At the start of December 2023, just as final exams were ending, Dept of Sciences and Mathematics faculty Dr. Brian Burnes and Dr. Travis Hagey had the chance to visit Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Their visit was part of…
On 11 November, Dr. Bonnie Oppenheimer, Professor of Mathematics in the Dept. of Sciences and Mathematics, took five students to the 2023 Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference in Oxford, MS. Dr. Oppenheimer presented “Venn Diagrams and Attribute Blocks” during the conference (twice!). Two of the…
Dr. Travis Hagey, Assistant Professor of Biology in the Department of Science and Mathematics, was awarded MUW’s first Excellence in Research Award for his research efforts at the W. Dr. Hagey, at far right, at the awards ceremony after winning the MUW Excellence in Research award. Since starting at…
Students in Dr. Nicole Welch’s BS 400 Senior Seminar course recently practiced a full round of MMIs (multiple mini interviews), the interview style used by most medical schools and professional programs. MMIs are one-on-one sessions where students have 2 minutes to read a scenario and 8 minutes to discuss…
Human anatomy is full of structures with tough-to-remember and hard-to-spell names. Students taking Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Dr. Ghanshyam Heda are participating in a group activity in the lab portion of the course to help them learn the names and locations of bones and muscles of the skull.
The Mathematics faculty hosted our annual Sonya Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day on the MUW campus on October 3rd, 2023. Sonya Kovalevsky was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics. We celebrate and honor her academic achievements and contributions to the field by encouraging young women to follow…
Dr. Ghanshyam Heda, Professor of Biology in the Department of Sciences and Mathematics, is on display in MUW’s Fant Library. The display highlight’s Dr. Heda’s accomplishments in teaching, research, and service to the university. Dr. Heda is also prominently featured in an article in the 7 March…
Dr. Josh Hanes, Associate Professor Mathematics, has a message for sky watchers: Just wanted to remind everyone that a partial solar eclipse is coming up on Saturday, October 14th 2023. In Mississippi it starts around 10:30 am and should get back to normal by 1:45 pm. This will be a…
MUW undergraduate Maddie Guerin was sent to the island nation of Mauritius for two weeks this past August as part of an independent research project she is doing in the lab of Dr. Travis Hagey. Mauritius is an island in the Indian Ocean, 500 miles off the coast of Madagascar,…
