Capital & River News
Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research ranks School of Nursing in top quarter for research funding
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Two University of Mississippi Medical Center programs are ranked in the top quarter for National Institutes of Health funding by the Blue Ridge Institute...
Run the Rainbow for Children’s moving to Sunday
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Run the Rainbow for Children’s, the marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K benefiting Children’s of Mississippi, is moving to Sunday because of the risk of severe...
Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raises $328,641 for children’s hospital
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis and Lindsay McMurtray/ UMMC Communications Families came from Bogue Chitto, Fulton, Meridian, Laurel and other cities around the...
The Nomad’s Journey: A Powerful Art Exhibition on Migration and Resilience
The Nomad’s Journey is a striking new art exhibition that explores the deeply human experience of migration, displacement, and resilience. Through a moving collection of paintings, artist Lucia...
Three Arrested for Attempting to Introduce Contraband into Hinds County Detention Center
Three individuals have been arrested in connection with an attempt to introduce contraband into the Hinds County Detention Center, authorities reported. According to Hinds County Sheriff Tyree...
UMMC AirCare employees, pilot identified
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Members of the AirCare flight crew involved in Monday’s helicopter crash have been identified. Dustin Pope, 35, of Philadelphia was the base...
A tragic day: AirCare accident claims three lives
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis/UMMC Photography The crash of an AirCare helicopter in northern Madison County Monday claimed the lives of two University...
Visit Natchez’s Roscoe Barnes III elected president of Mississippi Historical Society
Dr. Roscoe Barnes III, cultural heritage tourism manager at Visit Natchez, is the new president of the Mississippi Historical Society. He was elected Thursday, March 6, during the society’s...
Two Mississippi buildings among the over 400 “non-core” federal properties listed for disposal
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The U.S. government has identified buildings and facilities that the Trump Administration says are not core to government operations and as such are...
UMMC School of Dentistry begins construction on new clinical building
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Office of Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications In a transformative step for the future of dental education and patient care, state and...