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Family Leadership Council Invests in Student Experience
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Family Leadership Council has invested more than $400,000 in the University of Mississippi to strengthen the student experience. The projects will help students maintain their physical and mental health, access career development resources and thrive even when facing financial challenges.
Sea Cucumbers Could Hold Key to Stopping Cancer Spread
OXFORD, Miss. – Sea cucumbers are the ocean's janitors, cleaning the seabed and recycling nutrients back into the water. But this humble marine invertebrate could also hold the key to stopping the spread of cancer.
'We Come as One, We Stand as 10,000'
OKLAHOMA City, Okla. – University of Mississippi players and faithful left Oklahoma City without a championship but went home with something just as powerful: a legacy of love and family that filled every corner of Devon Park.
Gift Establishes Summers Chair of Physics
OXFORD, Miss. – The late Donald Summers wrote his first research paper during spring break in junior high school, conducting the research at the University of California Astronomy Observatory Library where he worked during the day and camped in the observatory's post office lobby at night.

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Sea Cucumbers Could Hold Key to Stopping Cancer Spread
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UM Research Indicates Stuttering Is More Than a Speech Disorder
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UM Scientists Contribute to Landmark Particle Physics Result

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The Disappearing Funds for Health Research

Cuts to medical research threaten a longstanding alliance between the government and universities that helped make the U.S. the leader in medical science. “I think people should know that research that they probably would support is being canceled,” said professor Eden Tanner, who is working to develop treatments for an aggressive brain cancer.

Apple Watch Accuracy Gets Mixed Scores

If you’re wondering how much faith you can place in those colored rings and other data, a study of Apple Watch activity accuracy reveals a mix of good news and bad. Ole Miss researchers found that the device scores well with two key stats, but can be wildly off on a third.

Birds Keep Flying Into Your Windows? Here's Why

UM biology professor Jason Hoeksema explains how glass windows are the No. 1 threat to birds and provides advice on how homeowners, business owners and public institutions can reduce the number of birds killed.

Why Recession Fears Should Not Derail Home-buying Plans

Many people are reluctant to buy a house while the political and financial climate remains unsettled. But this may be a perfect time to buy, UM economist Ken Johnson advises.

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Featured Professor: Breese Quinn

Breese Quinn is a professor of physics and director of the university's Center for Multimessenger Astrophysics. The award-winning researcher was the first Mississippian named to the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation's High Energy Physics Advisory Panel and is a participant in the landmark Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab. Meet Breese

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