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Dr. Jennifer Mack, lead bioarchaeologist for the Asylum Hill Project, displays the gold wedding ring her late husband, Dustin Clarke, discovered. It is inscribed with the words

Asylum Hill discoveries: They’re something personal

Monday, May 20, 2024

For the past year-and-a-half, on a portion of the Medical Center campus, graves holding the remains of patients who resided at a long-shuttered institution have yielded an assortment of personal items. Many are as poignant as they are revealing. Read More

Ready to greet employees with fresh fruit and breakfast bars are, from left, University and Community Hospital CEO Dodie McElmurray, Adult Hospital Chief Nursing Officer Jason Zimmerman, Director of Employee Relations Cecelia Bass, Deputy General Counsel Stephanie Jones and Talent Acquisition Coordinator Jessica Quiroz as part of Employee Appreciation Week

Employee Appreciation Week offers menu of goodies

Monday, May 20, 2024

Celebrate yourself and your coworkers over your favorite comfort foods, treats and desserts during Employee Appreciation Week. Read More

Bower Foundation MSN graduates educating next generation of nurses

Building a Stronger Future for Nursing in Mississippi, funded by a $3.8 million grant from the Bower Foundation, has graduates who are now nursing educators. The project provided scholarships and stipends for registered nurses to earn their MSN degrees at the UMMC School of Nursing.

Published on Monday, May 20, 2024

Faculty in SOM, SHRP commended for career achievements

Medical Center faculty and staff often are recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for their academic or medical achievements. These accolades place UMMC among health science centers worldwide.

Published on Monday, May 20, 2024

#2024UMMCGrad: Nathan Campbell’s scientific training at UMMC began in high school

Nathan Campbell graduates this week with a PhD in experimental therapeutics and Pharmacology, but his start in the field of research began when he was just a sophomore in high school. After 11 years of dedication to obstetrics research, he will continue his work at UMMC.

Published on Monday, May 20, 2024

UMMC first in state to offer CAR T therapy for persistent cancer

After multiple rounds of chemotherapy and radiation were unable to treat Patricia Hurrod’s aggressive cancer, a new treatment offered by UMMC might have been her only hope. As the first patient of CAR T therapy, Hurrod’s prognosis looks better than ever.

Published on Monday, May 20, 2024

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Recent News Stories from UMMC News

Asylum Hill discoveries: They’re something personal

Employee Appreciation Week offers menu of goodies

Bower Foundation MSN graduates educating next generation of nurses

Faculty in SOM, SHRP commended for career achievements

#2024UMMCGrad: Nathan Campbell’s scientific training at UMMC began in high school

UMMC first in state to offer CAR T therapy for persistent cancer

UMMC patient celebrates 50th anniversary of congenital heart repair

SEARCH for jobs, acceptance ends in celebration for nine graduates of vital program

Plaudits abound during National Nurses Week

UMMC School of Nursing Alumni honors spotlight Mangum, Riddick

School of Dentistry begins two-year research project to improve children’s oral health

#2024UMMCGrad: Aaron Winters captures smiles with community outreach

#2024UMMCGrad: Preston Ivy champions oral health at home and abroad

Konkle-Parker completes decades of ‘care of vulnerable people’ at Adult Special Care Clinic

#2024UMMCGrad: Estelle Blair balances medical school and motherhood – single, but not alone

‘Unmatched’ mentor, exemplary educators celebrated

UMMC seeks African American participants in world’s largest autism research study

Photos: Mississippi State baseball a home run with young patients

Front and Center: Carolyn Trudeau

#2024UMMCGrad: SHRP grad tinkers with career change, contributes to health care improvements

Ceremony celebrates body donors’ ‘remarkable gift’

Genetic discovery uncovers answers to one patient’s lifelong health questions

Front and Center: Hannah Lambert

New program is a case of requested development

#2024UMMCGrad: School of Nursing’s Carter, Haynes combine nursing, military service