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Dr. Giorgio Aru, professor emeritus of surgery and former division chief and surgical director of UMMC’s heart transplant program, and his wife, Jan Aru, started Aru Family Scholarship Endowment to help medical students overcome financial barriers and pursue a future in medicine.

Aru family endowment will support future UMMC medical students

Monday, July 21, 2025

After decades of service at UMMC, Dr. Giorgio Aru and his wife, Jan, have turned their attention to supporting the next generation of physicians. The couple has established a scholarship to help medical students overcome financial barriers and pursue a future in medicine. Read More

Celebrating the completion of renovations at the South Oxford Center are, from left, Rep. Josh Hawkins; Sen. Daniel Sparks; Dr. Kristi Reece, assistant dean for the UMMC School of Nursing Oxford instructional site; nursing student Jack Taylor of Corinth; Dr. Tina Martin, dean of the UMMC School of Nursing; Dr. Glenn Boyce, chancellor of the University of Mississippi; Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor of health affairs; Dr. Alan Jones, associate vice chancellor for health affairs; and Dr. Natalie Gaughf, assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Ribbon cut on renovations at UMMC School of Nursing in Oxford

Monday, July 14, 2025

High-tech spaces for nursing education and capacity for more students in Oxford will add up to more nurses to care for Mississippians, UMMC School of Nursing leaders say. Renovations at the South Oxford Center were celebrated with a ceremony and reception Wednesday. Read More

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Video: Meyers family celebrates quintuplets’ first birthday

Video: Meyers family celebrates quintuplets’ first birthday

Published on Monday, July 21, 2025

 MacKenzie Maier is living her dream of working as a registered nurse after a spinal cord injury.

Front and Center: MacKenzie Maier

Published on Monday, July 21, 2025

 Faculty commended as exemplars in their fields

Faculty commended as exemplars in their fields

Published on Monday, July 21, 2025

 Pertussis, a highly contagious respiratory infection, can cause severe illness in infants and young children.

UMMC pediatric experts recommend vaccination against pertussis as cases rise

Published on Friday, July 18, 2025

 The Office of Development and Alumni Engagement fundraising team for 2025.

Support for UMMC’s mission hits record level in fiscal 2025

Published on Monday, July 14, 2025

 Nursing faculty and UMMC leaders applaud the lifting of the beam to the top of the new School of Nursing, which is set to open next year.

Photos: New School of Nursing reaches pinnacle

Published on Monday, July 14, 2025

 Members of the MD-PhD class are, front from left, Caroline Sit, Shelley Edwards, Madeline Griffin, Madison Hansen and Assata DeMyers; and back from left, Hayley Murphy, Xavier Person, Jack Berman, Meredith Johnson and Garner Fincher.

MD-PhD program grows in numbers, but also in potential and staying power

Published on Monday, July 14, 2025

 Medical Center figures chosen for international, statewide roles

Medical Center figures chosen for international, statewide roles

Published on Monday, July 7, 2025

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