OXFORD, Miss. – Whether they craft screenplays, memoirs, fiction or nonfiction, writers use words to transport their readers. Fantasy author Frank Tuttle jokingly says he has been taking readers to other worlds since he learned his ABCs. “I think I began creating stories in my infancy; you know, after I learned some rudimentary hand-eye coordination,”Read the story …
Retiring UM Pharmacy Dean Leaves Impressive Legacy
December 8, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After more than a decade as dean of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Barbara Wells, 66, is retiring to spend more time with her family and pursue some long-delayed interests. Wells became UM’s pharmacy dean in summer 2001. Under her leadership, the school’s facilities have been greatly improved and expanded,Read the story …
UM Helps Hernando Survey Parks and Recreation Needs
December 8, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It started as a simple question from a concerned public worker. “How can the city of Hernando best provide services to its citizens?” The rapidly growing north Mississippi city needed answers quickly and got an immediate response in the form of a comprehensive citizen survey provided free by the University of Mississippi’sRead the story …
Gingerbread House Village Brings Holiday Wonderland to Ford Center
December 6, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Hansel and Gretel would feel right at home at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts this holiday season. In what is becoming a new tradition at the University of Mississippi, the Gingerbread House Village is on display in the Ford Center’s studio theatre through Dec. 16. A visit toRead the story …
‘Sounds of the Season’ Concert To Warm Hearts Dec. 11 at Ford Center
December 6, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Start the holidays in style Sunday (Dec. 11) with “Sounds of the Season,” a heartwarming concert featuring the Tupelo Symphony Orchestra and special guests Mary Donnelly Haskell and Guy Hovis, at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi. The 3 p.m. show is hosted byRead the story …
Disaster Resistant University Project Awarded Grant for Natural Hazards Mitigation
December 6, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Recognizing the importance of preparedness when disasters strike, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency have provided a grant to help the University of Mississippi upgrade its Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. The $84,344 grant calls for an evaluation and upgrade of the mitigation plan, which was approved in 2006,Read the story …
UM Research Yields Insights About HIV-Related Headaches
December 5, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi study of headaches among HIV patients is being hailed as a critical step to improving treatment and reducing unnecessary medical costs among sufferers. The paper, “Headache among Patients with HIV Disease: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associations,” is being published in a forthcoming issue of the journal Headache and isRead the story …
UM Student Government Volunteers Help Water Valley Students on School Beautification Project
December 5, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students at Water Valley High School received an early Christmas present Thursday in the form of a newly landscaped front entrance for the school. Despite chilly temperatures, members of the University of Mississippi Associated Student Body and Water Valley High School student council spent the bulk of the morning outside, hauling andRead the story …
UM Announces Who’s Who Student Honorees
December 2, 2011 by
The University of Mississippi has selected 154 students to be inducted into the 2011-2012 class of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Chemistry, Arts and Engineering Pique Interests of Dundee Elementary Students
December 2, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Several dozen students from a Delta school got an up-close-and-personal look at the arts and hard sciences programs at the University of Mississippi this week. Third-, fourth- and fifth-graders from Dundee Elementary School in Tunica County visited the Oxford campus Wednesday (Nov. 30) as guests of the university’s Center for Excellence inRead the story …