OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi sociology professor is studying how white people in the South are managing the wide-scale social, economic and political shifts of the 21st century. Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, sociology professor James M. Thomas’ study will help advance the understanding of how white Southerners – a group oftenRead the story …
NSF Award Helps Sociologist Study Effects of Social, Political Shifts
UM professor, graduate students to examine changing racial identities
October 7, 2021 by
Engineering Professor’s Invention Receives MDA Grant
Dehumidification system could slash energy costs for air conditioning
October 6, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi engineering professor’s invention is part of a Mississippi Development Authority grant program that seeks to commercialize energy- and agriculture-related technologies. Chemical engineering professor Paul Scovazzo and brother Anthony Scovazzo are patent holders for a humidity control system in air conditioners that could lead to more efficient AC systemsRead the story …
Chemistry Professor Examines New Forms of Fuel from Sunlight
Research could open door to transforming carbon dioxide into energy
September 29, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi chemistry professor is exploring novel materials that could unlock a future sunlight-driven energy infrastructure. Using a recent National Science Foundation award, Jared Delcamp is researching how new types of metal catalysts, or materials that speed up chemical reactions to allow practical access to fuel, can be applied toRead the story …
Immersed in Summer Research
Undergraduate program opens doors to new creative scholarship
September 15, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sydni Davis found herself in rewarding new territory this summer. The University of Mississippi sophomore from Tupelo spent the summer conducting interviews with Black women, gaining valuable experience in ethnographic methods as part of a summer research project. “I am proud of myself for collecting my data and conducting interviews,” said Davis,Read the story …
Learning in a Real-World Environment
NCPA program pairs undergraduates with world-class researchers for summer research
September 8, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The rover’s “eye” flashed alive with a blue glow as the foot-tall unmanned ground vehicle viewed the auditorium inside the National Center for Physical Acoustics at the University of Mississippi. The three-wheeled robot sat still, waiting for a sound. Off to the side, UM student Peyton Posey suddenly clapped. The machine rotatedRead the story …
New CISS Hires Bring Six Decades of Experience in Intelligence Fields
UM center prepares students for careers in national security and information areas
September 1, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two new Center for Intelligence and Security Studies faculty members bring to University of Mississippi classrooms more than 60 years of combined experience with the U.S. intelligence community and military. Craig Morris, whose career spans almost three decades as an intelligence officer with the U.S. Air Force, and Kevin Riehle, whose background includesRead the story …
Helping Farms be in Harmony with Nature
EPA grant involves researchers, Mississippi Delta farmers exploring agricultural runoff water
August 25, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor is using an Environmental Protection Agency grant to explore the potential benefits of holding runoff water on agricultural landscapes after crops are harvested. The move could reduce the pollution of downstream waterways, improve soil health and crop yields, provide crucial food and habitat for migratory birds, reduce pumpingRead the story …
Opening Tiny Worlds of Exploration
NSF funding provides new imaging microscope for UM research
August 10, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A powerful new imaging instrument arriving soon on the University of Mississippi campus promises to open novel worlds of research exploration. Through a National Science Foundation grant, the university is acquiring an advanced Fourier transform infrared, or FTIR, imaging microscope, a device that can chemically analyze, identify and measure tiny samples, suchRead the story …
Graduate Student Council Research Grants Further Range of Research
Twenty students awarded grants for research, creative scholarship pursuits
July 2, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With projects ranging from service robots in the hospitality and tourism industries to a novel treatment of dry eye disease to relationship ghosting, 20 University of Mississippi graduate students are exploring a range of research and creative scholarship as recent recipients of Graduate Student Council Research Grants. The $1,000 grants, funded byRead the story …
Anthropology Professor Gets Humanities Grant to Research Book Project
Kristin Gee Hickman receives National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends grant
June 29, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor has received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to fund preliminary research for a new book project she’s developing. Kristin Gee Hickman, an assistant professor of anthropology and international studies in the UM Croft Institute for International Studies, will spend two months next summer in France conductingRead the story …