UofM News
University of Memphis Fall 2025 Commencement
Dec. 12, 2025 ̶ ̶ The University of Memphis will watch 2,189 students walk the stage at FedExForum on Saturday, Dec. 13, for its fall commencement. This includes 485 graduates from the August commencement. As of 2025, the University will merge the two ceremonies to...
Research in a Minute | Dr. Laura Casey
From the very beginning of my career, I’ve been drawn to helping children and families navigate the challenges that come with developmental disabilities and delays. Every child’s story is unique, and so is every family’s journey. As a professor in the College of...
Beetle Believed to be Extinct Rediscovered by UofM Researchers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — University of Memphis Professor Dr. Duane McKenna and PhD candidate Michael Charles have announced the rediscovery of the greater chestnut weevil, a species of beetle that was believed to have gone extinct with the near extinction of the American...
Finding Home, One Connection at a Time
Student Spotlight | Kara Hamilton -Fogelman College of Business and Economics - Before moving to Memphis, I had never lived anywhere longer than two years. I was a military kid, born in Virginia, moved through the Carolinas, and even lived overseas in Okinawa, Japan....
“Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America” by Joy-Ann Reid Named 2024 Hooks National Book Award Winner
Dec. 3, 2025 ̶ The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis has selected “Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America” by Joy-Ann Reid (Mariner Books) as the 2024 Hooks National Book Award winner. The...
UofM Board of Trustees to Convene on December 3
Nov. 26, 2025 ̶ ̶ ̶ The final quarterly meeting of 2025 for the University of Memphis Board of Trustees will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the Bluff Room at the Maxine A. Smith University Center. Committee meetings for Academic and Student Affairs, Governmental...
5th Annual THANK•FUL Celebration Brings UofM Campus Together for the Holiday
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis celebrated the fifth anniversary of THANK•FUL, an event put on by Chartwells Higher Education that brings students, faculty and staff together through food, community and gratitude. The event aligned with more than 320...
University of Memphis Awards 2025–26 Commercialization Grants
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology and its Office of Technology Transfer have announced the recipients of their 2025–26 Commercialization Grants, awarding funding to seven faculty-led research projects that demonstrate strong...
Loewenberg College of Nursing Countering Obstacles to National Nursing Shortage
The University of Memphis Loewenberg College of Nursing is being proactive and diligent in addressing the nursing shortage in Tennessee, which is projected to have a scarcity of 8,500 registered nurses by 2035 according to the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA)....
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