With social media evolving daily, it is important to stay on top of the current trend. For us higher ed folks, Instagram can be a great tool to reach our current and prospective students since nearly half of its users are under the age of 25. While many may think Instagram is as simple asRead the story …
Restaurant Week Allows Diners to Help Charities
Inaugural observance runs all week at more than two dozen eateries
January 23, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Oxford residents get an opportunity to help local food charities this week during the inaugural Restaurant Week. The observance began yesterday (Jan. 26) and runs through Friday (Feb. 1). Each participating restaurant is offering specials in conjunction with Restaurant Week. When residents dine at participating eateries, they get an opportunity to voteRead the story …
Doctors at UMMC Complete State’s First Pancreas Transplant
December 11, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Building on the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s record of firsts, surgeons transplanted a pancreas and kidney into a 49-year-old man on Thursday night, marking the first such event for the state and final piece of UMMC’s abdominal transplant line. “Our goal has been to build a complete and high-functioning abdominal transplantRead the story …
2013 Gingerbread Village
December 10, 2013 by
The 2013 Gingerbread Village will be open from December 9 – December 20. For more information about the village please visit http://www.fordcenter.org/gingerbread-village-information/.
English Historical Review: At Home and Under Fire: Air Raids and Culture in Britain from the Great War to the Blitz , by Susan R. Grayzel
December 6, 2013 by
The title of Susan Grayzel’s book cleverly encapsulates the basic thesis of her compelling study of the role of aerial bombardment in British culture between the First World War and the Blitz. By exploring how British civilians experienced and came to terms with aerial warfare, Grayzel demonstrates how the extension of the battle zone toRead the story …
Gulf Live: Heart studies in Mississippi, Massachusetts to join forces
December 2, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Heart studies in Massachusetts and Mississippi are teaming up to better understand why people respond differently to treatments for cardiovascular disease. Researchers want to tailor heart-disease treatment for individuals. The $30 million study will be funded by the American Heart Association over the next five years. The effort, still in the frameworkRead the story …
Graduate Students Sum Up Research in Three Minutes
Students compete in inaugural 3MT Competition for a chance to attend the SEC finals
December 2, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi doctoral student has earned the opportunity to represent the university in the Southeastern Conference Three Minute Thesis competition next spring. Harish Chander, a doctoral student in the health and kinesiology program, was awarded the grand prize based upon the presentation of his thesis research about the “Impact onRead the story …
UM to Implement SAP Grants Management
Researchers will be able to track and access grants through my.olemiss.edu portal
October 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the University of Mississippi continues to experience tremendous growth, good stewardship of fiscal resources remains essential to fulfilling the university’s mission. Financial management of sponsored research funding is no exception, as the university remains committed to being one of the world’s great research universities. To provide enhanced oversight of research funding,Read the story …
RebelFit 40-Day Challenge Aims to Educate and Inspire
Program uses accountability to help teammates to stick together through challenge
September 27, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff are encouraged to team up to get into shape during the RebelFit 40-day challenge. RebelFit, a 40-day fitness challenge based on the premise of accountability, encouraging teammates to stick together through the entire challenge, begins Monday (Sept. 30). Teams can include three to five membersRead the story …
Watching for Floods
Research team develops automated modeling tool for simulating dam/levee breach floods
September 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Responding to natural disasters such as hurricanes Katrina and Sandy devastating the U.S. coasts, the University of Mississippi’s National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering (NCCHE) may have found a new solution to saving lives, properties and businesses. A small research team, composed of Mustafa Altinakar, director and research professor at NCCHE;Read the story …