OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Center for Air and Space Law has joined a consortium of leading research institutions focused on the advancement of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. As an affiliate member of the Alliance for System Safety of UAS Through Research Excellence, or ASSURE, the university will play a key roleRead the story …
UM Joins Drone Research Alliance
Center for Air and Space Law sole legal expert in global program
June 21, 2023 by
University Awarded New NIDA Contract
Funding, scope of work among largest in project history
June 12, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded the University of Mississippi a new five-year contract and $2 million work order for the cultivation of marijuana and related materials for research. The five-year contract denotes the university’s eligibility to apply for task orders through NIDA. NIDA crafts task orders to provide materialsRead the story …
Biology Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award
Yongjian Qiu awarded $1 million to find biological solutions to agricultural challenges
June 7, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Science Foundation has awarded University of Mississippi biologist Yongjian Qiu a $1 million grant to further his research into the effects of global warming on crops. Designed to help new teacher-scholars establish their research programs, the NSF CAREER grant will help Qiu conduct more in-depth analysis of the processes that alertRead the story …
Record Number of Ole Miss Students Land NSF Research Fellowships
Prestigious awards provide three years of support for graduate studies
May 31, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A record five University of Mississippi students have been selected for awards in the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The 2023 fellows include three graduating seniors – Ethan C. Lambert, of Kossuth; Mary Beth Vanlandingham, from Florence; and Stanford White, of Brighton, Tennessee – and two graduate students, Emily Rasmussen,Read the story …
Pharmacy Alumnus Tapped as Cannabis Center Director
Robert Welch welcomes 'unique opportunity' in cannabis research
May 23, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has hired Robert Welch, a 2002 alumnus, as director of the school’s National Center for Cannabis Research and Education. “I am excited about Dr. Welch’s leadership and his passion for the work,” said Donna Strum, dean of the School of Pharmacy. “His experience in bothRead the story …
Chemistry Professor Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Eden Tanner awarded early-career honor to continue work with ionic salts as drug delivery agents
May 10, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Science Foundation has awarded Eden Tanner, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Mississippi, an $850,000 CAREER award to further her study of salts called ionic liquids and how a coating of them enables selective hitchhiking on blood components. Tanner’s five-year project, “Elucidating the Mechanism ofRead the story …
Researcher, Student Published in Prestigious Nature Water Journal
Research shows increase in absences in Jackson Public School District during water crisis
May 3, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Water quality issues in Jackson have potentially led to more than 1,000 school disruptions each year between 2015 and 2021, according to a recent study in Nature Water co-authored by a University of Mississippi researcher and undergraduate student. The study, “Boil water alerts and their impact on the unexcused absence rate inRead the story …
Study Could Provide Insight Into Origin of Heart Defects
UM biologist receives National Institutes of Health award to study heart formation
March 15, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi biologist is asking big questions about the development of the human heart, and a new National Institutes of Health grant may help him find the answers. “When I think about life’s big picture, I think one of the great mysteries is how we go from a single cellRead the story …
Physicist Helps Advance Understanding of Fundamental Particles
Professor's work to measure lifespans of charmed baryons featured in prestigious journal
March 8, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi physicist Jake Bennett studies a group of fleeting subatomic particles in hopes of advancing understanding of the fundamental building blocks that make up matter in the universe, and he is part of a team that has precisely measured the lifespan of one such particle. Bennett is part of anRead the story …
University Awarded Grant to Promote Inclusivity in STEM Education
UM joins 15 institutions tasked with evaluating inclusive teaching
March 1, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded the University of Mississippi a new grant to understand, promote and evaluate inclusivity in STEM education. More than 100 colleges and universities have received six-year grants totaling $60 million as part of HHMI’s Inclusive Excellence 3 Initiative. The IE3 initiative challenges schools across the U.S.Read the story …