Research, Scholarship & Creative Achievement News
Librarians to Help Researchers Access Massive Biomedical Database
Kelly, Watson to run workshops, offer mini research grants with $40,000 award APRIL 23, 2024 The University of Mississippi Libraries can help researchers with unprecedented access to a massive trove of medical data, thanks to an award from the National Institutes of Health. The University of Mississippi has been selected as one of 10 institutions […]
University Names Inaugural Faculty Laureates
Mississippi Lab project encourages creativity, outreach among faculty APRIL 16, 2024 A faculty jury has chosen Stephen Fafulas, associate professor of Spanish and linguistics, and Amanda Winburn, associate professor of leadership and counselor education, as the first two honorees in an innovative new program designed to introduce the state to the creative faculty who research […]
Goldwater Scholars Set Sights on Biomedical Research
Engineering major and biology, classics and biochemistry triple major receive coveted awards APRIL 4, 2024 Two University of Mississippi students have been recognized as Goldwater Scholars for their dedication to pursuing biomedical research. George Taylor, a junior biomedical engineering major, and Lyle Tobin, a junior biology, classics and biochemistry triple major, are the university’s 25th […]
Brain Awareness Week Focuses on Ethics, Impact of Technology
Movie night, expert speakers, student showcase events scheduled April 2-5 MARCH 28, 2024 Two renowned neuroscientists will discuss the development and impact of neurotechnologies and neuroengineering and students will present their own original research during annual Brain Awareness Week events April 2-5 at the University of Mississippi. The week’s focus on neurotechnologies was chosen, in […]
Medal for the Arts
Oxford’s Mayor Tannehill to receive UM award at April 22 arts extravaganza MARCH 19, 2024 BY TINA H. HAHN/UM DEVELOPMENT Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill will be honored April 22 with the highest award the University of Mississippi gives to recognize excellence in the arts and arts advocacy. At the 7:30 p.m. ceremony and concert in […]
LOU Symphony Presents Concerto and Aria Concert
UM opera director, award-winning student highlighted as soloists The LOU Symphony Orchestra will present a Spanish- and French-themed concerto and aria concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 19) at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The performance will feature soloist Bonita Bunt, UM director of opera theatre and assistant […]
Jason Ritchie Named Stefani-Miller Chair for Teaching Excellence
Position recognizes professor’s commitment to exceptional instruction in the field of chemistry Lauded by students and peers as an inspiring teacher, University of Mississippi chemistry professor Jason Ritchie has been named the second faculty member to hold the Doctors Andrew Stefani and Eldon Miller Memorial Chair for STEM Teaching and Research. Established in 2019 by […]
Research Aims to Improve Clean Energy Production
UM chemistry professor, student study ways to make clean energy available to all FEBRUARY 22, 2024 To create clean energy sources that are affordable and easy to replicate, researchers must first figure out how to efficiently create hydrogen. That is the process University of Mississippi professor Vignesh Sundaresan hopes to improve in his upcoming research. […]
INAUGURAL STAMPS IMPACT PRIZE WINNERS
Thirteen UM Students’ Projects Selected for Support FEBRUARY 9, 2024 BY TINA H. HAHN/UM DEVELOPMENT The Stamps Impact Prize, a new competitive award program at the University of Mississippi to support undergraduate-initiated, faculty-mentored research and creative achievement projects, has announced its 13 inaugural recipients. The program is the first of its kind in the nation […]
FERMILAB COMPLETES EXCAVATION ONE MILE BENEATH THE EARTH’S SURFACE
UM among 200 institutions worldwide collaborating on neutrino study FEBRUARY 2, 2024 Researchers are a step closer to having the technology to unravel one of the most mysterious particles in the universe after the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced Thursday (Feb. 1) that excavation on three giant caverns in South Dakota is […]