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Members of the Hal's St. Paddy's parade and festival present a check to the children's hospital from left; Sophie Wolf, 2027 co-chair Hal's St. Paddy's parade and festival; Paul Wolf, 2027 co-chair Hal's St. Paddy's parade and festival; John Horhn, mayor of Jackson; Gail Horhn, first lady of Jackson; Dr. Mary Taylor, Suzan B. Thames Chair of Pediatrics and CEO of Children’s of Mississippi; Selena Daniel, Run the Rainbow chair; Malcolm White, founder, Hal's St. Paddy's parade and festival and Caitlin Foreman, executive director, Friends of Children's Hospital.

Hal’s St. Paddy’s parade and festival raises over $205K for Children’s of Mississippi

Monday, May 11, 2026

Leaders from Hal’s St. Paddy’s parade and festival presented proceeds from the 2026 event to Children’s of Mississippi, the state’s only children’s hospital. Read More

McKing Amedari, a 2025–2026 Honors College member in the John D. Bower School of Population Health, receives his certificate of completion of the program from Dr. Scott Rodgers, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Students celebrated for achievements at first UMMC Honors College awards

Monday, May 11, 2026

Nearly 100 students across all six health professional schools and the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy were recognized Thursday during the inaugural University of Mississippi Medical Center Honors College awards ceremony, marking the first formal celebration of academic excellence in the program’s short history. Read More

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From left, Dr. Lee Brown, 2026 SHRP Alumnus of the Year, SHRP Dean Dr. Jay Garner and 2026 SHRP Early Achievement Award winner Dr. Chelsey Stephens

Career pivots lead SHRP Alumnus of the Year, Early Career Achievement awardees to UMMC

Published on Monday, May 11, 2026

 From left, 2026 SON Early Achievement Award winner Michael Jones, Dr. Tina Martin, SON dean, and 2026 SON Alumna of the Year Dr. Jennifer Hitt.

SON recognizes Alumnus of the Year, Early Career Achievement award winners

Published on Monday, May 11, 2026

 Marlene Rios is among the first people patients meet at the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute.

Front and Center: Marlene Rios

Published on Monday, May 11, 2026

UMMC graduate Hunter Sylvester pursues life-changing Alzheimer’s research

Published on Monday, May 11, 2026

 Skyla Wilson, supervisor of the neurophysiology lab, colors an ice cream cone on a poster for Employee Appreciation Week in 2025.

UMMC celebrates employees during annual appreciation week

Published on Monday, May 4, 2026

 Dr. James Chang, the Johnson & Johnson Distinguished Professor and chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Stanford University, is the first guest in the Dr. Michael E. Jabaley Distinguished Hand Surgery Visiting Professor Lecture Series.

New lectureship honors Dr. Michael Jabaley’s legacy in hand surgery

Published on Monday, May 4, 2026

 The psychiatric emergency services unit is a multidisciplinary collaboration between the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and the Department of Emergency Medicine. Pictured above are members of the care team, from left; Michael Eldridge, RN; Ashley Lawrence, Adult ER Nurse Manager; Sherry Riser, director of nursing; Dr. Mark Ladner, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior; Dr. Ruby Hall, psychiatry resident; Courtney Moody, ER technician and Johnathan Bell, RN.

New dedicated adult psychiatric emergency services unit improves care at UMMC

Published on Monday, May 4, 2026

Photos: Mississippi State University baseball’s winning visit to Children’s of Mississippi

Published on Monday, May 4, 2026

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