When members of a University of Mississippi School of Education doctoral cohort kept getting pregnant, the running joke was there had to be something in the snacks they ate when they met each month. Someone also blamed voodoo, or other supernatural forces, being at work in Guyton Hall, home of the School of Education. SinceRead the story …
Seven Babies for Seven Students
UM higher education cohort draws strength, support from one other as members welcome new children
May 14, 2019 by
Counseling Professor Honored for Adolescent Mental Health Research
Rick Balkin wins prestigious award from American Counseling Association
May 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rick Balkin, a University of Mississippi professor of counselor education, has been named the winner of the American Counseling Association’s 2019 Extended Research Award for his work in mental health care for adolescents in crisis. The ACA’s Extended Research Award honors counseling research that spans 10 years or more. Balkin was honored March 30Read the story …
Seven UM Arabic, Chinese and Swahili Students Named Boren Scholars
Record number of modern languages scholars selected for prestigious awards
May 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seven accomplished students in the University of Mississippi‘s Arabic, Chinese and Swahili language programs are the university’s latest recipients of the prestigious David L. Boren Scholarship from the National Security Exchange Program. Tyler Caple, of Huntsville, Alabama; Jesse Paxton, of Springfield, Missouri; and Matthew Travers, of St. Louis, have been accepted intoRead the story …
Graduating Senior Lends Social Work Skills to Local Treatment Facility
Mikala Turner helps Mississippians battling drug, alcohol addiction
May 13, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – According to recent data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, almost 20 million American adults battle a substance use disorder each year. In the months leading up to graduation at the University of Mississippi, senior social work major Mikala Turner, of Bruce, has spent eight hours a day working to decreaseRead the story …
Tackling the Forensic Unknowns of 3D-printed Firearms
UM team explores physical, chemical trace evidence to offer new tools for law enforcement
May 13, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In the summer of 2016, Transportation Security Administration screeners at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Nevada confiscated an oddity: a 3D-printed handgun in a man’s carry-on baggage. The plastic gun was inoperable but accompanied by five .22-caliber bullets. The passenger said he had forgotten about the gun and willingly left it at the airport andRead the story …
Ron Rychlak Honored with Top Research Award
UM law professor renowned for his scholarship and creative activity
May 11, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Ron Rychlak joined the faculty of the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1987, law giants roamed the halls of Lamar Hall, the school’s home. The faculty included Robert Weems, for whom the law school’s main auditorium is named; Guff Abbott, who went on to be president of the Mississippi Bar; GeorgeRead the story …
Three Faculty Members Named Distinguished Professors
Trio recognized for research, teaching excellence and reputation
May 10, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi professors – with a combined more than eight decades of service to UM – were appointed Distinguished Professors during the end-of-the-semester faculty meeting Friday (May 10) in Fulton Chapel. The professors are Charles Hussey, associate dean for research and graduate education in the College of Liberal Arts and professor ofRead the story …
Following Precedent
Journey to Commencement: Twins Katherine and Michael Farese become eighth and ninth family graduates of UM School of Law
May 10, 2019 by
Twin siblings Katherine and Michael Farese have always been close, so it was no surprise that they wanted to continue their education together. The Ashland natives come from a long line of attorneys, so law school felt not only like a natural progression, but something they were meant to do. On Saturday (May 11), KatherineRead the story …
Three Liberal Arts Professors Honored for Excellence in Teaching
Award recipients from departments of Modern Languages, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Biology
May 10, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi professors were honored Friday (May 10) by the College of Liberal Arts for their excellence in teaching. Heather J. Allen, associate professor of modern languages, received the Howell Family Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. Named after alumni donors Dr. Norris Howell (BS 75) and Lynne Thomas HowellRead the story …
Beating the Odds
Journey to Commencement: First-gen student Cellas Hayes seizes opportunities and sets sights on pharmacy doctorate
May 9, 2019 by
Coming from a single-parent household in a small, rural Mississippi town, the odds are that Cellas Hayes should not have graduated from high school, much less college. The odds are that as a first-generation college student, Cellas cannot get a Ph.D. The funny thing about odds, though, is that maybe they are meant to beRead the story …