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Research News The Hidden Science of Hand Clapping

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Faculty News Ole Miss Hires Veteran International Journalist to Lead Jordan Center

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Philanthropy, Student Life New Program Helps Students Prepare for a Good Life

The Hidden Science of Hand Clapping

OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly every human culture uses clapping to cheer, protest, pray or perform, but a new study reveals that the familiar gesture is as much a scientific event as it is a social one.

New Program Helps Students Prepare for a Good Life

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is using a $300,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation to help underserved students experience and investigate the Good Life.

Donors Help Business School Close in on Campaign Goal

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration is working to raise $50 million as part of Now & Ever: The Campaign for Ole Miss, and alumnus Bill Fry and his wife, Lee Anne, have been major contributors to the effort.

Ole Miss Hires Veteran International Journalist to Lead Jordan Center

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has announced veteran journalist Steve Herman as the inaugural executive director of the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation.

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JTC 25: Visual Line of Sight

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JTC 25: Hands-On Experience Fuels Hospitality Dream

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JTC 25: Bridging Medicine and Community

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The Hidden Science of Hand Clapping

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Lack of Sleep Linked to Negative Body Image in Teens

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Efforts to Reduce TikTok Screen Time Often Increase Usage

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Alumni News, Philanthropy

Ole Miss Alumni Association Plans for Growing Campus

OXFORD, Miss. – For almost 75 years, University of Mississippi alumni and friends have found a home at the Alumni House overlooking the Grove. This space has served as a hub for connection, celebration and memories, but the university – and its alumni base – has outgrown the facility.

Anchoring the Community

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Made in Mississippi

Ole Miss alumni Jake and Liz Raulston share their experience of meeting at Ole Miss, getting married and opening a brewery together in Chattanooga TN.

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Made in Mississippi | TatoNut

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Made in Mississippi | John Davenport

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University Becomes First Institutional Member of AAAS

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has welcomed the University of Mississippi and George Washington University as its first two institutional members. One of the program's key benefits is unlimited elemental memberships for faculty, staff, students and employees at participating institutions.

Connecting With Rural College Students

The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, a research and resource hub, is working to help rural students feel connected to college in five states. One key is to make space for local ideas and trust local relationships, higher education professor Ty McNamee says.

Nitrous Oxide Abuse Is No 'Laughing' Matter

UM professor Andrew Yockey warns about the ever-increasing recreational use of nitrous oxide products, particularly among young people. Sales of the gas remain unregulated, even though it can cause can a wide range of serious health problems, and in some cases, death.

Narcissistic Men Are Drawn to Gossip, Study Finds

Would you rather be gossiped about or overlooked? Gender and narcissistic traits play a role in how people answer, according to new research by UM psychology professor Andrew Hales.

Featured Professor: Ken Johnson

Ken Johnson is the Christie Kirland Walker chair in real estate and professor of finance with decades of experience analyzing the U.S housing market and factors that influence it. The award-winning researcher co-founded the Ole Miss Real Estate Initiative to help the public and policymakers make more informed real estate decisions. Meet Ken

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