OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students have no-cost access to more than 55,000 e-textbooks thanks to Barnes & Nobles’ efforts to help college campuses ease their transition into online learning to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Barnes & Noble has locations on 1,400 campuses, including UM. The move to provide free access helps campuses transition to online andRead the story …
Students Get Free Access to Barnes & Noble E-textbooks
More than 55,000 titles available to ease transition to online learning in wake of pandemic
March 20, 2020 by
Making Sense of Wall Street Worries
UM chair and professor of economics explains stock market situation, compares to 2008 recession
March 20, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jon Moen, professor and chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Mississippi, is parsing some of the financial terms zinging around the news amid the COVID-19 pandemic and offering insights into the state of Wall Street during an unprecedented plummet – one he does not believe is comparable to the GreatRead the story …
Expert on Viruses Unpacks COVID-19 for Nonscientists
Why is this novel coronavirus causing a global pandemic?
March 19, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Wayne Gray, a virologist in the University of Mississippi Department of Biology with more than 40 years’ experience studying viruses, is offering some insights that may help the public understand the COVID-19 pandemic. A researcher at the University of Arkansas College of Medicine for 37 years, he came to Ole Miss in 2014Read the story …
UM Releases Coronavirus Guidance for Faculty, Staff and Students
March 13, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has responded to the rapidly evolving situation with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with amended schedules and guidance for faculty, staff and students to maximize social distancing in an effort to slow the transmission of the disease. All classes on the Oxford campus, and the regional campuses areRead the story …