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Scholarship Memorializes A Military Man, Tina H. Hahn May 2025

Scholarship Memorializes A Military Man, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Shortly before Ron Peterson died, his sister-in-law Susan Cowgill asked what he wanted her to do with his assets. His answer? "Just do good with the money!"


Interactive Website Maps Religious Diversity Across Mississippi, Marvis Herring May 2025

Interactive Website Maps Religious Diversity Across Mississippi, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A new University of Mississippi project maps the state's often-overlooked religious diversity, blending historical research, video interviews and sacred music to spotlight faith communities across Mississippi.


School Of Education Faculty Member Appointed Distinguished Professor, Don Feitel May 2025

School Of Education Faculty Member Appointed Distinguished Professor, Don Feitel

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has appointed Rick Balkin, professor and chair of the Department of Leadership and Counselor Education, as its newest Distinguished Professor.


News You Can Use: How To Stop The Spread Of Hiv, Clara Turnage May 2025

News You Can Use: How To Stop The Spread Of Hiv, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Human immunodeficiency virus was once considered a problem of big cities and urban areas, but the South has become the new epicenter of the HIV epidemic, a University of Mississippi virologist warns.


The Hidden Science Of Hand Clapping, Clara Turnage May 2025

The Hidden Science Of Hand Clapping, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly every human culture uses clapping to cheer, protest, pray or perform, but a new study reveals that the familiar gesture is as much a scientific event as it is a social one.


New Program Helps Students Prepare For A Good Life, Bill Dabney May 2025

New Program Helps Students Prepare For A Good Life, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is using a $300,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation to help underserved students experience and investigate the Good Life.


Memorial Day Message From Chancellor Boyce 2025, Glenn Boyce May 2025

Memorial Day Message From Chancellor Boyce 2025, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

Each Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who have selflessly given their lives for our nation.


Donors Help Business School Close In On Campaign Goal, Tina H. Hahn May 2025

Donors Help Business School Close In On Campaign Goal, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration is working to raise $50 million as part of Now & Ever: The Campaign for Ole Miss, and alumnus Bill Fry and his wife, Lee Anne, have been major contributors to the effort.


Ole Miss Hires Veteran International Journalist To Lead Jordan Center, Marvis Herring May 2025

Ole Miss Hires Veteran International Journalist To Lead Jordan Center, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has announced veteran journalist Steve Herman as the inaugural executive director of the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation.


News You Can Use: What To Know About Mississippi's Syphilis Surge, Marisa C. Atkinson May 2025

News You Can Use: What To Know About Mississippi's Syphilis Surge, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A national surge in syphilis cases has not spared Mississippi, but several University of Mississippi pharmacy professors have partnered with the Mississippi Department of Health to guide pharmacists on how to help slow the spread.


Biology Faculty Member Honored As Online Instructor Of The Year, Pam Starling May 2025

Biology Faculty Member Honored As Online Instructor Of The Year, Pam Starling

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi's Office of Academic Outreach has honored biology professor Lydia Lytal's efforts to create and lead an online laboratory science class by awarding her its Paragon Award for Excellence in Distance Teaching.


Lack Of Sleep Linked To Negative Body Image In Teens, Clara Turnage May 2025

Lack Of Sleep Linked To Negative Body Image In Teens, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Poor sleep quality is often tied to mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression, but new research from the University of Mississippi suggests it may also be related to how teens feel about their appearance.


Four Um Students Named Boren Scholars, Clara Turnage May 2025

Four Um Students Named Boren Scholars, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The National Security Education Program has selected four University of Mississippi students for prestigious David L. Boren scholarships.


Efforts To Reduce Tiktok Screen Time Often Increase Usage, Marvis Herring May 2025

Efforts To Reduce Tiktok Screen Time Often Increase Usage, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Efforts by social media platforms to encourage users to take breaks from screen scrolling may actually lead to some of them spending even more time online. That's according to research coauthored by University of Mississippi professor Christopher Newman.


New Endowment Aims To Encourage Art Students, Tina H. Hahn May 2025

New Endowment Aims To Encourage Art Students, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – When Kay Webber Cochran moved to Washington, D.C., in 1981, she set out to explore a different arts and cultural facility or event every weekend. After amassing 37 years of experiences in the nation's capital, she is expanding that passion by creating an art scholarship at the University of Mississippi.


University Hosting 2025 Mississippi Boys State And Girls State Programs, Jordan Karnbach May 2025

University Hosting 2025 Mississippi Boys State And Girls State Programs, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi's future leaders will come to the Ole Miss campus this summer when the school hosts the 2025 sessions of the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State and the American Legion Boys State programs.


News You Can Use: Keep An Eye On Your Eye Pressure, Clara Turnage May 2025

News You Can Use: Keep An Eye On Your Eye Pressure, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The dangers of high blood pressure are well known, but another form of hypertension deserves equal attention – ocular hypertension, or elevated pressure inside the eye.


Vision Loss, Damage Could Be Tied To Eye Pressure, Study Finds, Clara Turnage May 2025

Vision Loss, Damage Could Be Tied To Eye Pressure, Study Finds, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – One of the world's leading causes of irreversible vision loss could begin with elevated eye pressure, according to a recent study published in the American Academy of Ophthalmology.


Ole Miss Honors Dedicated Staff, Service Milestones At Annual Event, Marisa C. Atkinson May 2025

Ole Miss Honors Dedicated Staff, Service Milestones At Annual Event, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Following exciting games of bingo, the University of Mississippi kicked off a week of celebrating its employees by honoring staff members at an annual ceremony on Tuesday (May 13) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Ragtime, Jazz Shine At Oxford's Annual Old-Time Piano Contest, Jordan Karnbach May 2025

Ragtime, Jazz Shine At Oxford's Annual Old-Time Piano Contest, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Ragtime and early jazz players from across the country will gather at the University of Mississippi when the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival celebrates its 51st edition over the Memorial Day weekend.


Ole Miss Alumni Association Plans For Growing Campus, Jim Urbanek May 2025

Ole Miss Alumni Association Plans For Growing Campus, Jim Urbanek

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – For almost 75 years, University of Mississippi alumni and friends have found a home at the Alumni House overlooking the Grove. This space has served as a hub for connection, celebration and memories, but the university – and its alumni base – has outgrown the facility.


Business Dean Ken Cyree Announces His Retirement, Staff Report May 2025

Business Dean Ken Cyree Announces His Retirement, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – After 17 years of record growth and innovation, Ken Cyree, the longest-serving active business school dean in the Southeastern Conference, has announced his retirement from the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration.


A.J. Brown Advises New Class Of Rebel Alumni 'The Playbook Is Yours', Marisa C. Atkinson May 2025

A.J. Brown Advises New Class Of Rebel Alumni 'The Playbook Is Yours', Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – With the shift of tassels and a familiar rousing refrain, the University of Mississippi graduated more than 5,500 students at its 172nd Commencement exercises Saturday (May 10) morning in a packed Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss.


Tassels Turning: Ole Miss Alumni Advise New Graduates, Emily Howorth May 2025

Tassels Turning: Ole Miss Alumni Advise New Graduates, Emily Howorth

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – As the Class of 2025 celebrates commencement on Saturday (May 10), the University of Mississippi's vibrant alumni network stands ready to welcome its newest members. These graduates join a community of Ole Miss alumni who lead purposefully and make meaningful contributions to their communities, Mississippi and beyond.


News You Can Use: Fighting Infections While Expecting, Marisa C. Atkinson May 2025

News You Can Use: Fighting Infections While Expecting, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Pregnant women often think, or are told, they cannot take medications during pregnancy to avoid harming the mom or baby. But one University of Mississippi professor is hoping new research will help medical professionals reexamine those recommendations.


Veteran Communicator Tapped To Lead Um Marketing, Communications, Clara Turnage May 2025

Veteran Communicator Tapped To Lead Um Marketing, Communications, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has named Lisa Stone, a trusted leader who has shaped the university's communications for nearly three decades, as its vice chancellor for marketing and communications.


Narcissistic Men Are Drawn To Gossip, Study Finds, Jordan Karnbach May 2025

Narcissistic Men Are Drawn To Gossip, Study Finds, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – To be talked about or to be ignored, which is better? It's not a Shakespearean question, but one that a research team led by a University of Mississippi professor wanted to answer.


Ole Miss Staff Celebrate Milestones And Academic Achievements Together, Jordan Karnbach May 2025

Ole Miss Staff Celebrate Milestones And Academic Achievements Together, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi honored 30 staff members Tuesday (May 6) during the eighth annual Red and Blue Celebration of Achievement. The ceremony recognizes staff who graduated in December 2024 or will graduate in May or August.


Jtc 25: Visual Line Of Sight, Christina Steube May 2025

Jtc 25: Visual Line Of Sight, Christina Steube

University of Mississippi News

This story is part of the 2025 Journey to Commencement series, which celebrates the pinnacle of the academic year by highlighting University of Mississippi students and their outstanding academic and personal journeys from college student to college graduate.


Jtc 25: Hands-On Experience Fuels Hospitality Dream, Staff Report May 2025

Jtc 25: Hands-On Experience Fuels Hospitality Dream, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

This story is part of the 2025 Journey to Commencement series, which celebrates the pinnacle of the academic year by highlighting University of Mississippi students and their outstanding academic and personal journeys from college student to college graduate.