By Mary K. Levie Contributing Writer When walking the streets of New York, a careful observer notices the stories that strangers’ faces tell. One such observer, 1999 U of M graduate Shannon Fagan, has received recognition for his photographs of apartment doormen in his neighborhood on the Upper East ...
History is preserved in the letters, diaries and documents of men and women who lived in earlier times. By studying these papers, historians can gain insight into the social, political and economic landscape of a particular time. The Special Collections Department of the McWherter library focuses on ...
The Center for Research on Women has conducted numerous studies focusing on the growing Latino population in Memphis. The most recent research, conducted in collaboration with nonprofit organization The Work Place, Inc., consisted of phone surveys to 174 Memphis employers in an effort to determine the ...
It was a sunny Friday afternoon, and the first order of business for one group of University of Memphis students was to catch their horses for class. According to Elizabeth Earhart, U of M horseback riding instructor, rounding up a horse is fairly easy. Some are harder to catch than others, especially ...
Prior to becoming a University of Memphis professor, David Wray practiced entertainment law on the Oregon coast where he enjoyed the ocean, his new house and Corvette. He was living “the good life,” but suddenly things didn’t look so good to him. Wray got a call one day saying a friend who he ...
Students may use dietary supplements to stay awake, help them diet or increase their energy and stamina, not realizing that these products could adversely affect their health. Some of the popular dietary products currently sweeping through consumer market include Metabolife, Metabolite, Diet Fuel, Ripped ...
