OXFORD, Miss. – With a looming national shortage of professionals in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the Mississippi Center for Supercomputer Research at the University of Mississippi is reaching out to teach high school students how supercomputers help advance science. Brian Hopkins (left), a user consultant at the Mississippi Center for Supercomputing Research, shows Oxford HighRead the story …
McLean Era at Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Subject of Sept. 22 Panel
September 10, 2010 by
Tupelo Daily Journal from Michael Duran on Vimeo. Mark Dolan, UM associate professor of journalism, will moderate the panel, “George McLean and the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: 140 Years of Civic Journalism” at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 11 a.m.. Visit http://www.nems360.com/pages/history to read Dolan’s “InRead the story …
Respected Medicinal Chemistry Professor Receives Prestigious Faculty Achievement Award
September 10, 2010 by
… Christopher McCurdy hailed for scholarship, service to students. OXFORD, Miss. – Christopher McCurdy’s resume is filled with accolades for his excellence in teaching, research and service. But the longtime University of Mississippi medicinal chemistry professor says he wasn’t expecting to be recognized with this year’s prestigious Faculty Achievement Award.
Edith Kelly-Green Makes Planned Gift to Endow Three UM Scholarships
September 10, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Perseverance is a quality Edith Kelly-Green has used in building her life, and one that she wants to reward in others. She has committed a deferred gift of $375,000 to endow three new University of Mississippi scholarships to help young people – particularly those who may have overcome adversity – seek collegeRead the story …
Lumberton Native, Geology Graduate Student Awarded Second Bob Woolsey Scholarship
September 9, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Patrick W. Niemeyer of Lumberton is the second recipient of a memorial scholarship paying tribute to J. Robert “Bob” Woolsey, late director of the Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute at the University of Mississippi. Maxine Woolsey holds the permanent plaque that bears the name of Patrick W. Niemeyer (right) of Lumberton, second recipientRead the story …
Researchers Travel to Geneva, Present Malaria Drug-Discovery Plans
September 9, 2010 by
… International foundation short-lists UM R&D proposals OXFORD, Miss. – Malaria, one of the world’s most widespread infectious diseases, takes the lives of almost 1 million people a year. University of Mississippi researchers have been working for more than 20 years on antimalarial drugs in hopes of developing one that will save some of those lives.Read the story …
MMRI Researcher Highlights Advantages of UM Engineering on Italian TV Show
September 8, 2010 by
… Leonardo Macelloni uses 15-minute interview to promote the Ole Miss experience Leo Macelloni (right), research professor in the Mississippi Minerals Research Institute, confers with visiting scholar Simona Caruso (left) in the geophysical lab aboard the research vessel Urania while surveying offshore Sicily. The project is a joint venture of the University of Mississippi andRead the story …
Annual Howorth Lecture Features Acclaimed Writer bell hooks
September 8, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ending racism and sexism in society will be explored by acclaimed writer bell hooks in the 16th annual Lucy Somerville Howorth Lecture in Women’s Studies Monday (Sept. 13) at the University of Mississippi.
UM Researchers to Launch Clinical Trial on Dietary Supplement Pterostilbene
September 8, 2010 by
… Compound shows promise to deliver several health benefits OXFORD, Miss. – A promising botanical compound is undergoing clinical study this fall to determine whether it improves cardiovascular health, glucose levels and cognitive function.
Spring MBA Grads Turn Heads at ‘Big Four’ Accounting Firms
September 7, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Five spring graduates of the MBA program at the University of Mississippi have landed jobs with Big Four accounting firms.