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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 […]
Graduate Student Sydney Wicks Receives Research Fellowship to Study the Spread of Misinformation
Sydney Wicks, PhD student in the Experimental Psychology program, was awarded the Junior Scientist Fellowship for his project: “Cyberostracism, Rejection, and the Willingness to Spread Misinformation” The project is being funded by the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students. The research will examine the factors that lead people to share misinformation online. The study will […]
Go Global with Psychology: Sign up Now for Study Abroad in Africa
Psychology faculty member and National Geographic Exlorer, Dr. Laura Johnson, is now accepting applications for summer study abroad in Tanzania where students will assist with a NatGeo project on human-lion confict, plant trees with the Jane Goodall Institute, and go on a classic ‘bush and beach’ safari. Up to 6 hours (PSY/ENVS), opportunities for honor’s […]
