OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has received more than $1 million to further fund an initiative in Mississippi preschool programs that promotes social and emotional learning in children and could boost their overall well-being. The $1,025,492 grant is from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, an independent, private foundation that works with communities to createRead the story …
Improving the Well-Being of Mississippi Children
University receives grant to expand preschool curriculum
January 3, 2022 by
Partnership Prepares SEC Universities for Increase in Spanish Speakers
Conference Spanish Consortium launched by two UM faculty members
December 8, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is leading an initiative to bring together scholars and key stakeholders working on themes related to Spanish speakers in the Southeast, particularly in areas where Southeastern Conference schools are situated. With the Spanish-speaking population increasing in the Southeast, the SEC Spanish Consortium will attempt to prepare the regionRead the story …
From Crafting Cardboard to Creating a Company
CME student, Ole Miss business major starts company creating 'man cave must-have'
December 1, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ryan Lubker spotted some empty cardboard beer boxes and saw an opportunity. Knowing that alcohol-themed home decorations are big among college students and younger adults, the University of Mississippi senior from Charlotte, North Carolina, with a knack for DIY projects had already created a silhouette of his home state out of beerRead the story …
Launching the Future of Biomedical Engineering Education
UM opens new biomedical engineering space to prepare students for cutting-edge field
November 29, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has unveiled its sparkling new biomedical engineering expansion that will better prepare students for careers in a pioneering field that combines technology with medicine. The roughly 6,500-square-foot space, on the third floor of Brevard Hall, also will help nurture innovative research and advance the technological and economic developmentRead the story …
Going Green to Lessen Stormwater Flooding
UM researchers explore use of green infrastructure locally, in Southeast
November 17, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cities and towns are crisscrossed and checkered by streaks and blotches of black and gray asphalt streets and concrete parking lots. When downpours – remnants of a hurricane lumbering up the East Coast, a bomb cyclone unloading on California, an afternoon thunderstorm over New Orleans – pass over, these streets and lotsRead the story …
Learning How Mississippi Can Compete
Vision session brings together university, state, national leaders
November 10, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – How the University of Mississippi can lead Mississippi into becoming a more prominent leader in transportation, health care, technology and other sectors was the focus of a recent “vision session” forum on campus. More than 40 people gathered Friday (Nov. 5) at The Inn at Ole Miss for “Mississippi Competes” to hearRead the story …
Partnering for Safer Mississippi Drinking Water
University researchers working with MSU Extension Service on water testing program
October 20, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of University of Mississippi researchers is working with the Mississippi State University Extension Service to conduct free lead-in-water testing in schools and child care facilities. The UM Lead in Drinking Water Team is assisting the extension service’s SipSafe program, a statewide effort funded through an Environmental Protection Agency grant to reduceRead the story …
Nathan Hammer Selected for 2021 Faculty Achievement Award
Award recognizes classroom instruction, student involvement, research and service
October 18, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nathan Hammer’s life changed forever with a simple question. Hammer, the Margaret McLean Coulter Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Mississippi, was in an honors freshman chemistry class at the University of Tennessee when his professor asked about his major. Hammer said he didn’t have one. The professor asked,Read the story …
Consider the Amphibian
UM biologist part of institute studying species' resiliency against disease
October 13, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Humans have a lot to learn from amphibians. This class of animals – frogs, salamanders and caecilians – has been decimated by the emergence of new infectious diseases, along with human-caused damage to their ecosystems. Yet, some species have bounced back, and researchers are wondering if there’s a lesson for humanity inRead the story …
The Science of Teaching
Stanford professor, Nobel laureate to discuss scientific approach to teaching
October 11, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi community is being offered an opportunity to hear from a Nobel Prize winner and acclaimed teaching and learning researcher. The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and the Academic Innovations Group are hosting a Zoom talk by Stanford University professor Carl Wieman from 3 to 4:30 p.m.Read the story …