When former University of Memphis student Jenni Helms was15-years-old, she decided to go on a diet that lasted eightyears. Helms, now recovered, suffered from anorexia nervosa, an eatingdisorder involving starvation. "It was terrible -- I thought about food and calories 24-hours aday, even waking up ...
It's that time of year when many University of Memphis students,faced with papers and deadlines, may feel tempted to turn to theInternet in search of work written by others. Internet plagiarism has grown steadily with the increasing useand availability of the Web. The Center for Academic Integrity atDuke ...
A University of Memphis professor has won an award that willallow her to spend six months next year doing academic research inthe United Kingdom. Allison Graham, professor and director of women's studies,received the Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship. Graham received the award through the School ...
When Apryl Childs graduated from The University of Mississippilast year, she said she really didn't know how to go about landingher first job. But after getting a few names and numbers from afriend that led to a job with an advertising firm, she realized jobhunting sometimes requires networking. "We've ...
Instead of sleeping this weekend, at The University of Memphisstudents will be raising money for sick children. At the annual Up Til Dawn event, more than 400 students willstay up all night with the goal of helping children at St. JudeChildren's Research Hospital. "Our goal is to raise $100,000 this ...
Four top Internet service providers filed lawsuits this weekagainst hundreds of spammers in an effort to stem the growingdeluge of unsolicited e-mail clogging the Web. Yahoo, Earthlink, Microsoft and America Online are using the newCan-Spam Act, passed into law Jan. 1, as the basis for theirlawsuits. The ...
A new Web site, Ulife.com, offers a variety of services tailoredfor the needs of college students. Not only does it provide the usual services like resume buildingand homework help, but students can also surf for news about music,sports and fashion. The Web site also has chat rooms, e-mail and datingservices. But ...
University of Memphis students will have the opportunity tolearn about and see first hand the restoration work being done onan ancient Egyptian structure by the Institute of Egyptian Art andArchaeology at a lecture tonight. The Karnak Hypostyle Hall project has been ongoing since 1990 torecord and protect ...
Communications major Amy Jackson experienced the real-world ofmanaging a nonprofit organization. Jackson, president of The University of Memphis AmericanHumanics Student Association lead a competition-winning team lastmonth at the annual American Humanics Management Institutesymposium in Kansas City. ...
For some University of Memphis students, January is nothing buta long and desperate attempt to make sure all the accumulatedholiday weight does not follow them throughout the new year. According to a survey done by the Consumer ElectronicsAssociation, the number one New Year's resolution is to loseweight, ...
