JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. John Hall, a professor and administrator at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been named the Southeastern Conference’s 2014 Professor of the Year in recognition of his excellence both in the classroom and as a topflight obesity and cardiovascular researcher. The SEC announced Hall’s selection today as the top professorRead the story …
UMMC’s Dr. John Hall Named SEC Professor of the Year
Respected researcher, student mentor named best teacher from the conference's 14 member schools
April 30, 2014 by
Biology Lecturer, Legal Studies Secretary Selected for Frist Awards
Recipients honored for exceptional student service
April 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Each day, University of Mississippi students are affected by the words and actions of faculty and staff members who extend their work beyond classrooms, labs and office space. Two of them – Denis C. Goulet, lecturer and coordinator of laboratory programs in the Department of Biology; and Carol Forsythe, senior secretary inRead the story …
UM Technology Management Division and Research Partners Land National Award
Technology transfer prize honors work to develop, study and bring pterostilbene to market
April 21, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. and IRVINE, Calif. – A collaboration formed by the University of Mississippi’s Division of Technology Management, the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Natural Products Utilization Research Unit and natural products company ChromaDex Corp. has won a national award for excellence in technology transfer. The three organizations have won a Federal Laboratory Consortium 2014 Excellence inRead the story …
Consciousness Conference Bringing ‘World-Class’ Experts to Campus
Philosophers and cognitive scientists to discuss human and animal consciousness April 27-30 in free events
April 20, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi hosts the “Conscious Thought and Thought About Consciousness” conference April 27-30, bringing “world-class” philosophers and cognitive scientists to campus. The event is scheduled for the E.F. Yerby Conference Center, and all events are free and open to the public. Leaders in several fields, including philosophy and neuroscience, will convergeRead the story …
National Teacher of the Year Jeff Charbonneau to Visit UM
Expert science teacher from Washington to discuss effective teaching
April 14, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jeffrey Charbonneau, the 2013 National Teacher of the Year, will visit the University of Mississippi Wednesday (April 15) to address Ole Miss teacher candidates and faculty members on the importance of effective teaching. A science teacher at Zilliah High School in Zilliah, Wash., Charbonneau was appointed to his position by President BarackRead the story …
Inaugural Kevser Ermin Memorial Lecture to Focus on Bone Health
Noted researcher Kathleen Janz to speak April 3
April 1, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The first Kevser Ermin Memorial Lecture in Health and Kinesiology, set for Thursday (April 3) at the University of Mississippi, will focus on the relationship between physical activity and bone health. Kathleen Janz, a professor of community health and exercise physiology at the University of Iowa, will speak about jump-starting bone healthRead the story …
Ole Miss Law Makes History with Third National Title
Win makes third championship this year, a first in school history
March 20, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law made history this weekend by grabbing its third moot court national championship this year, the first time the law school has achieved such a milestone. Second-year students David Fletcher of Jackson and Brett Grantham of Corinth, along with third-year Will Widman of Birmingham, Ala., wonRead the story …
Warm blanket, new heart for Port Gibson woman
February 7, 2014 by
JACKSON, Miss. – When cardiac patient Sharon Mackey goes home, she’ll take with her at least two mementos from her stay at UMMC, she said: “a warm blanket and a warm heart.” The bright red blanket, one of a number distributed to cardiac patients to recognize today’s National Wear Red Day, was presented by Dr.Read the story …
Nutrition Clinic Offers Healthy Help for Cooking, Weight Management
Two programs provide opportunities for improving health and learning more about good choices
February 5, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Remember that New Year’s resolution you made to eat better and lose weight? The University of Mississippi Nutrition Clinic has classes to help you stay on track. During February, Mary Roseman, a registered and licensed dietitian and UM associate professor of nutrition and hospitality, and Gillon Wells, graduate assistant, will conduct aRead the story …
UM Doctoral Student Remembered as a Determined Spirit
Kevser Ermin Memorial Lecture will honor passionate, dedicated student and instructor
January 3, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kevser Ermin, a doctoral student remembered for her tragic 2011 death while cycling one clear October morning between Oxford and Sardis Lake, left a lasting legacy at the University of Mississippi beyond simply a parable about transportation safety and sharing the road. Thanks to husband Yavuz Ozeren’s recent gift to the UMRead the story …