People who have experienced sexual assault can have post-traumatic stress disorder for the rest of their lives. Deborah Clubb, the executive director of the Memphis Area Women’s Council, an organization that advocates for women’s safety, said she has worked with survivors of sexual abuse and assault ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched an advertising campaign Tuesday aimed to keep teenagers from smoking e-cigarettes, or “vaping.” The campaign includes online advertising, social media content and posters in school bathrooms to inform teenagers that smoking e-cigarettes is just as ...
Access to technology plays a significant role in students’ academic success, but a large percentage of students have little to no access to these resources, causing them to face many additional challenges at school. Sam Hagewood, a 21-year-old psychology major at the University of Memphis, said he ...
The U of M’s Tigers Fight Hunger initiative, which includes the Tiger Pantry and the Tigers Fight Hunger Meal Card Program, was created to support students who struggle with food insecurity, which is a state of having no reliable access to affordable and nutritious food. The Pantry is an on-campus ...
A team of current and former University of Memphis students plan to launch a new mobile app, Edesia, in spring 2019. The app will allow users to find and track the locations of different food trucks in Memphis. Co-founder Kareem DaSilva, a 21-year-old computer science major at the ...
Mental health is both a popular talking point today and a common issue among college students that will likely not subside any time soon. The number of college students who struggle with mental health concerns and suicidal thoughts is increasing, according to the Association for University and College ...
The Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art at the University of Memphis will host an opening reception for “Proxemics,” a thesis exhibition for nine Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates in the U of M’s Department of Art April 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition, which runs through ...
As part of MLK50 commemoration activities this week, three preview performances of “Union: A Musical” will take place April 6-8 at Clayborn Temple in Downtown Memphis. Greg Thompson, co-creator of the musical and director for research and strategy at Clayborn Temple, said the soul- and hip-hop-based ...
Lauren Gowans, 25, is a first-year transfer student at the University of Memphis and a mother to a three-year-old son. After moving to Memphis in August, Gowans said she relies completely on child care for her son while she is in class because she has no support system in Memphis. “The biggest ...
Some University of Memphis students will stay up all night Friday during a finale event to celebrate money raised during the university’s 19th annual Up ‘til Dawn program. The nationwide program, which benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is a student-run philanthropic campaign to raise ...
