Separated by more than 150 miles, the university’s Oxford campus and UM Medical Center in Jackson have forged closer ties than ever during the past decade. Chancellor Robert Khayat maintains an office at the Medical Center, speaks regularly at faculty meetings and leads commencement exercises there. The Medical Center hosts the university’s annual reception for high school honor students, and faculty from Oxford and Jackson collaborate on interdisciplinary research projects ranging from pharmaceutical sciences to remote sensing. Enrollment figures and research funding for both campuses are reported jointly, and requests for federal, state and private support come from a united effort, strengthening the university’s overall missions of education, research and service.