OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students and faculty were among the honorees at the 30th annual Higher Education Appreciation Day-Working for Academic Excellence, or HEADWAE, awards program Feb. 21 in Jackson. Austin Powell, a senior from Corinth majoring in public policy leadership and philosophy, and Ben Carroll, a member of the UM School ofRead the story …
Annual Awards Program Honors UM Faculty and Students
HEADWAE recognizes academic achievement, contributions to higher learning
February 28, 2017 by
UM Professors Receive IHL Excellence in Diversity Awards
Sociologist Willa Johnson and health clinician Hamed Benghuzzi lauded at ceremonies in Jackson
February 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Faculty members at the University of Mississippi and the university’s Medical Center have been honored with diversity awards by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning. Willa Johnson, associate professor of sociology, and Hamed Benghuzzi, professor and chair of clinical health sciences, were recognized at the IHL’sRead the story …
RebelTHON Team Sets High Goal for Weekend Fundraiser
Annual event benefits Batson Children's Hospital; portion to help renovate cancer center
February 15, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With last year’s RebelTHON fundraising event at the University of Mississippi almost doubling its goal, the bar is set high for the 2017 dance marathon to benefit the Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital at the UM Medical Center. This year’s event begins at 3 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 18) at the Turner Center.Read the story …
Dental Community Remembers Couples Lost in Crash
Oxford dentists left behind families, legacy of caring service
December 7, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Just before noon on Aug. 14, Mississippi’s dental community suffered a great loss. Six University of Mississippi alumni on their way home from a dentistry continuing education event in Florida were killed in a plane crash in Alabama. Four were graduates of the School of Dentistry. On board were Drs. Jason andRead the story …
Cochlear Implant Enhances Adult Patient’s Quality of Life
Medical Center team helps people rejoin world of hearing
November 16, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – When pondering two of her biggest life decisions, Lindsey Edmondson didn’t waste time and didn’t look back. The first: She met husband Brad Edmondson in February 2003 when they were students at East Central Community College, went on a horseback-riding date in March, got engaged in May and tied the knot inRead the story …
$1.9 Million NIH Grant to Fund Children’s Health Research
Medical Center will use award to build infrastructure, expand pediatric clinical trials
September 21, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center has received a National Institutes of Health grant for more than $1.9 million to support research into how environmental factors from conception through early childhood influence the health of children and adolescents. The funds, from the NIH Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes, or ECHO, program,Read the story …
UM Welcomes Most Accomplished Freshmen Class Ever
State's flagship university celebrates record enrollment as it builds for future
September 9, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has recorded its 22nd consecutive year of rising enrollment, registering its largest and most academically qualified freshman class ever. Enrollment at the state’s flagship university hit 24,250 across all campuses, largest in the state, according to preliminary data. The freshman class of 3,982 students posted an average ACTRead the story …
Eli, Abby Manning Pledge $1M to Children’s of Mississippi’s Campaign
Drive aims to expand neonatal ICU and surgical suites, create new imaging department
September 7, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – A winning play for the health of Mississippi’s children was celebrated this week as Eli and Abby Manning made a personal pledge of $1 million to the Children’s of Mississippi $100 million capital campaign. The couple, who will be lending their names and faces to publicity for the campaign, are honorary chairsRead the story …
$19.9 Million NIH Obesity Research Award Largest Ever for UMMC
Funding will allow Medical Center to tackle one of state's biggest health care issues
August 18, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center has received its largest single award ever to confront one of the state’s largest health issues. The five-year, $19.9 million award from the National Institutes of Health will fund the Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Supported by the NIH’s Institutional Development Award, or IDeA,Read the story …
Friends of Children’s Hospital Pledges $20 Million to Capital Campaign
August 9, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Friends of Children’s Hospital, a nonprofit group dedicated to raising funds for Batson Children’s Hospital, has committed to raising $20 million over the next 10 years to go toward the $100 million Children’s of Mississippi capital campaign. “Friends of Children’s Hospital is extremely proud of the $17 million we’ve raised since 1989Read the story …