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UMMC Free Oral Cancer Screening Set for Friday
April 26, 2012 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi has one of the nation’s highest smoking rates, with 26 percent of its residents lighting up regularly. But even nonsmokers should be aware of the warning signs for oral cancer. For that reason, physicians and dentists at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Oral Oncology Clinic urge everyone to take advantageRead the story …
Doctoral Student Awarded Prestigious Yale Fellowship
April 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rachel Smith Purvis, a doctoral student in history at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded the Cassius Marcellus Clay Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Yale University. “Shocked, I think, is the best way to describe my reaction to the fellowship,” said Purvis, a native of Tampa, Fla. “It was truly unexpected; it wasRead the story …
UM Education Students Volunteer During Shiloh Grand Illumination
April 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For both students and teachers of history, an effective learning environment can mean stepping out of the classroom to walk grounds where the past still resonates. That’s what a University of Mississippi education professor and 10 students from the university’s Oxford and Tupelo campuses did recently. To commemorate the 150th anniversary ofRead the story …
Accomplished Alum Shares Global Insights with UM Students
April 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As futurists continue to make their predictions, Dean Copeland is challenging University of Mississippi students to consider the current trends that have global effects and their implications for the world 50 years from now. Through a bi-weekly seminar, the retired corporate lawyer and executive has given students at his alma mater aRead the story …
National Teacher of the Year Shares Philosophy, Techniques
April 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When National Teacher of the Year Michelle Shearer begins an address – whether to students, fellow teachers or community leaders – she shares a photo of her 100-plus chemistry students at Urbana High School in Fredrick County, Md. She calls them her second family. “We’re here to talk about students,” Shearer saidRead the story …
Barney Brown Brings Message of Hope, Persistence to Campus
April 25, 2012 by
… Lecturer was wrongfully imprisoned for 38 years OXFORD, Miss. – In 1970, 14-year-old Barney Brown was arrested on false accusations of raping a woman and robbing her husband. It was the last time for nearly four decades that the Florida teenager would walk free. The next time would be upon his release from prison,Read the story …
Faculty Invited to Common Reading Roundtables
April 25, 2012 by
The University of Mississippi is inviting its faculty to attend roundtable discussions on the new selection for the 2012 UM Common Reading Experience, “Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter.” Hosted by the Center for Writing and Rhetoric, the discussions are scheduled for May 1 and May 2 in the Union Ballroom from noon to 2 p.m. TheyRead the story …
CBS Sports: Hugh Freeze using ‘The Blind Side’ on the recruiting trail
April 25, 2012 by
When Hugh Freeze was hired as Ole Miss’s new head coach, it’s a safe bet that — despite his success at Arkansas State — many college football fans knew him first and foremost as “that coach from ‘The Blind Side’.” Read the story