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Vasile Rus Named 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar

Dr. Vasile Rus, professor in the Department of Computer Science, has been named a 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar where he will collaborate on research...

Dennis Laumann Named 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar

Dr. Dennis Laumann, professor in the Department of History, has been named a 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar for Granada where he will be teaching...

Thomas Goebel Named 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar

Dr. Thomas Goebel, an associate professor in the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI), has been named a 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar where...

Vania Barraza Toledo Named 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar

Dr. Vania Barraza Toledo, professor of Spanish in the Department of World Languages and Literatures at the University of Memphis, has been named a...

Four University of Memphis Faculty Selected as 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholars

June 16, 2026 — Four faculty members at the University of Memphis have received the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award: Drs. Vania Barraza...

Computer Science Capstone Project Helps Bring Memphis-Made Indie Game to Summer Game Fest

  As part of their senior Capstone Project, recent Computer Science graduates Oscar Barreto Lara, Meredith Logston, Noah Sandler and Garrett Sueing helped develop a...

Applied AI Concentration Approved in Bachelor of Applied Science Degree Program

June 8, 2026 — The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) approved a new concentration in Applied Artificial Intelligence at the University of Memphis. The...

Where Science Meets Art: Discovering Wild Clay Gold Mine at Shelby Farms

At Shelby Farms, science and art came together in a surprising way, turning a simple soil sample into something special. What started as research to...

University of Memphis Among Partners in Newly Launched Mid-South AI Research Consortium

April 20, 2026 — Today the University of Memphis joined the University of Arkansas, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Tennessee Health...

Timber Talks Symposium Broadens Understanding of Mass Timber

Wood is having a moment. To broaden the understanding of mass timber’s benefits, the University of Memphis Institute for Agricultural and Conservation Research and...

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