Research, Scholarship & Creative Achievement News
UM Professor is First Mississippian Named to National Physics Panel
Breese Quinn joins High Energy Physics Advisory Panel for Department of Energy JULY 12, 2024 The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation have named University of Mississippi physics professor Breese Quinn to their High Energy Physics Advisory Panel. Quinn, who is director of the university’s Center for Multimessenger Astrophysics, is the first […]
UM To Lead State in New Nanobiotechnology Consortium
National Science Foundation awards $35M in grants JUNE 27, 2024 The National Science Foundation has awarded $7 million to fund a University of Mississippi-led initiative to make the Magnolia State a new hub for innovative health care solutions. The foundation announced today (June 27) that it is awarding $35 million to improve research infrastructure across […]
University Lands Prestigious T32 Award for Graduate Student Training
JUNE 25, 2024 In a historic development for the University of Mississippi, the National Institutes of Health has awarded the university a prestigious grant to help support and train graduate students from groups underrepresented in STEM fields. As part of the T32 Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement, or G-RISE, the university will receive […]
International Collaboration Makes Headway in Neutrino Study
UM students take lead in international particle physics project JUNE 20, 2024 Scientists are one step closer to understanding the behavior of one of the most abundant particles in the universe, and University of Mississippi students and researchers are helping lead the way. The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s international NOvA collaboration presented new results this […]
Professor Studies Tutankhamun’s Travels in America
Vivian Ibrahim lands National Endowment for the Humanities grant, researches upcoming book JUNE 19, 2024 Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s greatest act of diplomacy actually happened more than 3,000 years after his death, a University of Mississippi researcher contends in her upcoming book. Vivian Ibrahim, an associate professor of history and international studies, is studying how Egypt’s best-loved […]
Students, Postdocs Contribute to Groundbreaking Physics Experiment
UM team seeks answers to questions about Standard Model, dark matter JUNE 11, 2024 Pushing the boundaries of what is known about the universe, a team of University of Mississippi students and postdoctoral researchers has contributed to one of the world’s premier particle physics experiments, Muon g-2, at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Over the span […]
MUSIC PROFESSOR SPENDING SUMMER AT UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
George W.K. Dor part of fellowship program to support projects in Africa JUNE 5, 2024 University of Mississippi music professor George Walasi Kwasi Dor is spending his summer at the University of Ghana, thanks to a prestigious award from the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program. The McDonnell-Barksdale Chair of Ethnomusicology will be in his native […]
ENGLISH PROFESSOR’S FIRST NOVEL DRAWS WIDESPREAD PRAISE
Book critics hail Sheila Sundar’s debut as ‘genius’ and ‘inspiring’ JUNE 5, 2024 A University of Mississippi English professor’s debut novel is earning universal praise from critics. “Habitations” (Simon & Schuster), by Sheila Sundar, tells the story of a Vega Gopalan, a young sociologist who leaves south India in the 1990s to pursue a graduate degree […]
Migraine Management Could Be Enhanced with Mindfulness
UM, Yeshiva University study shows mindfulness aids pain management JUNE 5, 2025 Chronic migraines are one of the most prevalent causes of disability worldwide, but a recent study indicates that mindfulness techniques can help people who suffer from this disorder take back their lives. University of Mississippi psychology professor Todd Smitherman partnered with Elizabeth Seng, of Yeshiva […]
Biologist Works to Understand, Reverse Oak Decline in Forests
Natural oak regeneration is a dire need for North American forest conservation, UM professor says JUNE 3, 2024 Oak trees are powerhouses of forest ecosystems in the eastern United States, providing homes to insects and animals, food to herbivores and oxygen for all. But in many areas, the numbers of some species of oaks are […]