JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. James Martin, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been named co-chair of the National Advisory Workgroup to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Medicaid/CHIP recipients. The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, recently appointed Martin and Dr. Mary Applegate, a pediatrician and theRead the story …
UMMC Professor Co-chairs National Medicaid/CHIP Advisory Group
March 29, 2012 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. James Martin, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been named co-chair of the National Advisory Workgroup to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Medicaid/CHIP recipients. The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, recently appointed Martin and Dr. Mary Applegate, a pediatrician and theRead the story …
NFSMI Welcomes White House Chef
March 29, 2012 by
Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef, spoke with school chefs, dieticians, and directors at the NFSMI Second Annual Major Cities Training Symposium at Ole Miss today. Video by Mary Stanton.
Ecocritic to Discuss Shakespeare Standard April 3
March 28, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Noted scholar Robert Watson gives the 40th annual James Edwin Savage Lecture in the Renaissance April 3 at the University of Mississippi. His lecture, “Eco vs. Ego in Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream,’” is a free, public event at 7 p.m. in Bondurant Auditorium. “Professor Watson is an accomplished Renaissance scholar who willRead the story …
UM Makes National Honor Roll for Community Service
March 28, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has been named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the second consecutive year in recognition of its service-learning and volunteer efforts in the Oxford-Lafayette County community and beyond. The commendation recognizes that the university continues to display an institutional commitment to service, ledRead the story …
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Expert to Deliver Annual Borne Lecture
March 28, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Michael Owens, director of the Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, is set to deliver the annual Ronald F. Borne Distinguished Lecture in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Mississippi. The lecture, at 11 a.m. April 10 in the Thad Cochran Research CenterRead the story …
Poet Creates Elvis Meets Einstein Award
March 27, 2012 by
… First recipients to read Thursday on radio show Charity is the only scam that makes me richer than I am. – By Poetry Bob with Elvis and the Einstein All Stars OXFORD, Miss. – Most poets don’t drive Porsches, but Oxford resident D.C. Berry, a retired University of Southern Mississippi professor and acclaimed authorRead the story …
Ole Miss Insight Park Opens April 5
March 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi officials are set to celebrate the grand opening of Insight Park, a world-class research park, at 3 p.m. April 5 on Insight Park Avenue (formerly Hathorn Road), just past the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium. “The purpose of Insight Park is to enhance the commercialization of the university’s research, toRead the story …
Ole Miss Insight Park Opens April 5
March 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi officials are set to celebrate the grand opening of Insight Park, a world-class research park, at 3 p.m. April 5 on Insight Park Avenue (formerly Hathorn Road), just past the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium. “The purpose of Insight Park is to enhance the commercialization of the university’s research, toRead the story …
High School Students Create Art that Reflects Their Hometowns
March 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With cameras in hand, 22 Mississippi high school students and eight teachers are discovering that art exists everywhere, even in the smallest communities. The Wide Angle Learning project, which allows high school students to plan and create original art projects, is in its second year. The project is coordinated through the MississippiRead the story …