University of Southern Mississippi

Facilities The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), is the health science campus for the University of Mississippi, located in the heart of Jackson, MS. The Medical Center first opened its doors on July 1, 1955. The University of Mississippi Medical Center is the state of Mississippi only academic medical center. According to the UMMC site, “The Medical Center functions as a separately funded, semi-autonomous unit responsible to the chancellor of the University of Mississippi and,…

Globally, there is ascending prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst university students in both developing and developed countries. The rate of obesity increased more rapidly in developing countries over the past decade in response to them becoming more urbanized, accepting a sedentary lifestyle, and consuming foods that contain high calories. There are similar factors amongst universities in different countries that have been recognized as contributors to the overweight and obesity rate…

While the South has become more urbanized in recent years, its inhabitants are still more likely to live in small towns. Alabama and Mississippi are “59 percent” and “49.4 percent” urbanized respectively, but these averages are well below the national average of “80.7 percent” (Iowa State University). Another characteristic of Southern states concerns gun laws. Southern states, in particular,…

public universities in Mississippi that comes under the Institution of Higher Learning (IHL). Of the 8 universities, only Mississippi State University and University of Mississippi offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees in geography. Jackson State University, Alcorn State University, Delta State University, Mississippi State for Women, and Mississippi Valley State University offer no geography degrees. However, some of them offer geography related degrees. Mississippi State University…

Born September 25, 1897 in New Albany, Mississippi, William Cuthbert Falkner, titled after his great-grandfather Colonel Falkner, (the “u” was later added by William Faulkner’s own desire), is classified as a brilliant novelist, poet, scriptwriter, and author; although, in the safe bet of some critics Faulkner is mostly distinguished as a short story writer. His short stories are passionate, deep, and intense; with a mystic way of luring its readers into the deceptive community of Yoknapatawpha,…

The history of Mississippi has touched many areas that we can say truly made a differences one in particular Jack Cristal, Without Cristal football as we know it, would not be heard. Also Clyde Kennard, the three civil rights workers, Gladys Noel Bates, and Aaron Henry were part of the Mississippi History here is some facts on what they did during those times. In 1953 Jack Cristal broadcasts his first Mississippi state football game, Jack was a father of…

are whether the Civil War was fought over slavery or, as many southerns believe for states’ rights. Which brings up the disparity between what historians and the general public think and the controversy over the cause of the Civil War and history. The disparity between what historians and the general public think is because it is what historians know to be true and what the general public have learned to believe to be true. University of Virginia historian Edward…

filled with triumph and glory in many ways. These Mississippi stories written by writers born or raised in the South have made many authors famous. Current events (2014) have put Mississippi stories on the news and social media. There is the always present civil rights activists that continue to inspire the next generation. Mississippi has many famous authors with best-selling novels. John Grisham born in 1Arkansas but raised in Southaven, Mississippi has many best sellers. His first novel, “A…

of the most popular novels in the Southern Gothic subgenre. She is also the founder of the annual workshops and retreats organized for established and aspiring writers called Madcap Retreats. She was raise in a Navy family and hence having a life full of adventure was something as commonplace as having fairy tales read to you. She attended the University of Southern Mississippi from where she graduated with a Bachelor in English before proceeding to the University of Cincinnati to earn her MA in…

Researchers are just beginning to truly understand the psychological impact of this hurricane that carries along with its aftermath particular PTSD’s ramifications. Researchers at the University of New Orleans, the University of Southern Mississippi, Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, and Arizona State University surveyed 386 people who lived in areas that were affected by Hurricane Katrina. They asked them a number of questions about how the hurricane affected them. What they found…