OXFORD, Miss. – With an array of scholarship offers under his belt, freshman Nicholas Dean is eager to get involved on campus as he begins his journey at the University of Mississippi. The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College student from Brandon was awarded the Sis and Buddy Manning Ole Miss First, 1848, Academic Merit, Residential,Read the story …
Campus Climate Survey Results Shared with Community
University will use results to enhance living, learning and working environment
September 24, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Results of the University of Mississippi‘s Assessment of Climate for Learning, Living and Working, a campuswide survey conducted in fall 2019 among students, faculty and staff, were shared Tuesday (Sept. 22). The results are intended to assist the university’s efforts to create an open, fair and equitable environment. The survey asked students,Read the story …
Researchers Publish New Blood Flow Restriction Research Findings
Health and kinesiology doctoral students contribute to improving lives with novel technique
September 24, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Human physiology researchers at the University of Mississippi continue to make strides in studies of blood flow restriction that provide evidence for the technique’s therapeutic application in improving muscle strength and endurance with a reduced weight load. Blood flow restriction is a therapy that restricts blood flow by placing a pressure cuffRead the story …
Being Twin Sisters at UM is ‘Twice as Nice’
Transfer students Jada and Jazmin King awarded multiple scholarships
September 23, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As twin sisters Jazmin and Jada King were completing their associate degrees at Jones College last spring, both wanted to transfer to the University of Mississippi. The Bay Springs natives’ desires have been fulfilled, thanks to multiple scholarships each was awarded to attend the university. Both Kings received the Phi Theta KappaRead the story …
Venturing into Vaping
Budding UM researcher pulls back the curtain on e-cigarettes
September 23, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – What’s actually in the electronic cigarettes you’ve been smoking as a “safe” alternative to tobacco? With much speculation surrounding the safety of e-cigarettes over the past few years, University of Mississippi junior Nicholas Kruse wanted to determine whether top e-cigarette manufacturers are accurately listing ingredients in the e-cigarette fluid that becomes theRead the story …
Proctorio Revolutionizing UM Testing Services
Artificial intelligence platform allows 24/7 test administration with automated proctoring
September 22, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck last spring, University of Mississippi students requiring remote proctored exams either had to come to the Jackson Avenue Center or use a student-paid system in which a live person monitored the internet while the exam was being taken. Since the middle of the 2020 spring semester, theRead the story …
New Series Focuses on Substance Abuse
Magee Center event on Zoom deals with drug trends, myths and safety
September 21, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The trends, myths and safety issues of substance abuse are the focus for a virtual discussion hosted Wednesday (Sept. 23) by University of Mississippi educators. The “Disrupt the Culture Hot Topic” conversation, which begins at 4 p.m., is sponsored by the William Magee Center for Wellness Education, University Police Department and MetroRead the story …
Operation Immunization Brings Flu Shots to Ole Miss Community
Student pharmacists will offer drive-thru flu shots on select dates
September 21, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi chapter of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists is conducting its annual Operation Immunization to provide flu shots to the Ole Miss community. Operation Immunization is an immunization awareness campaign designed to increase the public’s knowledge while increasing the number of adults receiving immunizations. “With fluRead the story …
Scholarship Honors Alumna and Her Fight Against Cancer
MacEacherns establish endowment in memory of wife, mother
September 19, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Armed with a University of Mississippi education, School of Pharmacy alumna and cancer survivor Jane MacEachern devoted her professional career to the fight against cancer through research and drug trials. To pay tribute to their late wife and mother, Doug MacEachern and his son, Taylor MacEachern, have created the Jane B. MacEachernRead the story …
Degrees in Hand
UM staff members earn degrees as Red and Blue Graduates
September 17, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As operations coordinator for the University of Mississippi‘s Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence, Ronica Turner works hard to ensure the success of the center’s students, faculty and staff. And over the past few semesters, outside of her work duties making sure the center runs smoothly, she also pursued her bachelor’s degreeRead the story …