UofM News
UofM Launches Memphis Research Ecosystem Leaders Program
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis announced the inaugural cohort of the Memphis Research Ecosystem Leaders (MREL) program, a year-long initiative designed to help connect research leaders at the UofM who have seen success in their individual labs to...
Little Program, Big Impact | Department of City and Regional Planning Celebrates 50 Years
The University of Memphis Department of City and Regional Planning is celebrating a milestone — 50 years at the University of Memphis. Approved in 1973 by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission as the Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) degree, with its...
UofM Receives $4.9M Grant from the Mellon Foundation
Funds to Support Paid Internship Program for Undergraduate Humanities Majors MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Jan. 8, 2025) — The University of Memphis received a $4.9 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to support a paid internship program for undergraduate humanities and...
Pushing Through Adversity
Graduate Spotlight | Santana Dorse, School of Social Work Class of 2024 Life has thrown its share of challenges my way, but I’ve learned to embrace the struggle, to rise above it, and to grow stronger because of it. I’ve been placed in over 30 foster homes, endured...
My Memphis Metamorphosis
Graduate Spotlight | Lance Michael Franco, Fogelman College of Business & Economic and College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2024 If I could talk to my younger self, I’d tell him to get out there. Bite the bullet. Take the leap. Find the people you enjoy and...
Research in a Minute | Dr. Max Paquette
I played many sports growing up. After having success in hockey, volleyball, basketball, golf and a few others, I found my competitive edge and future career aspiration in distance running. I ran track and cross country in college at the University of Guelph in...
School of Public Health Dean Elected to National Org’s Board
UofM’s Joshi Joins Association of Schools and Programs of Public HealthMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The dean of the University of Memphis School of Public Health was recently elected to the board of directors at a national organization that serves as the top voice of academic...
Colombian Actor Enrolls in IEI Program to Improve English Skills for Acting
Colombian actor Manuel Sarmiento has a dream to act in a production in an English-speaking role. When he learned through a close friend that the University of Memphis has a program that would allow him to improve his English language skills, he took that opportunity...
Research in a Minute | Dr. Daniel Foti
Dr. Daniel Foti, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Herff College of Engineering, shares with us his research centered on fluid dynamics and computational science, analyzing data on its impacts on rotorcraft and vortex flows, energy production and storage.