OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi professors have received a more-than-$500,000 National Science Foundation award to further explore using lower-energy light to drive systems that will improve daily life. With hundreds of devices working by absorbing light and then using that energy, instruments that could be improved by the professors’ research include solar cells,Read the story …
Chemistry Professors Receive NSF Award to Explore Lower-Energy Light
Research could lead to better-performing electronic devices, new applications
August 24, 2020 by
University Creates Institute for Data Science
New institute to further expertise of Ole Miss students, others in field
August 12, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With the explosion of big data fueling new jobs and technologies, the University of Mississippi has created a new Institute for Data Science to help educate the next generation of data scientists. The Institute for Data Science, or IDS, will attract and instruct students and others who want to develop expertise to ethicallyRead the story …
UM, Middle Tennessee Researchers Get Grant to Study Climate Change
USDA awards $272K to investigate conservation practices and help train environmental scientists
August 12, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi and Middle Tennessee State University faculty and student researchers are collaborating on a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant project involving climate change, conservation practices and helping train the next generation of environmental scientists and engineers. The three-year, $271,555 USDA grant is a research effort forRead the story …
Natural Products Center Gets NIH Award to Advance Botanical Research
Partnership with UMMC will study botanical that boosts immune health against viral infections
August 10, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Center for Natural Products Research, in partnership with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been awarded a nearly-$6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the use of a popular oral supplement in promoting resilience against viral infections. Through the award, the NCNPR, which is part ofRead the story …
Researchers Tackle Challenges of Safe Drinking Water in Mississippi
Interdisciplinary team partners with communities to raise awareness of lead risks
July 29, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Recognizing that clean drinking water is a necessity of life, a group of University of Mississippi professors is using community-based research, education and outreach to work with communities in addressing water quality challenges. Most Mississippians receive their drinking water from a network of more than 1,100 public water systems. The smaller systems serveRead the story …
UM Awarded $400K Grant to Bolster College Completion Efforts
University's freshmen retention rate hit a historic high in 2019
July 27, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has received nearly $400,000 from a Mississippi nonprofit to further support the university’s college retention, persistence and completion endeavors. The $399,979 grant from the Woodward Hines Education Foundation is part of the Jackson-based nonprofit’s Improving Mississippi’s Persistence and Completion Together, or IMPACT, initiative. The university will use theRead the story …
Graduate Students Awarded Grants to Fund Further Research
Program also helps participants gain critical grant-writing skills
June 23, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sixteen University of Mississippi graduate students are continuing their exploration into research and creative scholarship pursuits such as Alzheimer’s disease, skin cancer and young adult literature in Mississippi classrooms as recent recipients of Graduate Student Council Research Grants. The students each received one of the $1,000 competitive research grants funded by theRead the story …
UM Researchers, Woodcliff Skincare Partner for Aloe Product Patent
NCNPR scientists have second issued patent for the ingredients in Sustainable Youth products
June 16, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi researchers, along with Woodcliff Skincare Solutions Inc., have been jointly issued a patent for Alasta, the main ingredient in a line of skin care products being sold under the brand name Sustainable Youth. The primary ingredient in Alasta is derived from the aloe vera plant and is responsible forRead the story …
Report from Economic Renewal Institute Hails Oxford-UM Relationship
Heartland Forward names LOU community one to emulate for strong economic growth
May 28, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new report from an economic renewal institute praises the partnership of the University of Mississippi and the city of Oxford for building an entrepreneurial ecosystem that fosters strong growth for long-term economic success. The “Young Firms and Regional Economic Growth: Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurs Critical” report was released by Heartland Forward, a “think-and-do tank” based in Bentonville, Arkansas.Read the story …
Walmart Foundation Funding Fuels New Food Prescription Program
UM professors develop initiative to address food insecurity, food desert issues for Mississippians
May 27, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi professors are recipients of a nearly half-million-dollar grant from the Walmart Foundation that will create a food prescription program to improve access to fresh food for Mississippians. The $442,154 grant from the Walmart Foundation will fund a program that is expected to improve access to fresh fruits and vegetables and increaseRead the story …