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Congratulations Dr. Matthew Reysen! Recipient of the 2020 Hood Award for Teaching!
https://chancellor.olemiss.edu/chancellor-glenn-boyce-announces-2020-elsie-m-hood-outstanding-teacher/ Under normal circumstances, this is announced at the Honors Convocation ceremony, at which the previous year’s recipient gives the address. As you may recall, Dr. John Young received the award last year – remarkable that faculty members in the psychology department received the award in back to back years! This may be a first! […]
Dr. Sufka Visits Iowa State University for Invited Talks
Dr. Ken Sufka, an alumni of the Iowa State University psychology department, gave presentations for faculty and students. The colloquium for faculty was Do Cannabinoids Have a Therapeutic Role in Medicine? Evidence from Preclinical Models of Pain and Addiction. For undergraduates, Dr. Sufka presented Getting Your College A-Game On.
Student Follows Gift with Volunteer Work at Magee Center
Service in Action OCTOBER 9, 2019 BY MARY STANTON KNIGHT With a gift of $25,000 and lots of volunteer effort for the new William Magee Center for Wellness Education, a senior embodies the citizen-scholar model of service encouraged across the campuses of the University of Mississippi. “I became interested in donating to the Magee Center […]
Cultivating Leaders: Alex Mabry
OCTOBER 8, 2019 I’m originally from Texas, but graduated high school as the valedictorian in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. I worked as a tour guide for Ruby Falls, an underground waterfall in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and as a waitress during my time in high school. I have four younger siblings, ages 16, 13, 13, and 3, and […]
Student Making a Difference in Uganda
Ali Roberson is completing externship with International Justice Mission JUNE 6, 2019 BY CHRISTINA STEUBE Ali Roberson knew she wanted to pursue a career where she could help others. The second-year University of Mississippi law student from Dallas earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from UM because she wanted to interact with others and help […]
Researchers Working to Improve State’s Disaster Resilience
New seed grants from Flagship Constellations initiative total nearly $40,000 MAY 30, 2019 BY SHEA STEWART The Disaster Resilience Flagship Constellation at the University of Mississippi has awarded its first round of seed grants to researchers examining a number of issues, from improving general resilience in the Mississippi Delta to the use of green infrastructure […]
