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Dr. Sixue Chen, Professor and Chair of Biology, has received a five-year Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) Award from the National Science Foundation. The project title is: Uncover new molecular mechanisms of cyst nematode resistance in wild soybean with systems biology and genome

Undergraduate Awards Goldwater Scholarship Christian Boudreaux Noah Garrett Alyssa Stoner James Meredith Changemaker Award Finalist Logan Thomas Leaders for Tomorrow National Scholarship Brady Bass Destiny Kirksey Norquist Scholarship Daniel Cuenca Kayla Morgan Simon Nguyen Trent Smith

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Case Kennedy accepts the ACE Award from Exchange Club of Oxford member Kat King. Photo provided by the Oxford Exchange

Yongjian Qiu awarded $1 million to find biological solutions to agricultural challenges JUNE 7, 2023 BY DEBBIE NELSON The National Science Foundation has awarded University of Mississippi biologist Yongjian Qiu a $1 million grant to further his research into the effects of global warming

Prestigious STEM scholarships awarded to Mississippi natives April 3, 2023 by Erin Garrett For the second year in a row, three University of Mississippi students have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships in a single year. All native Mississippians, Christian Boudreaux, of Oxford; Noah