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| January 2022 | ‹ go back |
| UMMC pediatric experts encourage masks, vaccinations for safe in-person learning | 01/07/2022 |
| UMMC students, faculty lauded for scholarship, research | 01/10/2022 |
| Omicron and Delta variants: What do we know? | 01/10/2022 |
| Majority of children hospitalized with COVID-19 are unvaccinated | 01/10/2022 |
| Omicron surge creates unprecedented staff shortages as hospitalizations rise | 01/11/2022 |
| Front and Center: Elizabeth Wicks | 01/18/2022 |
| Carson takes helm at Jackson Heart Study | 01/18/2022 |
| Unvaccinated kids bear brunt of COVID-19, studies show | 01/24/2022 |
| 2022 Accelerated BSN enrollment ties 2021 record | 01/24/2022 |
| From COVID-19 variant to variant, critical care providers fight to save lives | 01/24/2022 |
| UMMC awarded $3M grant to address employee stress, burnout from COVID-19 | 01/24/2022 |
| Century Club Charities breaks record with Children's donation | 01/25/2022 |
| 2022 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Champion: Nolee Jones of Pearl | 01/27/2022 |
| Holt honored with Nurse Practitioner Award for Excellence | 01/31/2022 |
| Front and Center: Keisha Prestwood | 01/31/2022 |
| Team care propels UMMC liver transplant program to national honor | 01/31/2022 |
| February 2022 | ‹ go back |
| For adults with sickle cell, new clinic relieves pain of neglect | 02/07/2022 |
| School of Dentistry alums shine in their community and profession | 02/07/2022 |
| ‘Care’ has double meaning during Dental Mission Week | 02/07/2022 |
| Front and Center: Driscoll DeVaul | 02/07/2022 |
| Front and Center: Juanyce Taylor | 02/08/2022 |
| Front and Center: Jasmine and Fred Kency | 02/09/2022 |
| Front and Center: LaDonna Northington | 02/10/2022 |
| Front and Center: Loretta Jackson-Williams | 02/11/2022 |
| Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival returns March 26 after COVID hiatus | 02/14/2022 |
| Road trip: UMMC schools unite to draw more students to health care careers | 02/14/2022 |
| Medical Center employees reap honors | 02/14/2022 |
| Jackson Free Clinic marks two decades of ‘wellness magic’ | 02/14/2022 |
| Preparation is key to whether you will weather severe storm | 02/14/2022 |
| Front and Center: Jan Williams | 02/14/2022 |
| Front and Center: Candie Simmons | 02/15/2022 |
| Front and Center: Charles Patton | 02/16/2022 |
| Front and Center: Benita Spann | 02/17/2022 |
| COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy protects babies, research finds | 02/17/2022 |
| Front and Center: Da’Varius Jackson | 02/18/2022 |
| Patient safety topic of Children’s of Mississippi’s first hospital-wide stand-down | 02/21/2022 |
| $17.6M grant expanding UMMC telehealth to more Mississippi students | 02/21/2022 |
| ‘Life-changing’ scholarships awarded to future doctors committed to rural health care | 02/21/2022 |
| Front and Center: Denise Cornelius | 02/21/2022 |
| UMMC faculty, SON reap honors | 02/21/2022 |
| Front and Center: Mark Gilbert | 02/22/2022 |
| Front and Center: Kimberlee Daniels | 02/23/2022 |
| Front and Center: Alexcia Carr | 02/24/2022 |
| Front and Center: Miracle Buckley | 02/25/2022 |
| Front and Center: Kisa Harris | 02/26/2022 |
| Front and Center: Black Representation in Medicine | 02/26/2022 |
| Front and Center: Student National Dental Association | 02/26/2022 |
| RECOVER explores Long COVID | 02/28/2022 |
| Photos: Mardi Gras festivities bring bling to Children's of Mississippi | 02/28/2022 |
| Larger catheterization lab serving the smallest patients at Children’s of Mississippi | 02/28/2022 |
| Mississippi Miracles Radiothon, March 2-4, provides Children’s of Mississippi with equipment, extras | 02/28/2022 |
| Cherry drives nursing excellence through visionary leadership | 02/28/2022 |
| Front and Center: Mary Carr | 02/28/2022 |
| Front and Center: De’jai Nichols | 02/28/2022 |
| March 2022 | ‹ go back |
| AAP immediate past president: Bring strengths together to help families post-pandemic | 03/07/2022 |
| SOD students show prowess at annual Research Day | 03/07/2022 |
| Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raises $441,544 to ‘power Children’s of Mississippi’ | 03/07/2022 |
| Diversity, equity, inclusion: it’s part of the culture | 03/07/2022 |
| Blue vests are back: New and seasoned volunteers return, ready to serve | 03/07/2022 |
| Front and Center: Stacy Vance | 03/14/2022 |
| Practice patient safety every time, all the time | 03/14/2022 |
| UMMC launches state’s only genetic testing advancement | 03/14/2022 |
| An extraordinary admission: 50 years ago, Mississippi native perseveres to become medical school’s first Black graduate | 03/14/2022 |
| UMMC faculty, students gather kudos | 03/14/2022 |
| Front and Center: Dr. Osman Athar | 03/21/2022 |
| Children's urgent care offers extended hours close to home | 03/21/2022 |
| Norris honored with Meritorious Service Award for “invaluable” accreditation leadership | 03/21/2022 |
| Two-plus years later, UMMC remains leader in COVID-19 response | 03/21/2022 |
| Loved ones help medical students ‘re-center’ on mind-boggling Match Day | 03/21/2022 |
| Rockhold earns SEC Faculty Achievement Award | 03/25/2022 |
| UMMC could be removed from Blue Cross insurance network effective April 1 | 03/28/2022 |
| How to answer children’s questions about war: UMMC experts weigh in | 03/28/2022 |
| Ricks lauded for service, passion for community health | 03/28/2022 |
| Preventative COVID-19 drug could help more Mississippians | 03/28/2022 |
| ‘Trusted colleague,’ ‘wise counsel’ retires from role in academic affairs | 03/28/2022 |
| April is Matching Month for Campaign for Children’s of Mississippi | 03/31/2022 |
| April 2022 | ‹ go back |
| State’s only academic medical center, and providers, dropped from BCBS network | 04/01/2022 |
| McElmurray reaps national health care executive honor | 04/04/2022 |
| Study finds higher COVID-19 death rates for American Indians | 04/04/2022 |
| Nursing Research Day symbol of increased nursing research at UMMC | 04/04/2022 |
| Front and Center: Dr. Tawana Tucker | 04/04/2022 |
| Is whole blood best for severely bleeding trauma victims? Study aims to find out | 04/11/2022 |
| Faculty, staff, SON collect honors | 04/11/2022 |
| Faculty satisfaction survey: UMMC shines in collegiality, diversity, governance | 04/11/2022 |
| SHRP recognizes Alumnus of the Year, Early Career Achievement | 04/11/2022 |
| #UMMCGrad2022: Disability brings understanding, School of Nursing graduate finds | 04/11/2022 |
| Q3 grants and awards top $22 million | 04/18/2022 |
| New Children’s of Mississippi concussion clinic offers follow-up care quickly | 04/18/2022 |
| #UMMCGrad2022: ‘Renaissance man’ trains talents on career in medicine | 04/18/2022 |
| Message to new SOD graduates: Patients, not you, wear the crown | 04/18/2022 |
| Left, right, repeat: UMMC celebrates National Walking Day | 04/18/2022 |
| Front and Center: Tiara Love | 04/18/2022 |
| Transplant, bone marrow, Children’s perioperative receive kudos | 04/18/2022 |
| Junior League of Jackson gives $500,000 for cancer center renovation | 04/19/2022 |
| #UMMCGrad2022: Double-doctor has heart for science, medicine, service | 04/25/2022 |
| Breathing new life into health care diversity: Choctaw students recruited at UMMC | 04/25/2022 |
| Photos: Universities team up to cheer on Children’s | 04/25/2022 |
| UMMC and UnitedHealthcare agree to new multi-year relationship | 04/27/2022 |
| May 2022 | ‹ go back |
| Front and Center: Lauren Burch | 05/02/2022 |
| Service commemorates ‘nobility, courage’ of ‘first and most important patients’ | 05/02/2022 |
| #UMMCGrad2022: Road to SOD paved with hard work | 05/02/2022 |
| Students, faculty, staff shine in research, leadership | 05/02/2022 |
| Last Lecture 2022: A lucky guy finds his ikigai | 05/02/2022 |
| Enjoy Employee Appreciation Week – you deserve it! | 05/02/2022 |
| Experts weigh in on U.S. baby formula shortage | 05/02/2022 |
| Medical Center schools, faculty, staff shine | 05/09/2022 |
| Photos: World Hand Hygiene Day highlights importance of good hand habits | 05/09/2022 |
| UMMC nursing alumna to provide care in Ukraine | 05/09/2022 |
| #UMMCGrad2022: Former attorney leaves staff position to pursue love of science | 05/09/2022 |
| Innovative dental scan helps providers find root of problem | 05/09/2022 |
| Schoolhouse docs: Health policy fellows learn legislative process | 05/09/2022 |
| #UMMCGrad2022: Boosting patients’ health literacy goal of School of Pharmacy graduate | 05/16/2022 |
| Officers picked for pilot behavioral intervention program named Top Cops | 05/16/2022 |
| Brown catches 2022 Regions TEACH Prize | 05/16/2022 |
| For ‘heart babies,’ care from Children’s of Mississippi begins in the womb | 05/16/2022 |
| SON alums shine as change leaders, health care innovators | 05/16/2022 |
| UMMC employees - we appreciate you! | 05/16/2022 |
| ‘Life-changing’ MSN courses begin May 31 for UMMC Bower scholars | 05/23/2022 |
| Employee engagement survey launches today to measure satisfaction, create initiatives | 05/23/2022 |
| UMMCGrad2022: SOPH’s first PhD recipients shine | 05/23/2022 |
| SEARCH-ing for the perfect job – and landing it | 05/23/2022 |
| UMMC nurses, orthopaedic surgery resident reap honors | 05/23/2022 |
| UMMC celebrates 959 May 2022 graduates across six health sciences schools | 05/27/2022 |
| SHRP Dean retires to accept dream job: full-time grandmother of six | 05/31/2022 |
| Front and Center: Kimberlee King | 05/31/2022 |
| Formula supply expected to increase, UMMC experts say | 05/31/2022 |
| Photo Gallery: Graduates smile after reaching educational milestone | 05/31/2022 |
| June 2022 | ‹ go back |
| Front and Center: Karla Dukes | 06/06/2022 |
| Healthy habits help preserve brain health, despite genetics | 06/06/2022 |
| Custom-fitted 3D stent gives patients route to easier breathing | 06/06/2022 |
| Sanderson Tower’s Mississippi mosaic made from thousands of drawings | 06/06/2022 |
| Photos: Philanthropists celebrate historic achievement | 06/13/2022 |
| Rarely used procedure promising tool for patients with abdominal cancer | 06/13/2022 |
| Study aims to improve health for All of Us | 06/20/2022 |
| New assignment for last ‘Flying Quartet’ member: retirement | 06/20/2022 |
| UMMC Police intervene, investigate for victimized patients | 06/27/2022 |
| Their markers didn’t last, but their stories will, says new Asylum Hill scholar | 06/27/2022 |
| Pullen Chair Collier ‘standing on the shoulders of a giant’ in fight against cancer | 06/27/2022 |
| Photos: Farmer’s Market a crowd pleaser | 06/27/2022 |
| Front and Center: Nakita Sherron | 06/27/2022 |
| Stroke program, students, faculty recognized | 06/27/2022 |
| July 2022 | ‹ go back |
| 2021-2022 UMMC Promotions and Tenure | 07/05/2022 |
| Study urges careful use of kidney calculations | 07/05/2022 |
| Employees, students explore benefits of mindfulness meditation, gratitude journaling | 07/05/2022 |
| UMMC’s landmark 3,000th transplant: Only child gives mom a kidney | 07/05/2022 |
| Photos: UMMC’s landmark 3,000th transplant | 07/05/2022 |
| Take precautions when temps are too hot to handle | 07/07/2022 |
| Front and Center: Rubie Frazier | 07/11/2022 |
| Internship “opens eyes” of students to the disease that racked their families | 07/11/2022 |
| Batson Kids Clinic now offers COVID-19 vaccinations for children 6 months and older | 07/11/2022 |
| McCardle goes from pediatric patient to nurse colleague | 07/11/2022 |
| UMMC faculty members gather kudos | 07/11/2022 |
| COVID still lurks; keep your guard up | 07/18/2022 |
| ‘The best day of my life’: Rural-focused outreach captivates the future hope of health care | 07/18/2022 |
| Students find out if they’re SURE about research careers | 07/18/2022 |
| No Kidding: Laughs 4 Life raising funds for child life space at children’s hospital | 07/25/2022 |
| Medical Center faculty, staff reap recognitions | 07/25/2022 |
| Cervical or breast cancer? See, Test and Treat! | 07/25/2022 |
| Front and Center: Rose Williams | 07/25/2022 |
| August 2022 | ‹ go back |
| UMMC experts explain rare bacterium discovered on Mississippi Gulf Coast | 08/01/2022 |
| Ever-inspiring and ‘never forgotten’: Physicians swell honor roll of Medical Center elite | 08/01/2022 |
| Center for Telehealth, School of Nursing team up for school-based telehealth training | 08/01/2022 |
| STORK training critical when lives of moms, babies in jeopardy | 08/01/2022 |
| When stocking UMMC’s shelves, Supply Chain shines | 08/08/2022 |
| Hanberry family ‘Giving Grace’ by matching gifts to Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders | 08/08/2022 |
| Woodward’s influence on medical education grows, as does Mississippi’s | 08/08/2022 |
| Patient safety efforts improving, but journey continues | 08/08/2022 |
| Room to Grow: Children's expansion gives NICU babies space for therapy | 08/08/2022 |
| Police behavior response team brings added security, calming presence to hospital | 08/15/2022 |
| Education, information at fingertips for children’s hospital families thanks to MyChart Bedside | 08/15/2022 |
| Feeling tense? Try a re-frame of mind | 08/15/2022 |
| Columbus connection, need for neurologists result in Gilbert-Willis Chair at UMMC | 08/15/2022 |
| For patients and trainees alike, rural dermatology clinic has their back | 08/22/2022 |
| Children’s Heart Center one of select few to access newly approved heart valve | 08/22/2022 |
| Photos: UMMC students one step closer to health sciences careers | 08/22/2022 |
| See, Test and Treat provides free cancer screenings for 60 women | 08/22/2022 |
| Note to former NFL players: Don’t “pass” on regular health checks | 08/22/2022 |
| UMMC faculty members receive kudos | 08/22/2022 |
| Dr. Phyllis Bishop awarded Parker Chair of Pediatric Gastroenterology | 08/29/2022 |
| Children’s of Mississippi seeing rise in RSV cases | 08/29/2022 |
| Front and Center: Shannon Farmer | 08/29/2022 |
| UMMC research dollars on upward trend | 08/29/2022 |
| A study in wax: SOD first-years get early lessons | 08/29/2022 |
| Public statement - City of Jackson water impact on UMMC | 08/30/2022 |
| September 2022 | ‹ go back |
| UMMC honors police, security, emergency responders with ‘Blessing of the Badges’ | 09/01/2022 |
| Lorna Kernizan joins Children’s of Mississippi as COO | 09/06/2022 |
| ‘Endless possibilities’: In academic affairs, Rodgers revels in new role | 09/06/2022 |
| Front and Center: Lauren Thames | 09/06/2022 |
| Photos: UMMC honors police, security, emergency responders with ‘Blessing of the Badges’ | 09/06/2022 |
| UMMC listed among best employers in Mississippi | 09/06/2022 |
| UMMC faculty lauded for achievements | 09/12/2022 |
| Duszak: Ride the radiology technology wave to advance patient care | 09/12/2022 |
| POTU: Lourene Davis | 09/12/2022 |
| Sam Burns Children's of MS visit | 09/15/2022 |
| Give it a shot: Flu vaccines make fall appearance | 09/16/2022 |
| UMMC Wellness: Eating Healthy | 09/19/2022 |
| Photos: Pro golfer Sam Burns visits Children’s of Mississippi | 09/19/2022 |
| Education research: That’s their department | 09/19/2022 |
| Friday football injury? UMMC clinic offers swift care | 09/19/2022 |
| Nursing white coat ceremony clinical education rite of passage | 09/19/2022 |
| Dobbs takes helm of Population Health, determined to make a healthier state | 09/19/2022 |
| Front and Center: Najhawan Billingsley | 09/26/2022 |
| Children’s, faculty, students shine | 09/26/2022 |
| When considering OTC hearing aids, be an informed consumer | 09/26/2022 |
| School of Nursing tops Mississippi rankings by U.S. News & World Report | 09/26/2022 |
| “Lung Cancer Hero” credits team for national award | 09/26/2022 |
| UMMC Responds to Need, Will Offer Burn Care | 09/29/2022 |
| PGA golfer, Children’s of Mississippi patient bond on the Sanderson Farms Championship fairway | 09/30/2022 |
| October 2022 | ‹ go back |
| Front and Center: Scott Berry | 10/03/2022 |
| Progress mounts on Asylum Hill | 10/03/2022 |
| Employee Engagement Survey results are in | 10/03/2022 |
| Granger strives to strengthen pipeline of research talent, research infrastructure | 10/03/2022 |
| Dr. Leigh Holley protecting public through Accelerated BSN program | 10/10/2022 |
| $3M gift creates Morris Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Research and Innovation | 10/10/2022 |
| ‘He saw something in me’: NP shifts to MD in the making | 10/10/2022 |
| Violence research focus of $7.5M grants to School of Nursing | 10/10/2022 |
| Consult provider, don’t panic about lump in breast | 10/17/2022 |
| Trading punches with Parkinson's: Retired surgeon writes a new legacy with fists and pen | 10/17/2022 |
| UMMC faculty, staff gather accolades | 10/17/2022 |
| SOD pilot program a culture change for patient needs | 10/17/2022 |
| New pediatric neurologists hail from Oak Grove, School of Medicine Class of 2015 | 10/24/2022 |
| Phase 1 cancer trials offer UMMC patients critical treatment options | 10/24/2022 |
| Detect lung cancer early with proactive screening | 10/24/2022 |
| Medical Center wellness programs lauded with Joy in Medicine award | 10/24/2022 |
| IORT surgery: Eliminate cancer, spare healthy tissue | 10/31/2022 |
| UMMC faculty, staff reap kudos | 10/31/2022 |
| Photos: UMMC’s Halloween celebrations | 10/31/2022 |
| Grant to boost statewide treatment for drug, alcohol addictions | 10/31/2022 |
| Edney speaks on access to care, infant mortality in lecture | 10/31/2022 |
| November 2022 | ‹ go back |
| Significant renovations coming for Children’s of Mississippi’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders | 11/03/2022 |
| UMMC staff earn kudos | 11/07/2022 |
| Serial numbers: Enrollment pattern is unbroken, thanks to another bounce | 11/07/2022 |
| UMMC Wellness: Attitude of Gratitude | 11/07/2022 |
| Dr. Kim Hoover: Graduate Studies Distinguished Alumna of the Year | 11/07/2022 |
| UMMC nursing leaders collaborate for excellence in care, nursing education | 11/07/2022 |
| College World Series-winning Ole Miss baseball team a hit with Children’s of Mississippi patients | 11/10/2022 |
| Screen time: Health checks meant for those ‘who need it the most’ | 11/14/2022 |
| New pediatric neurologists hail from Oak Grove, School of Medicine Class of 2015 | 11/14/2022 |
| SPRINT participants fail to sustain long-term reductions in high blood pressure post study | 11/14/2022 |
| School of Nursing partners with Mississippi State for dual-degree program | 11/21/2022 |
| Leading with Love: Psychologist finds kids at the heart of her calling | 11/21/2022 |
| Photos: Thanksgiving Parade brings smiles to Children’s of Mississippi patients | 11/21/2022 |
| ‘An amazing day’: Pre-Med students flock to UMMC event at JSU | 11/21/2022 |
| Mindful eating based on awareness of what your body needs | 11/21/2022 |
| Medical Center faculty honored by state, national organizations | 11/28/2022 |
| LaMarca transforms pharmacology department through teambuilding, collaboration | 11/28/2022 |
| Holiday giving week at Children’s of Mississippi is Dec. 12-16 at Sanderson Tower | 11/28/2022 |
| December 2022 | ‹ go back |
| New living space at UMMC Grenada a boon to medical students on rotation | 12/01/2022 |
| School of Nursing among 10 best for men, according to American Association for Men in Nursing | 12/05/2022 |
| Dental hygiene at UMMC turns 50 | 12/05/2022 |
| Q1 awards and grants reach nearly $30 million | 12/05/2022 |
| Photos: Winter Wonderland enchants Children’s of Mississippi patients | 12/05/2022 |
| Excellence Awards honors top researchers’ successful funding | 12/10/2022 |
| Project ADAM provides Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and Blind with lifesaving training | 12/12/2022 |
| ‘Pioneering’ breast cancer research yields more dollars in race for treatment, solutions | 12/12/2022 |
| Photos: Friends of Children’s Hospital events light tree, delight patients | 12/12/2022 |
| UMMC, BCBSMS Reach Agreement | 12/16/2022 |
| AAMC award nominations now open through Jan. 13 | 12/19/2022 |
| Resilience in Stressful Events helps avert caregiver burnout, stress | 12/19/2022 |
| UMMC programs, Medical Center faculty members shine | 12/19/2022 |
| When accreditation’s on the line, Judy Flynt leads the charge | 12/19/2022 |
| Medical students turn Santa’s helpers for Children’s Safe Center | 12/19/2022 |
| Photos: Happy Holidays at The U | 12/27/2022 |
| Celebrating its 30th anniversary, BMT at UMMC is nationally recognized | 12/27/2022 |
| Leader of clinical improvement journey retires, but the trip’s not over | 12/27/2022 |
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