Research Centers

The research centers or the School of Applied Sciences are for the UM and Oxford/Lafayette community.

Making an Impact with Our Research Centers

The School of Applied Sciences at the University of Mississippi drives innovation and fosters collaboration through research focused on improving health, safety, and well-being in communities.

Center for Evidence-Based Policing and Reform

The Center for Evidence-Based Policing and Reform aims to enhance skills, drive research, and provide training in evidence-based policing. It serves as a forum for scholars in this field.

Center for Health and Sports Performance

The University of Mississippi Center for Health and Sports Performance exists to create, share, and apply knowledge in a free, open and inclusive environment of intellectual inquiry.

Speech and Hearing Center

We are dedicated to the assessment and treatment of all individuals with communicative disorders and clinical training of graduate students in speech language pathology.

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    Institute of Child Nutrition

    The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN), part of the School of Applied Sciences at The University of Mississippi, is the only federally funded national center dedicated to applied research, education and training, and technical assistance for child nutrition programs. It is funded by a grant administered through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).

    Institute of Child Nutrition
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    JHS Vanguard Center at Oxford

    The Schools of Applied Sciences and Pharmacy have collaborated to bring Jackson Heart Study Vanguard Center to the Oxford campus at the University of Mississippi. The Jackson Heart Study is the largest single-site, prospective, epidemiological investigation of cardiovascular disease among African Americans. It is a population-based longitudinal study with a purpose to engage and mentor faculty and graduate students in collaborative research, analysis, and ancillary study requests.

    JHS Vanguard Center at Oxford