Research Events
The Office for Research and Economic Development is excited to offer the events below. Research benefits all of us.
Be part of improving lives in Mississippi and around the world
The University of Mississippi is an R1 Research institution, hosting world-class faculty and teaching students in a vibrant intellectual environment. The Office for Research and Economic Development (ORED) plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing the number and quality of these activities. The events listed below promote and showcase the real-world impact of research at UM, and ORED encourages you be an active part of this community.
Upcoming ORED Events
ORED Announcements and Deadlines
The University of Mississippi is partnering with SeedAI to present AI Across America: Oxford, a single-day convening on Monday, November 16th at the Student Union at the University of Mississippi, focused on Mississippi's AI readiness.
The event will bring together leaders from academia, state government, industry, and the startup community for an honest, substantive conversation about what it actually takes to build a strong state AI ecosystem. Topics will include:
How Mississippi can turn its federal research assets, from ERDC to Stennis, into economic and scientific benefit
Where AI is accelerating scientific discovery in Mississippi labs, from uncrewed flight to rural telehealth
What the state's AI task force recommends next, and what the 2027 legislative session should take up
What communities get from the data center buildout, and who can reach the state's computing infrastructure
How Mississippi trains AI talent through its community colleges and universities, and what it takes to build and keep AI companies in the state
Chancellor’s Awards for Research and Creative Scholarship
Wednesday, March 31, 2027
Inn at Ole Miss Ballroom
(More information coming soon.)
ORED Research and Scholarly Activity Showcase
Thursday, April 15, 2027
UM Student Union
(More information coming soon.)
UMMC-UM Aging Research Collaboratory
Site Visit to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Please complete the Smartsheet to be included in the collaboratory effort.
Sign-up for the UMMC-UM Aging Research Collaboratory
The UMMC-UM Aging Research Collaboratory tentatively scheduled to conclude June 30, 2027.