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Pharmacy Federal Grant To Propel Vaccine Technology Research, Natalie Ehrhardt Jun 2024

Pharmacy Federal Grant To Propel Vaccine Technology Research, Natalie Ehrhardt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded some $500,000 to University of Mississippi pharmacy professor Mo Maniruzzaman, with a recommendation for another $500,000 in 2025, to develop a technology that promises to streamline vaccine production.


Gift Aims To Raise Awareness Of Ethical Issues, Bill Dabney Jun 2024

Gift Aims To Raise Awareness Of Ethical Issues, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A recent gift from University of Mississippi alumnus Dean Douglas will support a campus organization focused on developing practical solutions to pressing and contentious moral and political issues.


Present, Future Leaders Meet At Girls State, Edwin Smith Jun 2024

Present, Future Leaders Meet At Girls State, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Mae Brewer came to the University of Mississippi for Magnolia Girls State uncertain about her leadership abilities. After a week of activities designed to nurture those skills, the Fulton native is leaving confident in her potential to be a change maker.


Traveling Exhibit Details Life Of Diplomat, Civil Rights Icon, Marvis Herring Jun 2024

Traveling Exhibit Details Life Of Diplomat, Civil Rights Icon, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A traveling exhibit will showcase the achievements and contributions of Andrew Young, the first African American U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a top aide for Martin Luther King Jr., at the J.D. Williams Library at the University of Mississippi this summer.


Researchers Urge Intervention To Save Coast's Oyster Reefs, Clara Turnage Jun 2024

Researchers Urge Intervention To Save Coast's Oyster Reefs, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Biloxi was once known as the oyster and seafood capital of the world, with a thriving economy of fishermen often visiting the Gulf Coast's oyster reefs daily.


Students, Postdocs Contribute To Groundbreaking Physics Experiment, Erin Garrett Jun 2024

Students, Postdocs Contribute To Groundbreaking Physics Experiment, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Pushing the boundaries of what is known about the universe, a team of University of Mississippi students and postdoctoral researchers has contributed to one of the world's premier particle physics experiments, Muon g-2, at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.


Student Lands Nasa Externship, Researches Artemis Accords, Clara Turnage Jun 2024

Student Lands Nasa Externship, Researches Artemis Accords, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – As the world looks to the moon for resources, habitation and exploration, more rules are needed to protect lunar assets, says recent University of Mississippi graduate Caleb Dorris.


Ole Miss Engineers Pioneer Device To Microdose Lsd, Erin Garrett Jun 2024

Ole Miss Engineers Pioneer Device To Microdose Lsd, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi engineers will soon conduct preclinical testing on an implantable device that microdoses LSD and other psychoactive drugs to combat treatment-resistant depression.


Record 20 Um Researchers Earn Isom Center Fellowship, Clara Turnage Jun 2024

Record 20 Um Researchers Earn Isom Center Fellowship, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi has announced its largest class yet of Isom Center fellows, with 20 awardees.


Journalists Rethink Local News Infrastructure At Um Summit, Marvis Herring Jun 2024

Journalists Rethink Local News Infrastructure At Um Summit, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Journalists, lawmakers and news investors must focus on a more innovative, collaborative business model to strengthen local journalism across Mississippi, industry experts agreed at the inaugural Local News Summit at the University of Mississippi.


Alumni Couple Makes Impact On Graduate Students, New Building, Tina H. Hahn Jun 2024

Alumni Couple Makes Impact On Graduate Students, New Building, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A Dallas couple is helping strengthen the University of Mississippi's academic reputation with a $250,000 gift for graduate student stipends and a matching gift of $162,500 for the Patterson School of Accountancy Building Fund.


Prescott Named Um's Top Online Instructor Of The Year, Pam Starling Jun 2024

Prescott Named Um's Top Online Instructor Of The Year, Pam Starling

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi's Office of Academic Outreach has named Hayley Prescott, a faculty member in the School of Pharmacy as this year's winner of the Paragon Award for Excellence in Distance Teaching.


Professor Named To Editorial Team For Prestigious Journal Of Politics, Marvis Herring Jun 2024

Professor Named To Editorial Team For Prestigious Journal Of Politics, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi political science professor Julie Wronski has been named associate editor of the Journal of Politics, the oldest regional political science journal in the United States.


Punishment For Childhood Trauma Can Last A Lifetime, Researcher Says, Clara Turnage Jun 2024

Punishment For Childhood Trauma Can Last A Lifetime, Researcher Says, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – When authority figures punish children for coping or adapting to trauma, it can affect the child for life, according to a new publication from University of Mississippi researcher Abigail Novak.


Aeroacoustics Researcher Builds Upon Legacy As Ncpa Director, Erin Garrett Jun 2024

Aeroacoustics Researcher Builds Upon Legacy As Ncpa Director, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – For Nathan Murray, being named director of the University of Mississippi's National Center for Physical Acoustics was a "momentous full-circle moment."


Online Graduate Degree Offers Flexibility And Career Advancement, Staff Report Jun 2024

Online Graduate Degree Offers Flexibility And Career Advancement, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi's Master of Science in Sport Analytics degree program is a one-year curriculum that helps students build skills as they train for analytical positions in sport business or performance, including collegiate and professional sports teams, sports marketing agencies and sport science.


Music Professor Spending Summer At University Of Ghana, Edwin Smith Jun 2024

Music Professor Spending Summer At University Of Ghana, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi music professor George Walasi Kwasi Dor is spending his summer at the University of Ghana, thanks to a prestigious award from the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.


School Of Journalism And New Media Reorganizes Into Departments, Marvis Herring Jun 2024

School Of Journalism And New Media Reorganizes Into Departments, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – As the University of Mississippi grows, so is its School of Journalism and New Media. That is why the school is reorganizing and adding a new department that has a proposed new degree track.


English Professor's First Novel Draws Widespread Praise, Edwin Smith Jun 2024

English Professor's First Novel Draws Widespread Praise, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi English professor's debut novel is earning universal praise from critics.


Oxford Attorney Honors Friend's Guidance With Gift, Tina H. Hahn Jun 2024

Oxford Attorney Honors Friend's Guidance With Gift, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Oxford attorney Brad Morris and his wife, Sharon, are honoring Booneville lawyer Tommy Cadle with a named scholarship as a tribute to the counselor's sage advice that inspired Morris to return to law school.


Boys State: Creating Future Leaders For Mississippi, Edwin Smith May 2024

Boys State: Creating Future Leaders For Mississippi, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – More than a simple seminar or role-playing exercise, American Legion Boys State provides a transformative experience for rising high school seniors. Many of the more than 250 young men gathered this week for the annual event at the University of Mississippi expect it to yield lasting benefits.


Student Entrepreneurs Win $20,000 At Gillespie Competition, Angelica Owens May 2024

Student Entrepreneurs Win $20,000 At Gillespie Competition, Angelica Owens

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A digital marketplace for vintage clothing that allows sellers to elevate their brand through a shared customer base won first place during the 20th Gillespie Business Plan Competition at the University of Mississippi.


Um Scholarship Honors Oxford Chef, Edwin Smith May 2024

Um Scholarship Honors Oxford Chef, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Applied Sciences is honoring chef and entrepreneur John Currence by creating a new scholarship in his name.


Migraine Management Could Be Enhanced With Mindfulness, Clara Turnage May 2024

Migraine Management Could Be Enhanced With Mindfulness, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Chronic migraines are one of the most prevalent causes of disability worldwide, but a recent study indicates that mindfulness techniques can help people who suffer from this disorder take back their lives.


Greenfield Farm Writers Residency Moves Forward, Tina H. Hahn May 2024

Greenfield Farm Writers Residency Moves Forward, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has selected the award-winning firm Marlon Blackwell Architects, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, to design its Greenfield Farm Writers Residency. The Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation also has provided a $2 million grant to launch the effort.


Chancellor Boyce Memorial Day Message, Glenn Boyce May 2024

Chancellor Boyce Memorial Day Message, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

Memorial Day offers us an important time to remember our military heroes who have laid down their lives in sacrifice for our nation.


University Names New Assistant Vice Chancellor For Marketing, Clara Turnage May 2024

University Names New Assistant Vice Chancellor For Marketing, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has named Ryan Whittington to a new position as assistant vice chancellor for marketing.


Couple Helps Insure The Future For Ole Miss Program, Andy Belt May 2024

Couple Helps Insure The Future For Ole Miss Program, Andy Belt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A recent gift from University of Mississippi alumni Chad and Kristen Greer, of Nashville, Tennessee, will help ease the burden of tuition expenses faced by many college students.


Family Leadership Council Makes Impact, Tina Hahn May 2024

Family Leadership Council Makes Impact, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

The Ole Miss Family Leadership Council has invested $235,000 in the University of Mississippi to expand counseling services and student health services and rebrand The Student Involvement Place (The SIP).


Student, Community Champion Named 2024 Newman Civic Fellow, Marvis Herring May 2024

Student, Community Champion Named 2024 Newman Civic Fellow, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi psychology graduate student Elijah Mudryk will spend the next year learning how to make the world a better place as a 2024 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow.