OXFORD, Miss. – In the age of crowdfunding and viral media, two University of Mississippi biologists are developing a mobile phone app that will allow “citizen scientists” to conduct marine assessments on the north central Gulf of Mexico. Professors Glenn Parsons and Richard Buchholz have partnered to create a Mobile App for Marine Assessment asRead the story …
Biologists Developing Mobile App for Coastal Marine Assessment
Glenn Parsons and Richard Buchholz lead new Gulf of Mexico Citizen Scientist Initiative
November 23, 2020 by
Professor Helps Develop Model to Calculate Risk of COVID-19 Spread
Mathematical formula also helps assess effectiveness of preventive measures
November 16, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As researchers around the world race to answer unknowns about COVID-19, a University of Mississippi professor has helped create a mathematical framework to better understand how the coronavirus spreads. Wen Wu, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, worked with two professors at Johns Hopkins University to develop a mathematical model to estimateRead the story …
Mathematics Professor Wins Competitive Research Award
Ayla Gafni will use grant to further her analytic number theory studies
October 27, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ayla Gafni views the solving of complex mathematical problems as deciphering a puzzle or searching for the solution to a centuries-old mystery. The University of Mississippi mathematics professor fell in love with the abstract science of numbers, quantity and space at a young age. That enthusiasm for mathematics has followed Gafni intoRead the story …
NSF Provides Funds for Major New Research Instrument at University
New tool will help expand materials research, opportunities for Mississippi researchers
October 21, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will be home to an instrument essential to innovative materials development research, thanks to a Major Research Instrumentation award from the National Science Foundation. The award is being used to purchase a Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation, a highly sensitive balance that can detect changes in mass atRead the story …
UM-Grown Bacteria Conquer the Final Frontier
Microbial growth in space research being conducted aboard International Space Station
October 13, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Bacteria grown in a University of Mississippi laboratory are zipping around the Earth about every 90 minutes, racing roughly 250 miles above the planet aboard the International Space Station. The microbes are part of UM biologist Patrick Curtis’ research that aims to better understand how bacteria respond in weak gravity, which couldRead the story …
Co-invasion of the Plants and Fungi
UM biologists examine consequences of non-native tag teams on biodiversity, ecosystems
October 1, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi biology professors are using a National Science Foundation award to expand their research into the phenomena of co-invasions between plants and fungi. The National Science Foundation project is focused on how plants and fungi ease each other’s invasions of non-native habitats and hopes to better understand the consequencesRead the story …
Researchers Publish New Blood Flow Restriction Research Findings
Health and kinesiology doctoral students contribute to improving lives with novel technique
September 24, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Human physiology researchers at the University of Mississippi continue to make strides in studies of blood flow restriction that provide evidence for the technique’s therapeutic application in improving muscle strength and endurance with a reduced weight load. Blood flow restriction is a therapy that restricts blood flow by placing a pressure cuffRead the story …
UM Researchers Working on Nasal Spray to Block COVID-19
Early tests show spray effective in blocking virus from attaching to cells
September 16, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A team of researchers, including faculty from the University of Mississippi schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, are developing a treatment that could be effective at preventing COVID-19. The good news is that it’s something that you can easily carry in your bag. The treatment would take the form of a nasal sprayRead the story …
UM External Funding for Research Surpasses $150 Million
Largest total in nine years funds projects to improve life in the state, nation, world
September 3, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. and JACKSON, Miss. – University of Mississippi researchers secured $153.7 million in external funding for research in fiscal year 2020, the largest university total in nine years. A total of $153,715,187 in external funding was awarded to the Oxford campus and the University of Mississippi Medical Center – a nearly 15% increase fromRead the story …
UM Program Opens Doors to Undergraduate Research, Creative Achievement
Eleven Ole Miss students complete fellowships through summer research program
August 28, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – From exploring new melanoma detection methods to analyzing early Mississippian frontier structures, 11 University of Mississippi undergraduate students advanced their research and creative achievement pursuits this summer thanks to a university fellowship program. As fellows of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program, the students conducted individual research and creative achievement projects forRead the story …