JACKSON, Miss. – A new collaborative research relationship between the American Heart Association, the University of Mississippi and Boston University, representing a bold vision for cardiovascular population science, was announced yesterday at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Dallas. The collaboration has a vision of greatly expanding important population studies by adding more researchRead the story …
New Collaboration Expanding Research in World-Renowned Heart Studies
Project builds upon NIH-funded Framingham and Jackson heart studies, targets "personalized medicine’
November 18, 2013 by
Miss America to Visit Ole Miss
Nina Davuluri hopes to raise awareness of cultural diversity
November 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Miss America 2014 will visit the University of Mississippi next week to raise awareness concerning her national platform, “Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency.” Nina Davuluri, who was crowned Miss America in September, will participate in an “Evening with Miss America” Nov. 21 at Fulton Chapel. The 6:30 p.m. event is free, butRead the story …
Annual Adopt-A-Basket Program Helps Feed Oxford, Lafayette Community
Donations of specific basket items to be collected Nov. 19-20 for delivery before the Thanksgiving
November 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In its ninth year, the Adopt-A-Basket program is collecting items and soliciting volunteers to help feed families during the Thanksgiving holiday. This year, the University of Mississippi Associated Student Body, the Big Event and the Office of Volunteer Services are joining forces to organize the program. “Since its inception, the program has helpedRead the story …
UM, USDA and DOD Join Forces to Protect Troops Deployed Abroad
Their mission: Neutralize threats posed by blood-feeding, disease-carrying insects
November 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Wherever U.S. troops are deployed, they must guard not only against their country’s human foes but also whatever Mother Nature throws at them from her well-stocked arsenal. Her weapons include a barrage of blood-feeding arthropods – mosquitoes, lice, sand flies, ticks, mites, stable flies and bed bugs – and the diseases theyRead the story …
UM Salutes Veterans with Week of Activities
Events include football and basketball games, Ford Center production and review ceremony
November 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will salute veterans with a full week of activities beginning Friday (Nov. 8) and continuing through Nov. 16. More than 400 student veterans are enrolled at the university. The celebration begins with the Ole Miss-Troy University men’s basketball game, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tad Smith Coliseum.Read the story …
Don’t Miss Pride and Joy, the Newest SFA Feature Documentary
November 6, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pride & Joy, the SFA’s feature documentary by Joe York, is coming to a small screen near you. So near you, in fact, that it’s probably in your living room. (For those of you who haven’t finished your coffee yet, we’re talking about your television.) Here are your chances to catch PrideRead the story …
University Hosts Delta Leadership Institute
McLean Institute plays lead role in program designed to build leadership skills across eight-state region
November 6, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The first session of the 2013 Delta Leadership Institute will convene Nov. 4-7 at the University of Mississippi. The university’s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement is playing a leading role in organizing and implementing the program, which is funded through a grant from the Delta Regional Authority. Approximately 52Read the story …
New UM Doctoral Program Aims to Help Recovery from Brain Injuries
Special education Ph.D. with neuroscience component among only three of its kind in country
October 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Concussions and other head injuries, including those suffered by football players and military personnel in combat, have attracted widespread attention in recent years. To help address these problems, the University of Mississippi’s School of Education has launched a new Ph.D. program with a neuroscience component. One of only three programs of itsRead the story …
Private Gifts Endow Foodways Professorship
UM now searches for top scholar to fill position for 2014-15
October 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, has long led the nation in documentary work about foodways, the cultural and culinary practices of a region or group. With a new endowed professorship, the SFA aims to drive foodways scholarship,Read the story …
UM Scientists Receive Grant to Purchase Supercomputer
New GPU cluster device expected to quadruple computing power available for researchers
October 25, 2013 by
OXFORD Miss. – Researchers and students in Mississippi soon will have access to a highly advanced supercomputer, thanks to a grant funded by the National Science Foundation and awarded to a consortium of scientists led by researchers at the University of Mississippi. “This grant is extremely competitive,” said Robert J. Doerksen, an associate professor ofRead the story …