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Employers and graduate school representatives from across the region will gather at Mississippi University for Women on Thursday, Feb. 12, for the Healthcare Career Fair, scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Pohl Gymnasium. The event offers students opportunity to speak directly with employers and graduate school representatives, explore…

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Mississippi University for Women will honor its seniors during the 34th annual 100th Night celebration, Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. in the Pope Banquet Room in Hogarth Dining Center. The W will honor its graduating seniors during the annual 100th Night ceremony. Pictured are students lighting a candle for…

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A cohort of first-generation students from Mississippi University for Women and East Mississippi Community College, members of the Lowndes First-generation Youth Realizing Success Together (FYRST) Leaders, came together at Plymouth Bluff Environmental Center for the 2026 leadership retreat, Jan. 8-9. Members of the Lowndes FYRST cohort pictured with Columbus Mayor…

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The Mississippi Research Alliance (MRA) has awarded Dr. Ghanshyam Heda, professor of biology and founder of the Heda Lab, a $75,000 grant to support further research on cystic fibrosis (CF) and expand undergraduate research opportunities. Dr. Ghanshyam Heda “Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that is common among Caucasians of…

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Four students from the Baccalaureate Nursing Program in the Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Mississippi University for Women were recently elected to state positions within the Mississippi Association for Student Nurses (MASN) at the Mississippi Nurses Association (MNA) annual convention. Additionally, The W received the Nightingale Award…

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