OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss softball players Corrine Doornberg and Amanda Hutcheson and women’s tennis player Gabby Rangel were among 64 students honored with a Taylor Medal at the annual Honors Convocation Thursday night at the Ford Center for Performing Arts. The Taylor Medal is the highest academic honor a student can receive at theRead the story …
Researchers Aim to Use Brainwaves and Computers to Treat Brain-Based Disorders
June 17, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Imagine that stroke victims could use a small electronic device, controlled by their own brainwaves, to regain the ability to speak or walk. Or that epilepsy patients could use a similar device to control or even prevent seizures. UM researchers Dwight Waddell (left), Pamela Lawhead, Scott Gustafson and Yixin Chen are searchingRead the story …
MEDIA ADVISORY: UM student-athlete dies after collapsing during routine conditioning
February 19, 2010 by
Bennie F. Abram, 20, a nonscholarship athlete who transferred to the University of Mississippi from Itawamba Community College last fall, died today at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford.
Wii Fit May Not Help Families Get Fit
December 16, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Nintendo Wii Fit many people are considering as Christmas gifts may be great entertainment, but a University of Mississippi study indicates the console has little effect on family fitness.
Can Nintendo Wii Game Consoles Improve Family Fitness?
December 18, 2008 by
Jessica Aten, 8, plays a game on her family’s Nintendo Wii game console. A University of Mississippi researcher is studying whether the video game systems can improve physical fitness levels of users. UM photo by Robert Jordan. OXFORD, Miss. – Consumer research suggests the Nintendo Wii Fit video game console may be among this year’sRead the story …