OXFORD, Miss. – Healthy food met hearty appetites at the corner of Business Row and Dormitory Row on Thursday (Oct. 19) as The Farmstand made its debut on the University of Mississippi campus. The stand is the result of an innovative partnership between the UM Office of Sustainability, Grisham-McLean Institute for Public Service and CommunityRead the story …
Community Partnership Brings Fresh Food Options to Ole Miss
University Joins local organizations to provide fresh, locally-sourced produce
October 21, 2023 by
News You Can Use: Both Nutritious and Delicious
UM expert offers tips to help parents get their children to eat healthy, tasty foods
October 19, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Getting children to eat healthy meals can be a challenge, but a University of Mississippi nutrition expert says the task is simple and fun. Parents have all the power when it comes to making sure children have well-balanced nutrition, said Shannon FitzGerald, a registered dietitian and nutritionist at the Institute of ChildRead the story …
University Joins Hazing Prevention Consortium
Three-year initiative to gather data, implement prevention strategies on campus
October 19, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has joined a consortium of institutions across the country dedicated to hazing prevention. Ole Miss is among the sixth cohort of colleges and universities in the Hazing Prevention Consortium. The three-year initiative pairs StopHazing‘s research and prevention experts with campus associates across the nation. “I am pleased thatRead the story …
Community Engagement Fund Supports Meaningful Partnerships
Applications for 2024 grants accepted through Oct. 31
October 18, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi graduate student Monica Coleman received a Community Engaged Partnership Development Fund grant in 2022, she knew she wanted to make an impact in her hometown. “As a native of Tunica County, I wanted to go back and help the people who have poured so much into my life,”Read the story …
UM Partners With PainVox to Pinpoint Origin Sites of Chronic Pain
Technology could improve treatment options by locating biomarkers for pain-generating tissues
October 18, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi-invented technology focused on imaging chronic pain has been exclusively licensed for further development by pharmaceutical company PainVox. The first-of-its-kind radiopharmaceutical, or radiotracer, has the potential to identify precise origin sites of chronic pain across a number of conditions. “We are thrilled to have PainVox as a partner andRead the story …
Mississippi Banks Steady Amid Economic Slowdown
UM expert Ken Cyree explores strengths in state's banking
October 17, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As banks across the U.S. struggle against a slowing economy, Mississippi banks remain steady. The key to their resiliency is simple: community, said Ken Cyree, dean of the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. “Mississippi is a community banking state,” Cyree said. “Our banks are rural and community banks that areRead the story …
Criminal Justice Reform Activist Shares Inspirational Story
Burton featured Oct. 26 at inaugural Dr. Jeanette Jennings Lecture Series
October 17, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Susan Burton, a visionary and inspirational leader of the criminal justice reform movement, will give the inaugural Dr. Jeanette Jennings Lecture Series on Oct. 26 at the University of Mississippi. Presented by the university’s African American studies and the Prison-to-College Pipeline programs, the 6 p.m. event in Bondurant Hall, Room 204C, isRead the story …
Rebel Student Venture Fund Assists Budding Entrepreneurs
Successful alumni returning to campus to mentor potential future business startups
October 16, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi student Eli Allen, of Collinsville, received a grant in 2015 from the Rebel Student Venture Fund, it allowed him to concentrate fully on creating Curtsy, a mobile application that makes it easy to thrift and sell clothing, shoes, accessories and more. Curtsy has grown into a nationwide businessRead the story …
UM, MSU Compete in Egg Bowl Glass Recycling Drive
Oxford, university community encouraged to bring glass recyclables Nov. 9
October 15, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Members of the University of Mississippi community will soon be able to compete in a different kind of Egg Bowl: a glass recycling contest. Conducted by the Office of Sustainability in partnership with Door 2 Door Recycling, the Egg Bowl Glass Recycling Drive will run 2-6 p.m. Nov. 9 in the parkingRead the story …
Endowment Turns Tragedy Into Hope
UM scholarship for business students honors life of young alumnus
October 14, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jeanne and Moe Allain, of Houston, Texas, are memorializing their son, Jacques, a 2020 University of Mississippi graduate who died suddenly at home on July 24, 2022, with a new endowment in the School of Business Administration. The Jacques Allain Memorial Scholarship Endowment will be awarded to freshmen in the business schoolRead the story …