OXFORD, Miss. – When doctors from the University of Mississippi medical centre, United States (U.S.), announced on March 2, 2013 that a baby had been ‘functionally cured’ of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), the world hailed the news as a historical medical breakthrough. The baby- famously known as the ‘Mississippi baby’- was born with HIV andRead the story …
CBS News: For Medgar Evers’ widow, husband’s legacy trumps personal bitterness
June 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Myrlie Evers-Williams acknowledges it would be easy to remain mired in bitterness and anger, 50 years after a sniper’s bullet made her a widow. Instead, she’s determined to celebrate the legacy of her first husband, Medgar Evers — a civil rights figure often overshadowed by peers such as the Rev. Martin LutherRead the story …
Washington Post: Myrlie Evers-Williams returns to Mississippi as more than a civil rights widow
June 5, 2013 by
Oxford, Miss. — Myrlie Evers-Williams moves gingerly about the crowd, slowed by her 80-year-old knees. The University of Mississippi chancellor, who has invited her to speak at commencement exercises, takes her hand to lead her down a flight of stairs. Students, black and white, ask to pose for a photo with her as she makes herRead the story …
Huffington Post: America Meets and Greets the World… in Mississippi!
May 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A first-time visitor to Oxford, Mississippi is easily struck by the quaint charm of this town located just a one hour drive from Memphis. The central square is walled on all sides by quintessentially Southern-style, double-story, open-porch architecture that houses a wide range of eateries, gift shops, and retailers. Home to justRead the story …
Winter Institute Mentioned in Ebony Magazine Article
Institute is only organization mentioned by name as having been awarded American Healing Initiative grant
May 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi is mentioned in an article appearing in the May issue of Ebony magazine. “A Strong Foundation” is the title of the feature, which focuses on Gail Christopher, vice president for program strategy at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The Institute isRead the story …
Washington Post: Mississippi Innocence Project Playing Role in Death-Row Case
May 6, 2013 by
The Mississippi Innocence Project, housed in the University of Mississippi School of Law, is shedding new light on the death-row case of Willie Jerome Manning and the 1992 slayings of two college students. Read the story.
OncologyNurseAdvisor: UMMC doctors present data that may help predict metastic melanoma survival
April 30, 2013 by
Andrew D. Smith, MD, PhD, of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, and colleagues presented data from their exploratory study yielding this finding at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), held in Washington, DC, April 14-19, 2013. Describing metastatic melanoma survival as “devastatingly low” in their meeting abstract,Read the story …
Men’s Health: The Truth About Medical Marijuana
April 24, 2013 by
Men’s Health Assistant Editor Cassie Shortsleeve details the truth about medical marijuana and spoke with Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly, director of the University of Mississippi’s marijuana project. Read the story.
UMMC Dr. Hannah Gay Recognized in 2013 TIME 100 List
April 18, 2013 by
By giving an HIV-positive infant anti-HIV drugs within hours of birth, Gay, a pediatrician at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, was responsible for orchestrating an incredible breakthrough. Gay, a 1976 graduate of the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in biology and chemistry and a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, hasRead the story …
Forbes.com: Inside Forbes: On a Visit to Ole Miss, a Look Into Journalism’s Past, Present and Future
April 15, 2013 by
Will Norton and I go back 40 years. A former Chicago Tribune reporter (a job I coveted at that time), he was a graduate student at the University of Iowa moonlighting as publisher of the campus newspaper. Read the story