Aimee Nezhukumatathil Wants You to Get Some Fresh Air By Elisabeth Egan/The New York Times WONDER WOMAN It’s not every day that pets come up during a phone interview, but the subject is relevant when you’re talking to Aimee Nezhukumatathil, whose illustrated essay collection, “World of Wonders,” doubles as a love letter to little creatures.Read the story …
The New York Times: UM English Professor, Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil Discusses Top Book
January 11, 2021 by
Mississippi Today: UMMC Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Discusses Impact of COVID-19 with Marshall Ramsey
November 13, 2020 by
Marshall’s Mississippi Zoom Tour: An Interview with Dr. LouAnn Woodward By Mississippi Today Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with Dr. LouAnn Woodward, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Dean of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and discusses the challenges Mississippi’s largest healthcare provider andRead the story …
Clarion Ledger: UM Researchers, School Of Pharmacy Faculty Highlighted for COVID-19 Nasal Spray
October 7, 2020 by
Ole Miss, UMMC part of research effort to develop nasal spray to block COVID-19 infection By Justin Vicory / Mississippi Clarion Ledger Researchers at the University of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center are on the front lines of developing a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Two faculty members for theRead the story …
NPR Morning Edition: UM English Professor, Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil Discusses New Book
September 9, 2020 by
‘World Of Wonders’ Urges Us To Take A Breath And Look Around By Rachel Martin/NPR Morning Edition It can be helpful to focus on the wonder of the natural world when so much of what is happening around us feels out of our control. Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s new book aims to help introduce readers toRead the story …
Mississippi Today: Director of National Sea Grant Law Center Discusses Lead Exposure Risk in Mississippi Delta
July 27, 2020 by
“How many Mississippi kids are poisoned by lead? Massive undercounts, inconsistent testing provides officials few answers” By Erica Hensley/Mississippi Today GREENWOOD — Mayor Carolyn McAdams has no way of knowing how big a problem lead exposure among children in her city is. The devastating effects of lead exposure in children are as bad here inRead the story …
Mississippi Today: Head of UM Applied Gerontology Department Discusses COVID-19 Impact on Nursing Homes
May 27, 2020 by
“Mississippi officials target nursing homes, where coronavirus spread creates a perfect storm” By Erica Hensley/Mississippi Today VAIDEN — Relief was the first emotion that overcame Carla when she received a letter that an employee at her sister’s Mississippi nursing home tested positive for COVID-19. Her initial response, although unusual given the circumstances, was justified. ForRead the story …
Publishing Executive: Director of UM Magazine Innovation Center Pens Piece on Isolated Connectivity, Future of Magazines
March 30, 2020 by
“On Isolated Connectivity, Social Distancing, and the Future of Magazines” By Samir Husni for Publishing Executive A few years back I coined the phrase “Isolated Connectivity” after a friend of mine told me the following story: “One day I came home from work to find my son watching something on his laptop and texting at theRead the story …
Associated Press: UM Marketing Professor Featured in Millennial Money Article
January 10, 2020 by
“Millennial Money: How procrastinators can win at gift-giving” By Courtney Jespersen/NerdWallet with Associated Press Check the calendar. No, this isn’t a dream. It really is December, and Christmas Day is staring you straight in the face. And if you celebrate Hanukkah, it’s coming even sooner. Where did the holiday season go? Well, no time toRead the story …
Live Science: UM Astrophysicist Quoted in Black Hole Article
January 10, 2020 by
“Impossibly Big Black Hole Was Probably Impossible After All” By Rafi Letzter/Live Science Two weeks ago (Nov. 27), astronomers published a paper in the journal Nature claiming they’d found an impossibly gigantic black hole not too far from Earth. If they were correct, it would have been a major shock to astrophysics, upending theories ofRead the story …
Fox Business: UM Law Professor, Space Expert Featured in Moon Trip Article
January 10, 2020 by
“Those million dollar moon trips may prevent us from talking to E.T.” By Shawn M. Carter/FOXBusiness If humans want to contact aliens, maybe they should stay out of space. That’s according to new research from Space.com, which explains that the constant orbit of radio waves around the moon — a result of human expeditions — couldRead the story …