OXFORD, Miss. – A flowering plant may provide a safe, biodegradable replacement for DEET as a primary insect repellent. Researchers at the University of Mississippi‘s National Center for Natural Products Research have published a paper in the journal Molecules demonstrating that Stenaria nigricans contains compounds that repel mosquitos. The study is the latest development inRead the story …
Diamond Flower Compounds Show Promise in Repelling Mosquitoes
Latest development in UM search for natural products with repellent properties
February 1, 2023 by
Natural Products Center Director Named AAAS, ASP Fellow
Khan recognized for contributions to safety, effectiveness of botanical dietary supplements
January 31, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ikhlas Khan, director of the University of Mississippi‘s National Center for Natural Products Research, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The AAAS council elects members each year whose “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished.”Read the story …
Final Mile Scholarship
Col. Bobby Towery memorialized with fund for Army ROTC cadets
January 28, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The late Col. Bobby Towery, 59, ran his final mile on Oct. 26, 2019, like he lived his life: supporting and encouraging others. Towery, of Oxford, died of a heart attack hours after finishing the 8-mile Chucky Mullins Great 38 Race, raising funds to help students with physical disabilities attend the UniversityRead the story …
Ford Center to Get Renovated Green Room
Holloway gift supports improved performers' lounge
January 27, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Performers visiting the University of Mississippi soon can prepare to take the stage in well-appointed style, relaxing in a renovated green room at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Where once artists waited in a spartan room surrounded by concrete-block walls, they will enjoy an elegantly finished lounge befittingRead the story …
Reuters: Keep an Eye on the Money Supply
January 26, 2023 by
U.S. inflation roller coaster prompts fresh look at long-ignored money supply By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK – The amount of money sloshing around the U.S. economy shrank last year for the first time on record, a development that some economists believe bolsters the case for U.S. inflation pressures continuing to abate. The Federal Reserve’sRead the story …
Small Business Development Center Offers Statewide Virtual Access
Partners with community colleges across Mississippi to provide virtual resources, counseling
January 25, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Small Business Development Center at the University of Mississippi is supporting small-business owners and budding entrepreneurs across the state through a system of Virtual Access Centers. The Mississippi SBDC has partnered with Regions Bank and with Mississippi community colleges through its Rural Development Initiative to establish 27 VACs. Each locationRead the story …
Speaker’s Edge Competition Helps Develop Career-Relevant Skills
Seventy-five Ole Miss students show off public speaking skills in 19th annual contest
January 24, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Costco as a mini-market, remote work technology, virtual passports and artificial intelligence in the food industry were among the topics addressed at the 19th annual Speaker’s Edge competition at the University of Mississippi. Students in business, accountancy and law tackled a multitude of issues in the annual public speaking competition, held Jan.Read the story …
TEDxUniversityofMississippi Speakers Look to Face Forward
Eight speakers set for Feb. 23 event
January 23, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With the goal of sharing ideas worth spreading, TEDxUniversityofMississippi will host its eighth annual event at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Attendees will enjoy an evening of music, art and thought-provoking, short talks addressing areas from artificial intelligence to social progress. This year’sRead the story …
Spring SouthTalks Continue ‘Race in the Classroom’ Theme
Series begins Jan. 25 with Michael Fagans discussing how images help us see world more broadly
January 22, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The programming focus at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture for the 2022-23 academic year is “Race in the Classroom,” and the spring SouthTalks lectures follow that theme. Historically, classrooms have functioned as both intensely local spaces and as broader political stages on which debates about equality, identity and accessRead the story …
Lecture Hall to be Named for Knighton Family Foundation
Major gift directed to Patterson School of Accountancy Building Fund
January 21, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Future students at the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy will be taught in the Knighton Family Foundation Lecture Hall – a name honoring a $400,000 gift to the new building from 1998 alumnus Jay Knighton and his wife, Vanessa. Knighton said the building demonstrates that Ole Miss and the stateRead the story …