Welcome to the UMMC News Archive. Past news articles can be found according to their publication year in the list below.
We hope you find what you are looking for regarding achievements, accomplishments and advancements at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. For more information, contact the Office of Communications and Marketing at (601) 984-1100, or email communications@umc.edu.
| January 2012 | ‹ go back |
| UMMC reducing staffing by 115 employees | 01/04/2012 |
| Glen Campbell to perform benefit concert for the MIND Center | 01/06/2012 |
| Dr. A. Wallace Conerly, former Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at UMMC, dies | 01/10/2012 |
| Medical Center's annual fundraiser event promises to be largest ever | 01/13/2012 |
| UMHC head, neck cancer surgeons use robotic surgery to treat tumors | 01/23/2012 |
| February 2012 | ‹ go back |
| Remembrance provides support for pregnancy loss, early infant death | 02/08/2012 |
| Clay joins UMHC as chief of plastic surgery | 02/10/2012 |
| Preparations to begin for improvements to UMMC campus | 02/14/2012 |
| UMMC medical team provides multidisciplinary approach to sleep apnea | 02/15/2012 |
| Quon named UMMC's School of Dentistry alumnus of the year | 02/15/2012 |
| UMMC medical team provides multidisciplinary approach to sleep apnea | 02/15/2012 |
| Quon named UMMC's School of Dentistry alumnus of the year | 02/15/2012 |
| School of Pharmacy debuts new education facility at UMMC | 02/23/2012 |
| School of Pharmacy debuts new education facility at UMMC | 02/23/2012 |
| Eleventh annual radiothon benefits Children's Hospital | 02/28/2012 |
| Eleventh annual radiothon benefits Children's Hospital | 02/28/2012 |
| March 2012 | ‹ go back |
| Eleventh annual radiothon raises $381,239 for Children's Hospital | 03/06/2012 |
| UMMC offers breakthrough drug to better diagnose Parkinson's disease | 03/27/2012 |
| Jackson Preparatory School donates books | 03/27/2012 |
| UMMC professor co-chairs national Medicaid/CHIP advisory group | 03/28/2012 |
| April 2012 | ‹ go back |
| Dr. Myrna Alexander Nickens joins UMMC | 04/16/2012 |
| UMMC infertility specialist hosts informational seminar | 04/18/2012 |
| Multi-state research consortium convenes at UMMC to fight cancer | 04/23/2012 |
| UMMC's congenital heart surgery team bests national averages in two years | 04/23/2012 |
| Free oral cancer screening set for Friday | 04/24/2012 |
| May 2012 | ‹ go back |
| Update On Pearl Police Officers Shooting | 05/01/2012 |
| Batson Hospital names 2012 Children's Miracle Network "Champion" | 05/07/2012 |
| Major donation by health management associates to aid Jackson Free Clinic | 05/10/2012 |
| Update on Terry High School student Kaddarius Bullie | 05/10/2012 |
| Self-harm study of Miss. youth finds highest rate in African-American males | 05/14/2012 |
| New Research tower to boost biomedical study at UMMC, private startups | 05/17/2012 |
| Reeves appointed School of Dentistry Dean | 05/18/2012 |
| June 2012 | ‹ go back |
| Jones elected to leadership position in emergency medicine society | 06/01/2012 |
| UMMC Stroke Center receives recognition for stroke care | 06/04/2012 |
| UMMC Faculty, Students Selected to Participate in First GE National Medical Fellowships | 06/15/2012 |
| Rodriguez Joins UMMC Faculty in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology | 06/15/2012 |
| Chen joins UMMC Faculty in Stroke, Neurocritical Care | 06/22/2012 |
| Free HIV screening event offers chance to 'Take the test, take control' | 06/25/2012 |
| Mississippi Marrow Donor Program Seeks Perfect Match for Patients | 06/27/2012 |
| Stem-cell clinical trial at UMMC tests new therapy for stroke | 06/27/2012 |
| Scotus ruling statement from the UMMC Vice Chancellor Dr. James Keeton | 06/28/2012 |
| July 2012 | ‹ go back |
| UMMC names Lehman Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences Chair | 07/02/2012 |
| UMMC appoints new Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair | 07/02/2012 |
| UMMC Names new Chief for the Division of Dermatology | 07/09/2012 |
| Brandon resident elected to National Board of Medical Honor Society | 07/13/2012 |
| School of Medicine earns accreditation for eight years | 07/16/2012 |
| UMMC Physician and Researcher with Jackson Heart Study Receives U.S. Presidential Career Award | 07/25/2012 |
| Study Enrolls Children, Grandchildren of Jackson Heart Study Participants for Obesity Research | 07/25/2012 |
| UMMC Recognized in Three Specialties in U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Report | 07/25/2012 |
| UMMC Epilepsy Center Director Seeks to Educate Public About Largely Misunderstood Disorder | 07/31/2012 |
| August 2012 | ‹ go back |
| UMMC Names New Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology | 08/02/2012 |
| UMMC Assistant Professor Elected to National Register Board | 08/02/2012 |
| Ole Miss Undergrads Gain Biomedical Research Experience in Summer Program at UMMC | 08/10/2012 |
| Marshall receives first endowed chair in allergy, immunology at UMMC | 08/15/2012 |
| Friends of Children's Hospital pledges $2 million to new Children's Heart Center | 08/20/2012 |
| September 2012 | ‹ go back |
| Contract with UMMC for local portion of National Children's Study to end, research to continue | 09/12/2012 |
| UMMC Aims to Raise Awareness on Alzheimer's Action Day | 09/17/2012 |
| UMMC study in children considers how temperament can influence anxiety disorders | 09/20/2012 |
| Clinical trial reveals pterostilbene lowers blood pressure in adults | 09/20/2012 |
| UMMC Student Enrichment Program Partners with City of Jackson | 09/21/2012 |
| October 2012 | ‹ go back |
| Cystic Fibrosis Education Day to Update Patients, Families, Health-Care Professionals | 10/31/2012 |
| November 2012 | ‹ go back |
| Kohl’s Donates to Children’s Hospital Safety initiatives | 11/08/2012 |
| UMMC faculty member picked to lead two otolaryngology groups | 11/26/2012 |
| December 2012 | ‹ go back |
| UMMC lab offers new concussion test for young athletes | 12/04/2012 |
| Sleep Study in African-Americans seeks connections to heart disease, stroke | 12/19/2012 |
| Making Strides in 2012, MIND Center Adds Researchers, Technology in Quest Against Alzheimer's | 12/21/2012 |
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