The theme of this year’s Southern Foodways Symposium is the “Cultivated South.” As usual, this annual syposium, hosted by the University of Mississippi’s Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA), is sold out. But those still wishing for a little culture can attend Sunday’s free performance of Leaves of Greens, an opera revolving around collard greens. Read theRead the story …
Clarion Ledger: Base Pair matches students, UMC mentors
October 19, 2011 by
Through a research project at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Justin Porter has found a link between hypertension and fibroid tumors. Read the story
WXVT: UMMC reports $85M in grants, contracts
October 18, 2011 by
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A record $85 million in grants and contracts has helped the University of Mississippi Medical Center conduct research into cancer and diabetes and finance health care outreach programs. Read the story
Sun Herald: Author speaking at Ole Miss about ’62 integration
October 18, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. — The author of a book about the University of Mississippi’s integration nearly half a century ago is speaking Tuesday on campus in Oxford. Read the story
DM: 100,000 Poets for change comes to Oxford, visits schools
October 18, 2011 by
On Sept. 24, the master of fine arts poetry program at the University of Mississippi chalked up sidewalks, handed out poems, put broadsides in windows and even hijacked classrooms, all in the name of promoting social, environmental and political change. Read the story
Daily Journal: Ancient art in a technological age: Today’s writing classes emphasize communication skills
October 18, 2011 by
Last year, Shannon High School English teacher Victoria Ashby tried a new exercise. The eighth-year teacher wrote a five-paragraph essay about a book her class had read and asked her 16-year-old daughter to translate it. Read the story
Oxford Native’s KPMG Fellowship Renewed for Accountancy Doctorate
October 17, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi doctoral candidate Dereck Barr of Oxford has been awarded the KPMG Minority Accounting Doctoral Fellowship for the third straight year. Barr, who graduated from Oxford High School in 1997, received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accountancy from Ole Miss, in 2002 and 2004 respectively. In his thirdRead the story …
Columbus Packet: Welty Writers’ Symposium to feature international and Southern writers
October 17, 2011 by
The 23rd annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium will be held Oct. 20-22. All events are free and open to the public in Rent Auditorium of Whitfield Hall on the campus of Mississippi University for Women, thanks to support from The Robert M. Hearin Foundation. Read the story
Clarion Ledger: Transit demand high on Miss. college campuses
October 13, 2011 by
Environmental sustainability and convenience don’t always go hand-in-hand, but a few of Mississippi’s public universities have implemented new traffic-control programs that are both green and user-friendly. Read the story
WMCTV: Gulf oil spill subject of public forum
October 12, 2011 by
A team of experts is scheduled to discuss the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in a public forum Oct. 20 at the University of Mississippi. The 90-minute, free event begins at 6 p.m. in Guyton Annex Room 210. Limited seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Read the story