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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.


$10 Million Gift Supports Leadership, Excellence, Growth, Tina H. Hahn Oct 2024

$10 Million Gift Supports Leadership, Excellence, Growth, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Jonathan B. Jones, CEO of Jones Capital and a first-generation college graduate, is elevating the nationally ranked Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi with a $10 million gift toward construction of a new academic home.


Small Business Development Center Names Patrice Harris As State Star, Clara Turnage Oct 2024

Small Business Development Center Names Patrice Harris As State Star, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Small Business Development Center Network has named University of Mississippi center director Patrice Harris as its 2024 Mississippi State Star, an annual award that highlights excellence.


Bill Morris Shares 'Magic Moments' With Ole Miss, Bill Dabney Oct 2024

Bill Morris Shares 'Magic Moments' With Ole Miss, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Bill Morris' Jackson office is filled with multiple framed photographs of family and shelves stacked with treasured books. Walls of pictures and news clippings showcase his love of vocal group harmony – The Drifters, The Moonglows, The Platters and many others – and focus on the individuals in that industry with whom he grew close.


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.


News You Can Use: How To Handle An Opioid Overdose, Edwin Smith Oct 2024

News You Can Use: How To Handle An Opioid Overdose, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – No one wants to witness an opioid overdose, but everyone should know what to do if they encounter a person suffering from an overdose, a University of Mississippi police officer advises.


Business School To Host 23rd Annual Banking And Finance Symposium, Stella Connell Oct 2024

Business School To Host 23rd Annual Banking And Finance Symposium, Stella Connell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration is preparing for its 23rd annual Banking and Finance Symposium, set for Nov. 8 at the Oxford Conference Center. The daylong event includes discussions on financial technology advances and trends in mergers and acquisitions.


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.


Greenfield Farm Support Tops $4 Million, Tina H. Hahn Oct 2024

Greenfield Farm Support Tops $4 Million, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Support for the University of Mississippi Greenfield Farm Writers Residency – the state's first significant infrastructure investment in contemporary writers – has topped $4 million, thanks to two new private gifts and the Mississippi Legislature.


Engineering Alumni Kick Off School's Countdown To 125th Anniversary, Marvis Herring Oct 2024

Engineering Alumni Kick Off School's Countdown To 125th Anniversary, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The male-dominated classes, dress code requirements and dorm curfews could not derail Barbara Beckmann from becoming the first female graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Engineering in 1961.


Gift Supports The Future Of Law, Bill Dabney Oct 2024

Gift Supports The Future Of Law, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A deep passion for the legal profession led Celie and Eddy Edwards to establish a scholarship for students working toward a Juris Doctor at the University of Mississippi School of Law.


Two Um Staff Make Top 20 Under 40 Young Professionals List, Edwin Smith Oct 2024

Two Um Staff Make Top 20 Under 40 Young Professionals List, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi employees were among 20 young professionals recognized for their leadership and service in the local community.


University Opens New Space For Graphene Research, Innovation Hub, Clara Turnage Oct 2024

University Opens New Space For Graphene Research, Innovation Hub, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi christened a new space for the Center for Graphene Research and Innovation on Friday (Oct. 18).


News You Can Use: Avoiding Credit Card Pitfalls, Marvis Herring Oct 2024

News You Can Use: Avoiding Credit Card Pitfalls, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – America's collective unpaid credit card balance sits above $1.14 trillion, but that doesn't mean young people – including college students – should be afraid of having one in their wallets, according to Ken Cyree, dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi.


Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases Health Care Costs, Harms Mental Health, Clara Turnage Oct 2024

Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases Health Care Costs, Harms Mental Health, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi-led comprehensive study of a disorder that affects 4.27 million Americans nationwide is revealing just how significant its burdens are on patients' financial well-being and quality of life.


Ole Miss Partners With Texas A&M, Virginia Tech For Novel Ai Study, Clara Turnage Oct 2024

Ole Miss Partners With Texas A&M, Virginia Tech For Novel Ai Study, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Colleges and universities across the globe are grappling with artificial intelligence without a consensus on how best to approach one of the fastest-growing technologies of the era.


William Boyle Coming To Circle And Square, Staff Report Oct 2024

William Boyle Coming To Circle And Square, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Writers and aspiring writers are invited to join renowned novelist William Boyle for a discussion about the craft on Wednesday (Oct. 16) at Circle and Square, 100 Depot St.


Um Team To Combat Opioid Overdose In North Mississippi, Clara Turnage Oct 2024

Um Team To Combat Opioid Overdose In North Mississippi, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The number of deaths from the opioid crisis decreased nationwide in 2023, but Mississippi's opioid-related fatalities are still on the rise, a recent report concludes.


Ole Miss Becomes Member Of Age-Friendly University Network, Edwin Smith Oct 2024

Ole Miss Becomes Member Of Age-Friendly University Network, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has joined a worldwide collaboration of colleges and universities that support healthy and active aging across the lifespan.


Gift Provides A Boon For Business Students, Bill Dabney Oct 2024

Gift Provides A Boon For Business Students, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Charles Doty's recent gift to the University of Mississippi will help School of Business Administration students participating in the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.


Professor Named Editor Of National Pharmacy Journal, Natalie Ehrhardt Oct 2024

Professor Named Editor Of National Pharmacy Journal, Natalie Ehrhardt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy has announced University of Mississippi pharmacy professor Stuart Haines as its newest editor-in-chief.


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.


Farm Waste Can Filter Microplastics In Runoff, Prevent Pollution, Clara Turnage Oct 2024

Farm Waste Can Filter Microplastics In Runoff, Prevent Pollution, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Using treated plant waste as a filter reduced the presence of harmful microplastics in agricultural runoff by more than 92%, according to a new study authored by a University of Mississippi research team.


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.


Wind Ensemble Kicks Off Concert Season This Week, Staff Report Oct 2024

Wind Ensemble Kicks Off Concert Season This Week, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Wind Ensemble will begin its 2024-25 concert season on Thursday (Oct. 10) with a 7:30 p.m. performance at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


New Alliance To Unite Mississippi Colleges, Universities In Research, Clara Turnage Oct 2024

New Alliance To Unite Mississippi Colleges, Universities In Research, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The National Science Foundation has awarded $8 million to a partnership of Mississippi universities to boost research in the Magnolia State.


Ole Miss Family Leadership Council Makes Impact, Tina H. Hahn Oct 2024

Ole Miss Family Leadership Council Makes Impact, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Family Leadership Council has invested $235,000 in the University of Mississippi to expand counseling and student health services and to rebrand the Center for Student Organizations and Leadership.


Professor Studying Innovative Intersection Designs, Staff Report Oct 2024

Professor Studying Innovative Intersection Designs, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi civil engineering professor is hoping to improve traffic safety through recent studies into an innovative intersection design known as restricted crossing U-turn, or RCUTs.


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.