Research, Scholarship & Creative Achievement News
UM STUDENTS GUIDE, TEACH AT PUBLIC ARCHEOLOGY EVENT
Class offers students opportunities to teach, discover history of Holly Springs home JUNE 3, 2024 University of Mississippi students got a firsthand look at discovering and sharing archeological findings with the community through the annual Behind the Big House event. In April, students enrolled in Anth 415: Historical Archaeology helped guide more than 500 students […]
GRADUATE STUDENT’S BOOK LANDS NETFLIX DEAL
Via Bleidner’s collection of humorous essays in development for TV series MAY 13, 2024 Via Bleidner kept detailed journals after transferring from a Catholic school to a Los Angeles County high school full of wealthy, fame-seeking teenagers. Her coming-of-age accounts shared in “If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous By Now” (Macmillan, 2021) have scored […]
CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR NAMED 2024 DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHER
Nathan Hammer’s work has been cited hundreds of times around the world MAY 13, 2024 The University of Mississippi recognized chemistry professor Nathan Hammer for his exceptional teaching, research, creativity and service during the 2024 spring faculty meeting. Hammer, who received the Distinguished Research and Creative Achievement Award on Friday (May 10) in Fulton Chapel, is the Margaret […]
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR ‘WIDENS SCOPE’ OF VIKING, EARLY MEDIEVAL ART
Nancy Wicker honored as UM Distinguished Professor APRIL 10, 2024 The University of Mississippi has appointed Nancy Wicker, professor of art history, as its newest Distinguished Professor. “Honoring our outstanding faculty by naming them Distinguished Professors is a great honor and tremendous recognition of their accomplishments,” said Noel Wilkin, provost and executive vice chancellor for […]
Last Lecture Focuses on ‘Everyday Life’ in Early Modern Europe
Discusses project transcribing records from theologian John Calvin MAY 6, 2024 Covering topics from marriage contracts to demonic possession, University of Mississippi historian Jeffrey Watt explored aspects of daily life in Early Modern Europe in Friday (May 3) during the Mortar Board’s Last Lecture. “It’s a brief motorcycle ride through a museum of some of […]
Inaugural Faculty Laureate Hopes to Help Bilingual Mississippians
UM professor hopes to bolster, support bilingual education in Mississippi APRIL 2, 2024 The Magnolia State has become a new destination for Latino communities, but a University of Mississippi professor said there’s more work needed to bridge the gap between native Spanish speakers and other Mississippians. Stephen Fafulas, associate professor of Spanish and linguistics, plans […]
College of Liberal Arts Celebrates Outstanding Accomplishments
Spotlighting stellar students, teachers, staff, retirees, and alumni APRIL 26, 2024 BY STAFF REPORT Students, teachers, staff, retirees, and alumni were honored by the University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts at a campus celebration on April 25. “The College of Liberal Arts Awards Ceremony celebrates some of the outstanding individuals who make our university […]
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 […]