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Traditional BSN students Valerie Camargo, left, and Audrey Ezell practice clinical skills.

‘Truly life-changing’: Bedford Falls Foundation – DAF’s $2M grant opens door to UMMC School of Nursing for students in need

Monday, August 18, 2025

Over the next three years, the grant will create 167 full scholarships for accelerated and traditional BSN students in Jackson and Oxford. The funding will increase the number of nurses while eliminating the cost of nursing education for scholarship recipients. Read More

Kimberly Burt, of Jackson, walks the hallway of the clinical lab at The MIND Center as part of her participation in a study that aims to identify some of the root causes of dementia.

MIND Center research informs community understanding, treatment of brain disease

Monday, August 18, 2025

A hitch in the giddy-up now could mean a glitch in the mind later. Researchers at The MIND Center continue studies on what affects brain health as plans build toward new facility. Read More

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