OXFORD, Miss. – Ajah Singleton and Elsi Gabriela Muñoz Ramos, two first-generation students at the University of Mississippi, have discovered a community where they can thrive, thanks to scholarships awarded by the Annexstad Family Foundation. The students, both members of the university’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, are on a transformative path to career opportunitiesRead the story …
Familial Roots in Education
Clarks create OMWC scholarship in memory of their late mothers
May 13, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When giving a speech as a high school student, Ginger Guice Clark was surprised to see her mother standing in the back of the room. “I hadn’t told her I was going to give a speech, but there she was,” said Clark, of Birmingham, Alabama. “Mom always supported us and our education,Read the story …
Postdoctoral Researcher Joins School of Applied Sciences Faculty
Samantha Kostelnik studying telehealth to fight disease by encouraging vegetable consumption
May 13, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Samantha Kostelnik is joining the faculty of the University of Mississippi‘s Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management as its first postdoctoral research associate. Kostelnik’s main research focus will be studying using telehealth systems to prescribe dietary changes for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. “I’m going to beRead the story …
GlyCORE to Host Inaugural Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting
Event will promote collaboration among Mid-South carbohydrate researchers
May 12, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Glycoscience Center of Research Excellence at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is set to host the inaugural Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting. The meeting is slated for July 19 at the Thad Cochran Research Center. The one-day event will be a venue for Mid-South glycoscience researchers and their trainees to featureRead the story …
A Scholar’s Success
Marketing student grateful for UM graduate's support
May 11, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Besides financial support, the Lyttleton T. Harris IV Endowed Scholarship at the University of Mississippi is providing mentoring from a marketing master for its recipient. In February, Lyt Harris, of Houston, Texas, added $100,000 to the scholarship endowment he established in 2016. In addition to this and previous gifts to his endowment,Read the story …
Raising Awareness of the Country’s Third-Most Common Health Problem
UM Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders observes Better Hearing Month
May 11, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Hearing loss affects more than 36 million Americans, and although hearing problems are commonly associated with the normal aging process, more than half of all hearing-impaired people are younger than 65. That’s one of the important points that faculty and staff members at the University of Mississippi Department of Communication Sciences andRead the story …
NFL Legend Patrick Willis Helps Fulfil Promise to 2020 UM Graduates
Ole Miss football great celebrates 2020 graduates one year later at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
May 8, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Patrick Willis helped the University of Mississippi deliver on a promise one year in the making to the graduating Class of 2020 on Saturday (May 8) during the university’s 167th Commencement. Willis, who was selected to seven NFL Pro Bowls and is one of the most decorated football players in Ole MissRead the story …
A Whole New Kind of Fight Song
Singer Haley Tyrrell puts music to work for healing and encouragement
May 6, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sometimes, the most rewarding journeys can’t be planned; instead, they take direction from opportunities and experiences that come up along the way. So it has been for senior Haley Tyrrell, whose journey began in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where she grew up, and took her through a battle with cancer before leading herRead the story …
Ashley Glover Receives Thomas A. Crowe Outstanding Alumnus Award
School of Applied Sciences graduate makes a difference in the field of social work
May 5, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna Ashley Glover has been awarded the Thomas A. Crowe Outstanding Alumnus award, which honors a graduate of the university’s School of Applied Sciences whose professional, leadership and service achievements are considered meritorious. Glover, who earned her bachelor’s degree in social work from UM in 2011, checks off allRead the story …
Oxford and Lafayette Students Win Top Prizes in Regional Science Fair
University hosts MSEF Region VII Lower Fair for area first-sixth graders to display projects
May 4, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students from Oxford and Lafayette elementary and middle schools competed among fellow budding scientists from 13 north Mississippi counties in April during the Region VII Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair hosted by the University of Mississippi‘s Office of Pre-College Programs. Students submitted videos of themselves with their projects and explained each partRead the story …