OXFORD, Miss. – Christopher R. McCurdy wonders if his plate could get any fuller. The University of Mississippi pharmacy professor has spent the year planning the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists’ 2012 annual meeting. McCurdy is co-chair of AAPS’s program committee and is responsible for securing the meeting’s keynote speaker, as well as speakers forRead the story …
Museum Presents ‘Yoga for Gardeners’ Workshop
April 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ever spend a beautiful spring day working in the flower bed and wake up the next morning with a crick in your back? Or, spend a weekend mulching the vegetable garden and end up with sore shoulders that even a hot bath can’t fix? And, then there’s all that kneeling.
Education School Encourages Everyone to Thank a Teacher
April 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Many people can point back to a teacher who encouraged them, challenged them or in some other way made a profound impact on their lives. The University of Mississippi School of Education encourages everyone to thank those teachers who made a difference in their lives. As National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7-11)Read the story …
Relax Before Finals with Stress-Less Week
April 30, 2012 by
The University of Mississippi is offering a number of ways for students to beat stress during finals with Stress-Less Week (April 30 to May 4). Activities include yoga, lawn games, massages and live entertainment in front of the Union. During Stress-Less Week the counseling center will offer all students a free midday resting space, whereRead the story …
Theatre Students Selected to Perform at ACDFA
April 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of UM students were recently selected to perform in the Gala Concert at the American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA) Southeast Regional Conference. More than 35 colleges and universities attended the conference. Of these 35 institutions, 30 participated in the adjudication process for the Gala, submitting 48 pieces. Of theRead the story …
JBHE: University of Mississippi Commemorates 50 Years of Racial Integration
April 28, 2012 by
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Anthropology Professor Receives Prestigious Book Award
April 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor of anthropology has received the prestigious Mooney Award from the Southern Anthropological Society. The society honored Robbie Ethridge for her book “From Chicaza to Chickasaw: The European Invasion and the Transformation of the Mississippian World, 1540-1715” (University of North Carolina Press, 2010). Using a new interpretive frameworkRead the story …
Mississippi Innocence Film Premieres Thursday on MPB
April 27, 2012 by
… Curriculum released to help educators discuss film’s issues OXFORD, Miss. – What will it take to instigate lasting change in the entrenched errors of our criminal justice system? The Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law, along with the university’s Media and Documentary Projects Center, scrutinizes that issue in theirRead the story …