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Haught Named Interim Director of New School of Communication and Media

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Dr. Matthew Haught has been named as the interim director of the new School of Communication and Media at the University...

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...

Dr. Randall E. Adkins Named College of Arts and Sciences Dean

April 3, 2026   ̶ ̶Dr. Randall E. Adkins has been named the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 20....

Transportation Department Awards $2 Million to Commercial Driving Safety Research Project

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis Center for Transportation Innovation, Education and Research (C-TIER) has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to research high-risk work zones in order to create safer work environments for commercial drivers and commercial driving vehicles (CMV).

University High Partners with Herff College of Engineering to Advance STEM Education and Workforce Readiness

University High School has partnered with the Herff College of Engineering at the University of Memphis to provide its students access to research-driven work-based...

University of Memphis Secures $4 Million ED Grant to Research Learning

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis has partnered with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Research Institute and Georgia State University on a new...

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