OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor and her team of researchers are working on new ways to use red blood cells and platelets to transport chemotherapies and other medicines to specific areas of the body, which could greatly reduce patients’ side effects. Eden Tanner, UM assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has beenRead the story …
Riding on Red Blood Cells
Professor's drug delivery research could improve treatment options for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis
March 23, 2022 by
Chavis Learned by Waiting Tables
UM acting associate provost and art professor shares lessons from lifetime journey of learning
March 10, 2022 by
Just before the keynote address for the University of Mississippi‘s Graduate Student Council’s Research and Creative Achievement Symposium, Virginia Rougon Chavis shared her story of battling dyslexia and the lessons she learned through waiting tables. Chavis, UM acting associate provost and professor of art, spoke to the crowd, gathered on International Women’s Day (March 8), atRead the story …
Meet Sherrie Gussow, February’s Staff Member of the Month
February 21, 2022 by
Sherrie Gussow, administrative secretary in the Department of BioMolecular Sciences, has been named Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for February. To help us get to know her better, she answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Gussow: 17 years IOM: What is your hometown? Gussow: Dallas, TexasRead the story …
Three UM Students Named Truman Finalists
Students who raise awareness about mental health issues and educational access among national finalists
February 18, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi juniors who have worked to improve access to education and to raise awareness about mental health issues have been named finalists for the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. National finalists for the honor were announced Friday (Feb. 18). Jilkiah Bryant, a junior public health and health sciences majorRead the story …
School of Education Online Programs Rank Among Nation’s Best
U.S. News & World Report recognizes master's programs in education and educational leadership
February 8, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education has been ranked among the nation’s best online master’s programs in education and educational leadership in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of online offerings at more than 360 U.S. schools. U.S. News & World Report ranked the UM online education master’s program tied at No. 34Read the story …
UM Experts Warn About Consequences of Population Loss
Population researcher, political science professor examine possible outcomes from census
February 2, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Shifting demographics and a general population decline in rural areas have created a real possibility that Mississippi will lose a congressional seat when data is compiled from the 2030 U.S. Census, a University of Mississippi population researcher warns. Mississippi was one of only three states to lose population in the latest census,Read the story …
Meet Charlie Miles, January’s Staff Member of the Month
January 31, 2022 by
Charlie Miles, academic instructional technology consultant, has been named Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for January. To help us get to know him better, he answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Miles: I began working at Ole Miss in 2007 in the musicRead the story …
Creating a Championship Culture
UM education professor, Oxford High football coach author book on building 'thick' organizations
January 24, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As Oxford High School football coach Chris Cutcliffe puts it, it all started with one leader asking another leader for a “set of fresh eyes” on his program. From there, a new book was born. “How to Build a Thick Institution” (BookBaby), by Hunter Taylor, University of Mississippi clinical assistant professor inRead the story …
Ethiopian Airlines Graduate Cohort Flying High with Master’s Degrees
Partnership puts 17 employees through integrated marketing communications program
January 13, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Though they’re rising stars working for Africa’s largest airline and already have impressive resumes, 17 integrated marketing communications students soon will be able to add master’s degrees from the University of Mississippi to their qualifications. The cohort is the fruit of a partnership between the UM School of Journalism and New MediaRead the story …
Senior Named to Time Magazine’s "30 for 2030"
Bobby Hudson III, a public policy major from Gulfport, makes list of 'a generation creating change'
January 10, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For his advocacy work in the north Gulfport community where he grew up, a standout University of Mississippi senior has made Time magazine’s list of “A Generation Creating Change.” Bobby Hudson III, a public policy leadership major, is featured in Time as one of its “30 in 2030: A Generation Creating Change.”Read the story …