OXFORD, Miss. – U.S. Navy Capt. John McGrath, commander of the country’s newest nuclear-powered submarine, visits Oxford on Monday (Feb. 20) to promote the ship’s commissioning ceremony this summer and to promote science, technology, engineering and math education in local secondary schools and at the University of Mississippi. McGrath is commander of the Virginia ClassRead the story …
Commander of Nuclear Sub USS Mississippi Promotes Local STEM Education Initiatives
February 17, 2012 by
Tom Franklin Novel Selected for 2012 UM Common Reading Experience
February 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter,” by Edgar Award-winning author Tom Franklin, has been selected for the 2012 Common Reading Experience at the University of Mississippi. “‘Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter’ meets all the criteria for our common reading book,” said Leslie Banahan, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs. “It’s accessible to students at allRead the story …
Garrison Keillor Transports Ford Center Crowd to Lake Wobegon for Honors College Convocation
February 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pacing back-and-forth near the edge of the stage as if he were strolling along the shoreline of Lake Wobegon, humorist and radio host Garrison Keillor doled out enough homespun musings and folksy music to make his audience forget all about the chilly rain falling outside. Keillor, host of Minnesota Public Radio’s varietyRead the story …
Music of the South Symposium Celebrates Genre, Work of Southern Studies Center
February 16, 2012 by
… Event set for March 1-3 OXFORD, Miss. – Just as the South has produced musicians, so has the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and this spring both will be celebrated with a special event. The Music of the South symposium is set for March 1-3 at the University of Mississippi and otherRead the story …
Ole Miss NROTC Hosts Regional Drill Competition
February 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 300 students from eight high schools participated in the Junior Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Area Eight Drill Meet, which was conducted Feb. 11 at the University of Mississippi. Students braved some of the year’s coldest temperatures to compete in company drill, personnel inspections and physical contests. The annual drillRead the story …
NIH Official to Deliver Annual Waller Lecture
February 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A National Institutes of Health official will deliver the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture at 11 a.m. Feb. 24 in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Dr. Susan B. Shurin, acting director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at NIH, willRead the story …
Monty Python’s Award-Winning ‘Spamalot’ Coming to Ford Center Feb. 25
February 14, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lovingly ripped off from the 1974 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the Tony Award-winning musical “Spamalot” is a highly irreverent spoof of both King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and that “miracle meat in a can,” Spam. It all comes to the University of Mississippi, complete withRead the story …
University Commemorates 50 Years of Integration Feb. 23 with Free Concert
February 14, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It’s as much fun listening to George Dor talk about the upcoming 2012 Black History Month concert as it is hearing him perform, and that’s saying a lot. On Feb. 23, audiences will have a chance to do both when Dor, associate professor of music at the University of Mississippi, joins severalRead the story …
Patents, Trademarks Discussed at Intellectual Property Institute
February 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law hosted the first Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute on Feb. 10-11. The institute allowed law school faculty, staff and students, as well as lawyers and entrepreneurs, to share knowledge and learn the latest about intellectual property. Cosponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Law, FNCRead the story …