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Graduate Student Natasha Wood Receives Research Grant to Study Extremism
Natasha Wood was awarded a research grant for her project: “The rejected loner: The role of social isolation and ostracism on extremist beliefs.” The project is being funded by Psi Chi. The research will shed light on the factors that lead to radical extremism. It will use a broadly representative national sample, and experimentally investigate […]
New Publication by Dr. Joseph Wellman
In Dr. Joseph Wellman’s latest research, which was accepted at the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, he and colleagues examine the question “Is LGBT progress seen as an attack on Christians?”. As social policies have changed to grant more equal rights to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, some Christians in the U.S. […]
Dowling Named University’s Top Online Instructor
Award winner to speak at ‘Toolbox Talks’ virtual event on March 23 OXFORD, Miss. – Following a global pandemic, online learning has seen tremendous growth at higher education institutions across the nation. At the University of Mississippi, faculty members are developing unique and innovative ways to support virtual instruction. The UM Office of Academic Outreach, which houses […]
Psychology Student Alex Bush Named Truman Finalist
Students who raise awareness about mental health issues and educational access among national finalists FEBRUARY 18, 2022 BY MICHAEL NEWSOM OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi juniors who have worked to improve access to education and to raise awareness about mental health issues have been named finalists for the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. National finalists for the honor […]
UM Names First Research Scholar for Institutional Transformation
Psychology professor Stephanie Miller appointed as first scholar to hold position FEBRUARY 9, 2022 BY SHEA STEWART Stephanie Miller, associate professor of psychology, has been named the University of Mississippi’s inaugural Provost Faculty Research Scholar for Institutional Transformation. The new position supports the expansion of university efforts to build collaborative research teams equipped to write […]
Alumni Scientific Achievement Award Recognizes The Work of Dr. Kenneth Sufka
Dr. Sufka received the 2021 John V. Atanasoff Discovery award last month from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at his alma mater Iowa State University. This award recognizes significant contributions to science. Dr. Sufka’s research discovered the first and still only drug efficacy screening paradigm for treatment-resistant depression which was award a US […]
