A Call to Action: The New Academy of Food Law & Policy

The food system is affected by unique and complex laws. These laws call for a new generation of legal practitioners and scholars. This essay announces the creation of the Academy of Food Law and Policy. The Academy creates a network of law professors researching, teaching, and mentoring in food law and policy

UM Team Competes in Archaeological Ethics Bowl for First Time

Three honors students debate ethical dilemmas faced by archaeologist

UM Annual Memorial Ceremony Set for May 5

Event honors members of the Ole Miss family who died during yea

Pills, Needles, Support: Spiritual Care can Improve Communication, and Compassion in the Healthcare Industry

A comprehensive literature review that looks at what spiritual care is, why it is important to healthcare, and how it can be implemented in the health care industry

UM Junior Receives Prestigious Study Abroad Scholarship

Biloxi native is living and studying in Berlin this academic yea

Jewish Identity and American Acceptance: Welcoming a Firstborn Son in Two Classic Children's Books

Jewish-American-themed children’s fiction often includes descriptions of ritual observance. Yet, although ritual circumcision (brit milah, or bris) is a requirement in halacha (Jewish religious law) for all newborn males, this event is virtually absent from Jewish children’s books; the incorporation of a surgical procedure would create obvious narrative difficulties. Sydney Taylor and Sadie Rose Weilerstein, two of the most important twentieth century Jewish-American children’s authors, each wrote a series of books including a newborn son.  Instead of a bris, they both included the less common, nonsurgical ritual of pidyon ha-ben. Thus, they eluded a problematic description, while informing readers about a lesser-known Jewish practice

Activist, Writer, Lawyer and Scholar Deepa Iyer to Visit UM

Lecture and book signing set for Thursda

Feed the Hunger Hosts Sixth Annual UM Pack-A-Thon

Volunteers to assemble thousands of meal packs for needy people worldwid