The scientific and scholarly studies of more than 100 researchers, totaling 119 lectures and posters, will be presented and displayed Friday (April 10) at the University of Mississippi.
The 2015 UM Research Day begins at 10 a.m. at the Inn at Ole Miss Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.
“The response to Research Day has been fantastic,” said Alice Clark, vice chancellor for research and sponsored programs. “It’s truly exciting to see how many faculty members and researchers will be participating. When great minds meet and share ideas, especially if the minds are coming from a wide range of disciplines and represent a great diversity of experience and thought, that’s when the most exciting collaborations and innovations are born.”
“The University of Mississippi Medical Center and the University of Mississippi have historically established many successful collaborations,” said Richard Summers, associate vice chancellor of research at the Medical Center. “I am confident Research Day will spur on many new partnerships and help our campuses cross-pollinate ideas.”
Forty-two researchers are scheduled to make three-minute lectures during the day. Topics include hypertension, protein levels in breast milk, computational medicinal chemistry, stuttering inhibition method and device, early brain development, behavioral change, education theory, understanding culture through fiction, antifungal drug discoveries, prostate cancer resistance to radiation and food systems.
Seventy-seven research posters have been prepared for the meeting. Subjects include flood models, neuroscience, media blackout, molecular cloning, healthy eating, world religion festivals and training police to recognize terrorist and criminal behaviors.
“Research Day is an opportunity for members of the university community and beyond to learn more about the scientific and scholarly research being done at UM and UMMC,” said Teresa Carithers, associate dean of the School of Applied Sciences and chair of the Research Day Task Force. “The event will bring together participants from all academic fields and disciplines through three-minute lectures, a poster session and networking opportunities to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.”
Other members of the task force represent the schools of Pharmacy, Health Related Professions, Graduate Studies in Health Sciences, Accountancy, Dentistry, Engineering, Education, Journalism and New Media, Law, and the Graduate School. The Office of Research and Sponsored programs, Office of Government Relations and the J.D. Williams Library are also represented on the task force.
For more information, visit http://researchday.olemiss.edu/.