OXFORD, Miss. – Between 5 percent and 10 percent of all children stutter at some phase of their lives, according to estimates by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Faculty and student researchers in the University of Mississippi Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders are investigating ways to help people of allRead the story …
Researchers, Clinicians Help Improve Lives for Stuttering Community
Faculty-student team examines self-disclosure and stuttering phenomenon
September 9, 2020 by
Kiese Laymon Named Fellow at Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Studies
Acclaimed author, UM English professor joins history of influential thinkers in prestigious fellowship
September 8, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kiese Laymon, a celebrated author and the Hubert H. McAlexander Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi, has been selected as a 2020-21 fellow at the Radcliff Institute for Advanced Study, part of Harvard University. Established in 1960, the fellowship is granted to scholars at the forefront ofRead the story …
Students, Faculty and Staff Volunteer to Keep Campus Safe
C19 Ambassadors serve as greeters, monitors in high-traffic campus spaces
September 8, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff returning to campus no doubt have noticed smiling – although masked – faces greeting them as they enter many buildings and common gathering spaces. These greeters are C19 Ambassadors, volunteers from the university family who are stationed around campus to ensure that common spaces areRead the story …
New Recordings Show Strengths, Interests of Music Faculty
Albums offer varied takes on collaboration
September 6, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For faculty members at the University of Mississippi‘s Department of Music, balancing teaching, research, and advising with professional music careers is a way of life. Many professors travel to perform and teach, and quite a few are standing members of ensembles around the country. Two of these faculty members – flutist NaveRead the story …
Scholarship Program Gains New Chair, Members
Randall to lead Ole Miss Women’s Council for next two years
September 5, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy marks 20 years of cultivating University of Mississippi students to become tomorrow’s leaders and philanthropists, the council welcomes a new chair and three members who will help ensure its continued success. Elizabeth “Liz” Johnson Randall, of Oxford, serves as the new OMWC chair. GoldaRead the story …
Health Worker Training Creates New Pathways for Delta Residents
Center for Population Studies collaborates to improve health care access in communities
September 4, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Some two dozen Mississippi Delta residents and University of Mississippi students recently came together for training as community health workers. The Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center Inc., in conjunction with the UM Center for Population Studies and other New Pathways to Health and Opportunity initiative partners, conducted its annual trainingRead the story …
Isom Center Welcomes New Fellows
Virtual poster session by 11 presenters set for Sept. 9 on Zoom
September 4, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi has chosen a new group of faculty members for its two-year fellowship program. Created in 2018 with eight inaugural faculty fellows, the program is designed to support research projects conducted by faculty in the areas of gender andRead the story …
New Special Education Degree Focuses on Applied Behavior Analysis
Graduates will be equipped to help children with autism and other disorders
September 3, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Amid a growing demand for applied behavior analysis practitioners and teachers in Mississippi, the University of Mississippi School of Education is launching a new master’s degree program to help fill the need. “Development of the new program is critical for the children of Mississippi,” said David Rock, UM education dean. “This programRead the story …
UM External Funding for Research Surpasses $150 Million
Largest total in nine years funds projects to improve life in the state, nation, world
September 3, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. and JACKSON, Miss. – University of Mississippi researchers secured $153.7 million in external funding for research in fiscal year 2020, the largest university total in nine years. A total of $153,715,187 in external funding was awarded to the Oxford campus and the University of Mississippi Medical Center – a nearly 15% increase fromRead the story …
UM Administrators Address Performance-Enhancing Drugs in New Book
Pharmacy and athletics leaders team up on first in-depth resource on PEDs
September 2, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After noting the absence of an all-inclusive resource on performance-enhancing drugs, current and former University of Mississippi administrators worked together to publish “Sports Pharmacy: Performance Enhancing Drugs and the Athlete.” The project was organized and guided by Marvin Wilson, associate dean emeritus for academic and student affairs at the School of Pharmacy.Read the story …