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December 2024
- UMRF Ventures, Inc. at UofM Celebrates Milestone 100+ Students Placed in Full-Time Jobs
- UofM Joins NSF鈥檚 Mid-South I-Corps Hub, Stretching Tennessee鈥檚 Innovation Corridor Westward
November 2024
October 2024
- Upskill Mid-South Holding Industry Sector Partner Summit
- UofM Opens Center for Electrified and Automated Trucking
September 2024
- UofM School of Public Health Convenes Summit
- UofM Symposium Finds Fertile Ground in Ag Economy
- UofM Named 2024 Finalist for APLU Innovation Award
- ERIC Officially Opens at the University of 糖心Vlog传媒
- UofM Faculty Cross $100M Threshold in Research Awards
August 2024
- FedEx Institute of Technology Hosts AI Cybersecurity Conference
- Leading Innovator, Academic Tapped as New Civil Engineering Chair
- UofM Researcher Awarded $500K for Transit System Study
- UofM Secures $9.2M Navy Contract to Design Drone Facility
July 2024
- Drone Research Earns CAESER Scientist $3.4 Million Grant
- UofM School of Public Health Amplifies its Reach
June 2024
- UofM鈥檚 FedEx Institute of Technology and NUS-ISS Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance AI and Data Science Education
- University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Making $1M Investment to Further Enhance Technology Innovation Ecosystem: Boosting its academic and research capabilities in artificial intelligence in alignment with bringing xAI to 糖心Vlog传媒
- UofM Makes Major Push Into Next Generation Supply Chain Research: Secures NSF Award for Electrified and Automated Trucking; Eight Winning Proposals at Inaugural Innovation Challenge by FedEx Institute of Technology
May 2024
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April 2024
December 2023
November 2023
- University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Partners with TheraSyn Bio to Advance Synthetic Biology Research in Biomedical, Biscience, Cybersecurity Fields
- UofM, UTHSC Awarded $1 Million Collaborative Grant to Improve Behavior Health Care for Youth in 糖心Vlog传媒 and Mid-South
- UofM Center for Information Assurance Receives $1M as Part of Cybersecurity Research Award from FEMA, DHS
September 2023
- Experts Struggle to Identify Human Text from AI in Study Co-Authored by UofM鈥檚 Dr. J. Elliott Casal
- UofM Secures Institutional Record $86M in Awards for FY23
July 2023
- UofM鈥檚 CAESER Awarded 5-Year, $9.75 Million Contract to Continue Studying 糖心Vlog传媒 Aquifer
- UofM鈥檚 Dr. Dursun Peksen Receives Nearly $800K Grant From the National Science Foundation
June 2023
May 2023
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- FedEx鈥檚 Rob Carter appointed to University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Board of Trustees (MBJ)
- UofM鈥檚 Dr. Lan Wang Receives Grant from the Mission-Integrated Network Control Program
- UofM鈥檚 School of Public Health to share $10 Million Grant from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and RTI International
- UofM Receives U.S. Department of Transportation Funding for Water Research
April 2023
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
December 2022
- Why Aren鈥檛 All Black Bears Black? Research by UofM Professor Emily Puckett, PhD, Helps Find Answers
- UofM鈥檚 Dipankar Dasgupta selected prestigious National Academy of Inventors Fellow
November 2022
October 2022
- University of 糖心Vlog传媒 and IAMPE Sign Academic Partnership Agreement
- $5.5M Gift by UofM Alum Billy Dunavant鈥檚 Estate Creates Endowed Chairs in Research Focus Areas
September 2022
June 2022
May 2022
- $25 Million Grant for GROWWTH Largest in UofM History
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- (糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal)
- (The Daily Memphian)
- (News Channel 3)
- (Commercial Appeal)
- Global Tech Company Ookla庐 Expands Operations in Tennessee in UofM Research Park
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
- University of 糖心Vlog传媒 receives prestigious Carnegie R1 designation as a top tier research university
- UofM chosen as finalist in EDA鈥檚 $1 Billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge
November 2021
- UofM secures $2.7M grant from the National Defense Authorization Act
- CodeCrew HQ relocates to University of 糖心Vlog传媒 UMRF Research Park
September 2021
- $1.75 million grant awarded to researchers including UofM鈥檚 Jim Adelman to study host variation
- FedEx Institute of Technology kicks-off Technology Serving Humanity Series
August 2021
- University of 糖心Vlog传媒 receives $2M Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Grant
- UofM eclipses $50M in research awards for first time, bolstering its R1 push
- University of 糖心Vlog传媒 achieves record $50.2M in research awards
- FedEx Institute of Technology & Fast Lane announce training partnership
July 2021
June 2021
- University of 糖心Vlog传媒 and Meharry Medical College Launch PECIR Program, Driving Research Collaborations
- University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Biological Sciences Faculty Published in High-profile Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.
May 2021
- UofM鈥檚 Sabri receives another patent featuring temperature sensing technology
- University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Biological Sciences Faculty Published in High-profile Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.
April 2021
- FedEx Institute of Technology and Epicenter Launch Two More Science-Based Startups, Building on the Entrepreneurial Landscape in 糖心Vlog传媒
- UofM's Dr. Maryam Salehi receives $453,144 NSF CAREER Award
March 2021
- University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Celebrates Patents Worldwide
- UofM鈥檚 Dr. Ana Doblas receives $593,239 NSF CAREER Award
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
- FedEx Institute of Technology Partners to Bring Crusonia 2020
- FedEx Institute of Technology Announces International Partnership to Provide Training in Asian Countries
- FedEx Institute of Technology and Epicenter launch first of six new deep science startups
October 2020
- Press Release (10/26/2020): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Partners with U.S. Geological Survey to Expand Water Research
- CNN (10/16/2020):
- Press Release (10/14/2020): Raymond James builds talent pipeline with new University of 糖心Vlog传媒 partnership
- Press Release (10/6/2020): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 named regional award winner and national finalist for APLU Community Engagement Scholarship Award
- Press Release (10/2/2020): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Herff College of Engineering awarded $1 million grant to establish Mid-South Advanced Automation and Robotics Center
September 2020
- Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) Blog (09/21/2020):
- The Tennessee Tribune (09/17/2020):
- Daily Memphian (09/11/2020): FedEx Institute offers all-women hackathon
- FOX13 News (09/11/2020):
- Press Release (9/10/2020): FedEx Institute of Technology hosting 糖心Vlog传媒' All Women Virtual Hackathon: ATHENA{techne}
- Press Release (09/08/2020): UMRF Research Park member MiCare Path acknowledged as a top patient monitoring solution of 2020
- Press Release (09/04/2020): UofM hires Dr. Christos Papadopoulos as Sparks Family Chair of Excellence
- Press Release (09/03/2020): UofM's Gopalakrishnan receives $363,782 DOE award for studying chemical recombination of gas-phase ions
- Daily Memphian (09/03/2020):
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (09/03/2020):
- Press Release (09/03/2020): UMRF Ventures names Pierre Landaiche new CEO
- Press Release (09/02/2020): UofM receives first world ranking by Times Higher Education
- Press Release (09/02/2020): UofM named finalist for 2020 APLU Innovation & Economic Prosperity Universities Awards
August 2020
- Daily Memphian (08/28/20):
- Press Release (08/27/20): Nearly $1M UofM Loewenberg College of Nursing HRSA Grant to Fund RNs LEAD Project
- Press Release (08/24/20): UofM's Salehi Receives Nearly $330,000 NSF Environmental Engineering Award
- Press Release (08/20/20): UofM Launches Center for Community Research and Evaluation
- Press Release (08/19/20): $1.4 million grant awarded to UofM's AutoTutor for Adult Reading Comprehension
- Press Release (08/13/20): UofM's CERI specialists traveling to North Carolina to monitor aftershocks of magnitude 5.1 earthquake
- News Medical Life Sciences (8/6/20):
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (8/5/20):
- Press Release (8/5/20): Nine UofM/UTHSC Teams Awarded in Collaborative Grant Competition for COVID-19 Research
- Press Release (8/4/20): Jennings Receives Nearly $500,000 DOD Award to Develop Healing Technologies for Burn Wounds
July 2020
- Press Release (7/29/20): Jennings Receives NSF Early CAREER Award to Create Materials Resistant to Biofilm
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Flyer (7/29/20): UofM Research Aims at Tech Innovations in Health, Technology
- Press Release (7/16/20): UofM Receives $5.9 Million NIH Grant for a National Center in AI-based mHealth Research
- Press Release (7/16.20): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Creates Center for Transportation Innovation, Education and Research
- Press Release (7/2/20): UofM's Gopalakrishnan Receives $750,000 U.S. DOE EARLY CAREER Award
- News Medical Life Sciences (7/1/20):
- Press Release (7/1/20): UofM/UTHSC Collaborative Grant Competition Yields 23 COVID-19 Research Proposals
June 2020
- Daily Memphian (6/19/20):
- Daily Memphian (6/18/20):
- MBJ (6/12/20):
- MBJ (6/11/20):
- Press Release (6/10/20): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 receives $9.4 million from HRSA to advance Social Work, Nursing and College of Education: Awards will fund hundreds of scholarship opportunities over the next five years
- Press Release (6/1/20): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 offering webinar series on supporting vulnerable populations via telehealth
May 2020
- Press Release (5/14/20): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 doctoral student awarded NIH F31 fellowship
- Press Release (5/11/20): UofM School of Communication Sciences and Disorders creates communication boards for ICU patients
- Daily Memphian (5/1/2020):
April 2020
- Fox 13 News (4/27/2020):
- Press Release (4/23/20): UofM committed to reducing research innovation barriers during COVID-19 pandemic
- Daily Memphian (4/19/20):
- Press Release (4/17/20): FedEx Institute of Technology Holding Virtual Hackathon to Highlight Important Issues During Pandemic
- Press Release (4/14/20): Salehi Conducts Water Quality Research in Response to COVID-19 Building Closures
- NIH Press Release (4/13/20):
- NSF Press Release (4/10/20):
- Fox 13 News (4/8/20):
- News Channel 3 (4/8/20):
- Channel 5 News (4/8/20):
- Channel 24 News (4/8/20):
- Press Release (4/7/20): MD2K Researchers Launch New App for Personal Tracking of Social Distancing
- Press Release (4/1/20): UofM 3D-Printing Face Shield Frames for Le Bonheur and State Hospitals
March 2020
- Daily Memphian (3/30/20):
- Local 24 WATN (3/24/20):
- Press Release (3/16/20): Three UofM Researchers Receive AAC Academic Consortium Grants
- Press Release (3/11/20): UofM Theatre Professor Receives Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
February 2020
- Daily Memphian (02/25/20):
- Daily Memphian (02/12/20):
- Daily Memphian (02/09/20):
- Financial Content (02/04/20):
January 2020
- Fox13 News (01/30/20):
- Press Release (01/30/20): UofM Receives $3.4 Million NSF Research Grant to Improve Training in Data Science
- Press Release (01/23/20): Large-scale Genomic Study Reveals New Insights Into Insect Diversity and 500 Million Years of Arthropod Genome Evolution
Devember 2019
- Daily Memphian (12/08/2019):
- Daily Memphian (12/03/2019):
November 2019
- Press Release (11/25/2019): Silicon Valley Startup i2Chain Licenses Adaptive Multi-factor Authentication System Patent from University of 糖心Vlog传媒
- BBC Interview (11/21/2019): (interview begins at 31:15)
- BBC Interview (11/21/2019):
- Press Release (11/21/2019): UofM Biology Professor Publishes Article on Genomic Basis of Insect Biodiversity in National Academy of Sciences Journal
October 2019
- MBJ (10/29/2019):
- MBJ (10/24/2019):
- Press Release (10/24/2019): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Receives $2.58 Million to Begin Data Science Learner Data Institute
- Press Release (10/18/2019): Preterm Infants Produce Language-like Sounds As Soon As They Can Breathe Independently: Groundbreaking Research on the Origin of Language: Precursors to Language in Preterm Infants Still in Neonatal Intensive Care
- Daily Memphian (10/17/2019):
- Press Release (10/15/2019): UofM and UTHSC Researchers Receive 2019 CORNET Award for Studies on Brain Exploration in Adolescents
September 2019
- Press Release (09/30/2019): UofM Research Park Propels Growth for Prospero Health
- Technology Transfer Tactics (09/2019): Commercialization fellowships help get more innovations off the shelf
- Daily Memphian (09/13/2019):
August 2019
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Flyer (08/28/2019):
- Press Release (08/21/2019): UofM Licenses Four New Research Technologies
- Press Release (08/19/2019): UofM Receives $1.9 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis
- Press Release (08/15/2019): UofM and Porter-Leath to launch partnership for early childhood care behind $3.5 Million Urban Child Institute Grant
- Commercial Appeal (08/15/2019): Can honey heal wounds? 糖心Vlog传媒 startup SweetBio and Regional One team up to try
- The Daily Memphian (08/08/2019):
- Press Release (08/02/2019): UofM Math Professor is First Woman to Receive Bellman Award
July 2019
- dronebelow (07/19/2019):
- Press release (07/18/2019): LCON Receives $2.7 Million Grant for Family Nurse Practitioner Program
- MBJ (07/03/2019):
- Press Release (07/02/2019): UMRF Research Park Joins Blockchain Consortium to Reclaim Medications and Prevent Prescription Waste
June 2019
- Press Release (06/28/2019): UofM Research Foundation Announces Expansion of Student-Operated Call Center for UMRF Ventures:Facility to house expanded Level 1 and a new Level 2 Call Center for FedEx IT Support at UofM
- Press Release (06/27/2019): CAESER Expanding to UofM Lambuth
- Yahoo Finance (06/20/2019):
- Tech Transfer Central (06/12/2019):
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (06/11/2019): How two 糖心Vlog传媒 titans are growing local startup culture
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (06/06/2019):
April 2019
- Daily Memphian (04/09/2019):
- Press Release (04/05/2019): UofM Technology Spinoff Partners with AMS to Commercialize Water Safety Innovation
- WMC5 (04/08/2019):
March 2019
- Press Release (03/22/2019): UofM Joins National Academy of Inventors
- Press Release (03/18/2019): One Concern Partners with UofM's CERI on Resilience Research Collaboration
- Forbes (03/11/2019):
- IGA Inventors Groups of America (03/04/2019):
- Press Release (03/04/2019): UofM Office of Technology Transfer Begins 2019 with Expanding Patent Portfolio
February 2019
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (02/15/2019):
- Press Release (02/06/2019): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Launching New Research Cluster Focusing on Agriculture and Food Technologies
January 2019
- The Daily Memphian (01/26/2019):
- Commercial Appeal (01/17/2019): Emerging companies find home at new University of 糖心Vlog传媒 research park
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Flyer (01/15/2019):
- Press Release (01/15/2019): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Initiates Research Park to Spur Research-Based Economic Development
December 2018
- Geospatial World (12/03/18):
November 2018
- Business Wire (11/30/2018):
- Press Release (11/01/2018): UofM CAESER Lands Five-Year, $5 Million Contract Aimed at Identifying and Addressing Water Quality Issues with the 糖心Vlog传媒 Aquifer
October 2018
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (10/30/2018):
- Press Release (10/25/2018): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 First-in-the-Nation to Sign International Research Collaboration Agreement with Czech Academy of Sciences
July 2018
- FreightWaves (07/17/2018):
- CryptoDaily (07/10/2018):
- ThirtyK (07/09/2018): FedEx Institute Partners on Blockchain to Deliver Cancer Meds to Needy
- Commercial Appeal (07/06/2018): FedEx Institute announces partnership with Good Shepherd Pharmacy company
June 2018
- Commercial Appeal (06/19/2018): FedEx partnership with UofM adds IT command center, 45 technology jobs for students
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Flyer (06/18/2018):
- The Daily News (06/15/2018):
- Press Release (06/14/2018): 糖心Vlog传媒' First Women's Hackathon is a Celebration of Ingenuity, Innovation and Diversity in Technology
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (06/14/2018):
- VOA News (6/7/2018):
- The Commercial Appeal (06/05/2018): Blockchain startups pursue growth, workforce at FedEx Institute of Technology
- Press Release (06/05/2018): FedEx Institute of Technology Attracts Two Blockchain Technology Startups to University District
May 2018
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (05/29/2018):
- Press Release (05/29/2018): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Joins National Drone Testing Pilot Program
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (05/23/2018):
- The Commercial Appeal (05/23/2018): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 foundation expands student-staffed FedEx IT call center to Jackson
- Press Release (05/23/2018): IT Call Center Brings Jobs to UofM Lambuth Campus: Will Serve as Second Center for FedEx IT Support at UofM
- Bitcoin Magazine (05/23/2018): Here's What Happened At Graceland's Ethereum Conference
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (05/18/2018):
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (05/14/2018):
- Drone Life (05/10/2018):
- CNET (05/09/2018):
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (05/09/2018):
April 2018
- Daily News (04/23/2018):
- Press Release (04/23/2018): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Licenses Intellectual Property to St. Louis Company
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (04/18/2018):
- WMC Action News 5 (04/13/2018):
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (04/11/2018):
- Press Release (04/09/2018): FedEx Institute of Technology hosts BIOMATERIALS Day 2018
March 2018
- Press Release (03/20/2018): 糖心Vlog传媒' Largest Ethereum Hackathon Will Be Held at FedEx Institute of Technology
February 2018
- 糖心Vlog传媒 News Daily (02/12/2018):
- Press Release (02/07/2018): Leading Canadian Medical Technology Company to Relocate and Partner with UofM's FedEx Institute of Technology: Set Up Shop in University District
January 2018
- Campus Technology (01/22/2018):
- WRAL TechWire (01/18/2018):
- Commercial Appeal (01/17/2018): Big Data software, training leader SAS to offer program at UofM technology institute
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (01/16/2018):
- WRAL TechWire (01/16/2018):
- PR Newswire Press Release (01/16/2018):
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Daily News (01/13/2018):
- Press Release (01/03/2018): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 among founding members of TennSMART Consortium to Accelerate Intelligent Mobility in Tennessee
- Press Release (12/11/2017): UofM Makes Major Push into Additive Manufacturing
- Press Release (12/06/2017):
- Press Release (10/31/2017): MD2K Annual Meeting Showcases Research, Sensors and Training
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (10/25/2017):
- The Young Turks Network (10/19/2017):
- Press Release (10/17/2017): UofM and FedEx Institute of Technology Celebrate Record Year in Technology Innovations at 2017 Inventor Celebration
- 糖心Vlog传媒 News Daily (10/17/2017):
- The Daily News (10/16/2017):
- WMC Action News 5 (10/11/2017):
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (10/05/2017):
- Press Release (10/02/2017): FedEx Institute Will Welcome Scientists and Students to Nanomaterials Symposium
- Commercial Appeal (09/10/2017):
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (09/07/17 - cover story):
- The Daily Helmsman (09/07/17):
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Daily News - Daily Digest (09/04/17):
- The Commercial Appeal (09/02/17):
- Press Release (08/31/17): UofM FedEx Institute of Technology Invests in Eight New Technologies
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (08/29/17):
- Press Release (08/29/17): University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Research Foundation Announces Grand Opening of Student-Operated Call Center: FedEx Signs on as First Customer
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (08/16/17):
- WMC ACTION NEWS 5 (07/31/17):
- U.S. News (07/27/17):
- Daily News (07/07/17):
- 糖心Vlog传媒 Business Journal (07/06/17):
- High Ground news (04/13/17):
- MarketWatch (04/13/17):
- Press Release (04/07/17): FedEx Institute of Technology's Office of Technology Transfer Announces Newly Issued Patents
- Press Release (04/03/17): UofM Will Welcome More Than 4,100 for NCUR This Week
- Press Release (3/23/2017): FedEx Institute of Technology Builds on Commitment to Biologistics Research
- MIT Presentation (03/13/2017): ( http://connectedthings.mitforumcambridge.org/overview/connected-things-2017-agenda/smart-cities-session/ ) Dr. Jasbir Dhaliwal, Executive Director, FedEx Institute of Technology & Chief Innovation Officer Speaks at MIT Conference - Smart Cities: Moving Beyond the Hype
- MIT Presentation (03/13/2017): ( http://connectedthings.mitforumcambridge.org/overview/connected-things-2017-agenda/physical-cybersecurity-smart-city/ ) Dr. Lan Wang, Professor and Chair of Computer Science & CAST Research Cluster Fellow speaks at MIT Conference - Physical and Cybersecurity: The View from a Smart City Lens
- Press Release (3/9/2017): FedEx Institute of Technology Announces 2017 DRONES Research Cluster Awards and Sponsors FPV DRONES Race
- Press Release (2/23/2017): FedEx Institute of Technology Continues Commitment to Cyber Security Research
- Press Release (2/3/2017):
- Press Release (1/30/2017): FedEx Institute and Indie 糖心Vlog传媒 Announces Winners of Film Innovation Challenge
- Press Release (1/29/2017):
- Press Release (1/26/2017): FedEx Institute of Technology Partners with the City of 糖心Vlog传媒 to Create a Smart Cities Research Cluster at the University of 糖心Vlog传媒