OXFORD, Miss. – One in eight women who have recently given birth will experience postpartum depression symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers in the University of Mississippi‘s Department of Psychology have identified a prenatal risk factor that, when treated, could lessen postpartum and parental distress. In a recent paper inRead the story …
Researchers Link Anxiety Sensitivity to Postpartum Distress
Simple interventions during pregnancy could ease postpartum depression, parental distress
August 2, 2023 by
University to Use Gift to Elevate Environmental Studies Program
Alumnus invests in degree major program at UM
August 1, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is working to add faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and develop curriculum for a new degree major in environmental studies, thanks to a major gift from alumnus Steven B. King, of St. Louis. His $1.3 million gift has established the Steven B. King Environmental StudiesRead the story …
Workshop Helps Teachers Help Impoverished Students
Simulation, workshop shows hardships, challenges of students and families living in poverty
July 31, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 75 educators from across Mississippi experienced one month in the life of an impoverished person last week as a part of the Missouri Community Action Network Poverty Simulation at the University of Mississippi. The workshop, one of several free programs the UM School of Education is hosting this year asRead the story …
Returning the Investment
UM law school alumnus gives back to school's clinical programs
July 29, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Bobby Wood was married with a baby in his final year of law school at the University of Mississippi when then-law professor Robert Khayat happened to stop by the store where he worked one Saturday. “He called me in on Monday morning to ask about me working,” said Wood, of Corinth. “MyRead the story …
Alumni-Driven Nonprofit Aims to Help ‘Unplug’ Mississippi Youth
Osprey community organization cautions parents to limit screen time for youths in kickoff event
July 28, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi alumni families are kicking off a new nonprofit to limit social media exposure for children and teens, Old School Parents Raising Engaged Youth, or Osprey, with a Tuesday (Aug. 1) event at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Led by Erin and Ben Napier, CatherineRead the story …
Tony Pederson Named Senior National Fellow at Overby Center
Career journalist's career experience and ethics expertise to help chart center's course
July 28, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Tony Pederson, a career journalist, editor and journalism professor, has been named senior national fellow of the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi. Pederson is professor emeritus of journalism at Southern Methodist University, where he recently retired after a 20-year career. Before joining SMU in 2003,Read the story …
Music Professor to Direct Top California High School Musicians
Selim Giray to lead performance at statewide music education conference
July 25, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The California Orchestra Directors Association has invited Selim Giray, associate professor of music and director of orchestral studies at the University of Mississippi, to conduct the top-tier California All-State High School String Orchestra next year. The invitation coincides with the California All-State Music Education Conference in Sacramento, which is slated for Jan.Read the story …
Summer Language Institute Welcomes 74 High School Students
Intensive Chinese program draws record number of rising juniors and seniors
July 24, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dozens of high school students have flocked to the University of Mississippi this summer for the second annual Summer Language Institute, a rigorous training program for young language learners. The program, which began in 2022, allows rising high school juniors and seniors from across the country to earn college credit in ChineseRead the story …
University Welcomes 25 Mandela Washington Scholars to Campus
Jackson State University brings fellows to UM to talk leadership, tour facilities
July 23, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twenty-five young leaders and scholars from across Africa toured the University of Mississippi campus this week as a part of the ninth annual Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. “It was a privilege to witness firsthand the remarkable work being done at Ole Miss,” said Agbor Ransome, a graduate student fromRead the story …
Alumni Couple Gives Back to Business School
Shanahans increase endowment for graduate students
July 22, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John Shanahan, who graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 1969 and 1970, respectively, recently added an additional $50,000 to a scholarship endowment he established in 2019. The John and Janice Shanahan Scholarship Endowment is designed to help MBA students get the sameRead the story …