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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
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