Update from University of Memphis

Good morning! Below are some of the latest U of M events and updates:

• Campus Days for High School Seniors: We are hosting our final Campus Day for High School Seniors on Saturday, November 8. Students can make reservations online or by calling (901) 678-2169. 

• Campus Tours: The University of Memphis offers campus tours each weekday at 9:30am & 1:30pm. Touring campus is the best way for students to know if a university is right for them! Students can sign uponline or by calling (901) 678-2169.

• Lambuth Campus Tours: Tours of our Lambuth campus in Jackson, TN are available on Thursday and Friday each week, and reservations can be made by visiting their web site or calling (731) 425-1964.

• Merit-Based Scholarships: Our scholarship deadline remains December 1^st this year, and students can qualify with a minimum ACT score of 25 and GPA of 3.0. To be eligible for our merit-based scholarships, students must have applied and been admitted by the December 1^st deadline.  For full scholarship details visit the Scholarship web site.

• Emerging Leaders and First Scholars Scholarships: These scholarships require separate applications and have a deadline of February 1^st.  The Emerging Leaders scholarship is awarded to a limited number of students with demonstrated leadership backgrounds and interest in leadership development programs. A comprehensive application and interview is required, and the scholarship award is $5,500 per year. The First Scholars scholarship is awarded to a limited number of first-generation college students whose parents have no education beyond two years of college. A separate application and student’s FAFSA must be completed by February 1, and the scholarship award is $5,000 per year. Students receiving both the Emerging Leaders and First Scholars scholarships are required to live on campus in designated residence halls as freshmen.

• Exciting News: The University of Memphis has received a $10.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead the NIH Center of Excellence for Mobile Sensor Data-to-Knowledge (MD2K). The MD2K Center of Excellence, led by University of Memphis computer scientist Dr. Santosh Kumar, will develop novel big data solutions to reliably quantify physical, biological, behavioral, social and environmental factors that contribute to health and disease risk. Computer science, engineering, statistical and biomedical researchers from 11 universities will spend the next four years developing innovative tools to make it easier to gather, analyze and interpret health data generated by mobile and wearable sensors. Please see the press release for more information. We are thrilled to have this cutting edge research happening on campus!