OXFORD, Miss. – Greg Tschumper, professor and chair of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Mississippi, has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Formed in 1848 to mark the emergence of a national scientific community in the U.S., the AAAS is the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientificRead the story …
Chemistry Chair Elected as Fellow of Prestigious Science Association
Greg Tschumper earns rank with American Association for the Advancement of Science
December 3, 2020 by
Free Symphony Performance Streams Online
LOU Symphony celebrates Chickasaw composer in concert available to all via YouTube
November 30, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The LOU Symphony Orchestra performed Oct. 26 in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts to a small audience of families and friends of the performers. The audience may have been limited, but the program offered beautiful, expansive music. The concert was recorded, and the University of Mississippi Department ofRead the story …
Graduate Students Helping Organize 2021 ComSciCon-Atlanta
Annual workshop helps participants hone their science communication skills
November 30, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi students are co-organizers of an upcoming workshop aimed at helping graduate students in the Southeast hone their skills in science communication. Sumeet Kulkarni, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Kritika Gupta, a doctoral student from the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, areRead the story …
Chemistry Professors Innovate to Run Labs Safely Amid Pandemic
From individual Plexiglas cubicles to carefully coordinated schedules, faculty put forth 'herculean effort' to continue in-person instruction
November 27, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Chemistry professors could lecture about displacement reactions in their sleep, but one displacement problem had them stumped as they planned for fall semester. How could some 1,000 University of Mississippi students, many suddenly uprooted last spring, attend lab sessions during a global pandemic? When classes started in August, Mississippi’s Department of HealthRead 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
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 …
Mastering a Musical Balancing Act
UM instructor David Carlisle earns doctorate while teaching, performing
November 20, 2020 by
OXFORD – David Carlisle knows how to keep a lot of balls in the air. Carlisle teaches and performs as an adjunct instructor in the University of Mississippi Department of Music. He is also principal percussionist with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, which carries responsibilities far beyond performing, and he recently completed his Doctor of MusicalRead the story …
A Life of Service
Ole Miss graduate dedicated to serving in both military and government
November 19, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kaleb Digby, a 2017 University of Mississippi graduate, has been dedicated to serving his country since he was a freshman in college. The alumnus, who works for the U.S. Army and on Capitol Hill, was a member of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at two institutions. Digby grew up as anRead the story …
Finding Meaning and Resilience Six Months into the Pandemic
UM psychology and disaster studies professor discusses emotional fallout from COVID-19
November 12, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After passing the six-month mark of coronavirus shutdowns, many people are still struggling to find hope and a sense of meaning in their lives. Much about the virus and how to control it remains uncertain; consequently, rates of depression, anxiety, suicidality and substance abuse are increasing. But even with no end toRead the story …
Understanding COVID-19 Topic for Virtual Oxford Science Cafe
UM professor to discuss origins, infection processes of virus during Nov. 17 event on Zoom
November 11, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The infection processes of the COVID-19 virus are the topic for a virtual Oxford Science Cafe scheduled for Nov. 17 by University of Mississippi faculty researchers. The program will be hosted on Zoom beginning at 7 p.m. Joshua Sharp, associate professor of pharmacology and director of the UM Glycoscience Center of ResearchRead the story …
Rendering Remotely
UM theatre and film professor brings drawing course to life via Zoom
November 10, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The ongoing pandemic has brought many challenges for college professors and students, including a remote, online format for many courses. But some, including Jared Spears, instructional associate professor of scenic technology at the University of Mississippi, have discovered that the remote format has produced many positive outcomes. “There have been so manyRead the story …