finding A Counselor Who Is Right For You, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – For anyone seeking help to recover from a trauma, sort out relationships or adjust to a new phase of life, picking the right mental health professional is a crucial decision. Paying attention to a few key factors can help, a University of Mississippi professor advises.


Welcome To A New Academic Year, Glenn Boyce Aug 2024

Welcome To A New Academic Year, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

Welcome to the fall semester! As we begin a new academic year, I’m reminded of your essential role as the backbone of our community and the foundation for our collective success. Thank you for all you do for the University of Mississippi.


New Programs Help Meet Need For Public Health Professionals, Edwin Smith Aug 2024

New Programs Help Meet Need For Public Health Professionals, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is addressing the growing need for public health professionals in the state through two degree programs in its new Department of Public Health in the university's School of Applied Sciences.


Researchers Study Implications Of Google Smart Compose, Erin Garrett Aug 2024

Researchers Study Implications Of Google Smart Compose, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A recent University of Mississippi study challenges assumptions about artificial intelligence in writing, finding that users of Google Smart Compose produced work indistinguishable from those writing without AI assistance.


Prioritizing And Aligning University Efforts For Access, Opportunity And Community Engagement, Glenn Boyce Aug 2024

Prioritizing And Aligning University Efforts For Access, Opportunity And Community Engagement, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

I appreciate the members of our campus community who provided invaluable feedback and guidance. From this review, the university will undergo an organizational change, including closing the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement and creating the Division of Access, Opportunity, and Community Engagement, pending IHL approval.


Professor Using Grant To Improve Military, Commercial Sensor Networks, Clara Turnage Aug 2024

Professor Using Grant To Improve Military, Commercial Sensor Networks, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi engineering professor Lei Cao has been awarded more than $597,000 to improve sensor networks, devices often used by the military to collect and transmit data about their environment.


Journalism Professor Earns Competitive Artist Residency In France, Marvis Herring Aug 2024

Journalism Professor Earns Competitive Artist Residency In France, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi journalism professor Emily Bowen-Moore felt her creative inhibitions release and artistic confidence strengthen as she participated this summer in the Chateau d'Orquevaux international artists and writers residency in rural Champagne-Ardenne, France.


Language Style Affects Power Of Negative Online Reviews, Marvis Herring Jul 2024

Language Style Affects Power Of Negative Online Reviews, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Negative, indirect online reviews are more influential for potential customers than those that are explicitly negative, according to a new study.


Romance Media Could Alter Perceptions Of Relationships, Study Says, Clara Turnage Jul 2024

Romance Media Could Alter Perceptions Of Relationships, Study Says, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – She's a busy businesswoman going to the country to sell the family farm. He's a pumpkin farmer with a heart of gold and a tragic backstory. Is this love?


Staff Creative Residency Cohort Completes Summer Projects, Marvis Herring Jul 2024

Staff Creative Residency Cohort Completes Summer Projects, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Twelve University of Mississippi staff members are fostering creativity this week through projects outside of their formal careers as part of the university's Staff Creative Residency Program.


Researchers Study Intersection Of Alcohol, Anxiety And Sleep In Teens, Clara Turnage Jul 2024

Researchers Study Intersection Of Alcohol, Anxiety And Sleep In Teens, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – To help prevent alcohol use in adolescence, parents may want to pay attention to their teenager's sleep schedule, according to a recent study from University of Mississippi researchers.


Nasa Program Gives Three Um Students Opportunity To Design Satellite, Clara Turnage Jul 2024

Nasa Program Gives Three Um Students Opportunity To Design Satellite, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Designing a satellite just larger than a Rubik's Cube may seem daunting to some, but for four Mississippi college students, it's just rocket science.


Researchers Study How Deepfake Detection Tools Influence Journalists, Marvis Herring Jul 2024

Researchers Study How Deepfake Detection Tools Influence Journalists, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The scenario-based role playing inspired by the popular Dungeons & Dragons game has given University of Mississippi researchers a novel approach to study how journalists use artificial intelligence tools to verify audiovisual media.