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Experts To Explore Solutions To Tech Threats Facing Modern Journalism, Marvis Herring Mar 2025

Experts To Explore Solutions To Tech Threats Facing Modern Journalism, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A collection of award-winning journalists and renowned tech and media scholars will discuss solutions to protect and improve the integrity of modern journalism during a new event at the University of Mississippi.


Um-Usm Partnership Fast-Tracks Law Degree For Southern Miss Students, Marisa C. Atkinson Mar 2025

Um-Usm Partnership Fast-Tracks Law Degree For Southern Miss Students, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law and the University of Southern Mississippi have forged a new partnership that allows USM undergraduate students to earn a law degree in less time through the schools' new Accelerated Law School Pathway.


State Senate Confirms Um Professor For Prison Industries Board, Jordan Karnbach Mar 2025

State Senate Confirms Um Professor For Prison Industries Board, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss – The Mississippi Senate has added a University of Mississippi professor to the board of directors of the Mississippi Prison Industries Corp.


Celebrating Our Research Excellence And Continued R1 Status, Glenn Boyce Mar 2025

Celebrating Our Research Excellence And Continued R1 Status, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

I am delighted to share that the University of Mississippi has once again maintained its R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, reaffirming our university’s position among the nation’s elite research institutions.


Two Um Students Named William Winter Scholars For Annual Conference, Staff Report Mar 2025

Two Um Students Named William Winter Scholars For Annual Conference, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has named graduate students Homa Mojtabai and Sochima Okafor as its 2025 William Winter Scholars.


Um Gets $2.6m To Expand Mental Health, Preschool Education Programs, Marvis Herring Mar 2025

Um Gets $2.6m To Expand Mental Health, Preschool Education Programs, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has been awarded $2.6 million to expand two programs that provide free online counseling services to youth across the state and share an evidence-based preschool curriculum with teachers.


Communications Leaders, Influencers To Offer Insights At Imc Connect!, Eleanor Potter Mar 2025

Communications Leaders, Influencers To Offer Insights At Imc Connect!, Eleanor Potter

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi graduate who has amassed more than 400,000 followers on social media and a recently retired vice president of communications for Boeing Defense, Space and Security are part of the roster of guests speaking at the 2025 IMC Connect! conference.


Pharmacy Professor Lands Prestigious Grant To Advance Drug Discovery, Natalie Ehrhardt Mar 2025

Pharmacy Professor Lands Prestigious Grant To Advance Drug Discovery, Natalie Ehrhardt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi pharmacy professor and his team will use $1,157,696 in grant funding to study a group of bacteria that have shown to be a significant resource for potential new medications.


Truman Foundation Names Um Junior As Finalist For Prestigious Award, Clara Turnage Mar 2025

Truman Foundation Names Um Junior As Finalist For Prestigious Award, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation has named a University of Mississippi junior as a finalist for this year's Harry S. Truman Scholarships.


Recognize Exceptional Student Service With A Frist Nomination, Staff Report Mar 2025

Recognize Exceptional Student Service With A Frist Nomination, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The selection committee for the Thomas Frist Student Service Award is accepting nominations for University of Mississippi faculty and staff members who go "the extra mile" to provide exceptional assistance to students.


Poet, Essayist Wins Two National Awards For Writing, Teaching, Clara Turnage Mar 2025

Poet, Essayist Wins Two National Awards For Writing, Teaching, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Two national organizations have recognized University of Mississippi professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil for her work in poetry, writing and environmental education.


Faculty Members Earn National Awards For Civic, Community Engagement, Marvis Herring Mar 2025

Faculty Members Earn National Awards For Civic, Community Engagement, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Campus Compact has named two University of Mississippi faculty members as 2025 Impact Award recipients, celebrating them as national leaders for their transformative work supporting the community with university resources.


Birthday Gift Supports Business Students, Tina H. Hahn Mar 2025

Birthday Gift Supports Business Students, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – When Amy Valentine needed a birthday gift for her husband, Dennis, she turned to the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration to establish a scholarship in his name.


University Selects 'Leave Only Footprints' As 2025 Common Read, Clara Turnage Mar 2025

University Selects 'Leave Only Footprints' As 2025 Common Read, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – When Conor Knighton took off on a journey to visit each of the United States' 63 national parks, he was looking for adventure. What he found was a new perspective.


Art Professor Challenges Viewers To Slow Down And Learn From Weeds, Marisa C. Atkinson Mar 2025

Art Professor Challenges Viewers To Slow Down And Learn From Weeds, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Weeds are generally seen as a nuisance, but they can teach lessons on living. University of Mississippi art professor Kariann Fuqua communicated that in a recent New York City art exhibition.


Five Selected To 2025 Law Alumni Hall Of Fame Class, Scott Thompson Mar 2025

Five Selected To 2025 Law Alumni Hall Of Fame Class, Scott Thompson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law will induct five distinguished attorneys into its Alumni Hall of Fame during a March 29 ceremony as part of Law Alumni Weekend.


Empowering Auditors: A Key To Protecting Investments, Jordan Karnbach Mar 2025

Empowering Auditors: A Key To Protecting Investments, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss – Many investors have wondered at some point whether businesses are doing what they promised with their money, or whether they are just saying one thing and doing another.


Women In Higher Education Gather For Inspiration, Connection, Marisa C. Atkinson Mar 2025

Women In Higher Education Gather For Inspiration, Connection, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – More than 500 women representing 28 Mississippi institutions of higher learning gathered Feb. 27-28 at the University of Mississippi to be inspired and empowered.


New Research Explores Mental Health Costs Of Emotional Labor At Work, Clara Turnage Mar 2025

New Research Explores Mental Health Costs Of Emotional Labor At Work, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – "Fake it till you make it" might be common advice to climb the corporate ladder, but new University of Mississippi research shows that this attitude could also adversely affect job satisfaction and mental health.


Students Learn New Aspect Of Pharmacy Through State Service, Marisa C. Atkinson Mar 2025

Students Learn New Aspect Of Pharmacy Through State Service, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is setting pharmacy students up for success while providing valuable services to more than 700,000 Mississippians, all as part of its new contract with the Mississippi Division of Medicaid.


Celebrate Writers And Storytelling At The Oxford Book Conference, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Mar 2025

Celebrate Writers And Storytelling At The Oxford Book Conference, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – This spring, the already impressive number of talented writers in Oxford will multiply as more than 20 of the nation's leading and emerging authors, poets, scholars and artists gather for the Oxford Conference for the Book.


Gift Supports Holistic Higher Education, Bill Dabney Mar 2025

Gift Supports Holistic Higher Education, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor's nest egg will help offset expenses for higher education students seeking extracurricular experiential learning opportunities.


Study Explores Aging Inmates And Prison Misconduct, Jordan Karnbach Mar 2025

Study Explores Aging Inmates And Prison Misconduct, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss – Research shows that many inmates serving long-term or life sentences continue to cause trouble even behind bars. A University of Mississippi graduate student is looking into what drives those behaviors.


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.


Um Joins International Collective To Advance Ai In Education, Research, Clara Turnage Mar 2025

Um Joins International Collective To Advance Ai In Education, Research, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is among several select institutions worldwide invited to join NextGenAI, a $50 million initiative designed to advance artificial intelligence research and education.


24-Hour Web Conference To Celebrate Women In Photography Worldwide, Marvis Herring Mar 2025

24-Hour Web Conference To Celebrate Women In Photography Worldwide, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The moment the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. March 8 on the International Date Line, a University of Mississippi professor will help kick off a 24-hour global web conference celebrating female photographers and their contributions to the field of photography.


Preserving Music History: Um Blues Archive Celebrates 40 Years, Marvis Herring Mar 2025

Preserving Music History: Um Blues Archive Celebrates 40 Years, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss – Rare 78-rpm records from legends such as Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, never-released studio recordings and personal letters sent to fans by Ray Charles are just a sliver of the 400,000 artifacts preserved in the University of Mississippi's Blues Archive.


Marshal Service Hosts Ninth Annual Fallen Heroes Honor Run, Clara Turnage Mar 2025

Marshal Service Hosts Ninth Annual Fallen Heroes Honor Run, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The United States Marshal Service will host the ninth annual Fallen Heroes Honor Run on Friday (March 7) in Oxford.