Click the image to play slide show OXFORD, Miss. – You’re never too young to start helping others, especially during the Christmas season.

University of Mississippi Chancellor Robert Khayat (left) and Executive Assistant Andy Mullins (right) talk with Nancy and Cecil Brown about their gift to the Mississippi Teacher Corps. OXFORD, Miss. – Cecil Brown, state representative from the 66th District, has established the Nancy H. Brown Teacher Corps Endowment at the University of Mississippi with a giftRead the story …

Megan McRaney OXFORD, Miss. – Only 10 students from across the nation were chosen for Western Washington University’s interdisciplinary health care training program last summer, and University of Mississippi senior sociology major Megan McRaney was one of them. The eight-week program “Health, Population and Aging” offered college students the opportunity to consider health care fromRead the story …

Due to a loss of power in the Turner Center, exams scheduled in the Turner Center have been relocated for Friday, December 12, 2008 as follows: Exams scheduled in Turner 205 (auditorium) have been relocated to Natural Products Center 1000 (Centennial Auditorium School of Pharmacy). Exams scheduled in Turner 239 have been relocated to UnionRead the story …

Martin Locke, research leader and soil scientist at the USDA National Sedimentation Laboratory, demonstrates how different soil properties can filter contaminants from water before it reaches groundwater resources. The demonstration was part of a visit to the University of Mississippi Field Station for fifth graders from Oxford’s Della Davidson Elementary School. UM photo by MichelleRead the story …

Jeff Ulmer Jeff Ulmer, who brings more than 20 years of institutional advancement experience from two prestigious Southeastern Conference schools to the University of Mississippi, has been named president of the UMAA Foundation. “For Ole Miss athletics to be viable in the future, our donor base must be expanded,” said Athletics Director Pete Boone. “JeffRead the story …

Joanne Gabrynowicz OXFORD, Miss. – Space is not just for astronauts and scientists anymore. As satellite and remote sensing technology advances, the lawyers, farmers and policymakers of the future are taking notice. As part of Statistics from Space, a recent convention of world experts on remote sensing, agriculture and space law, a University of MississippiRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Jackson-based accounting firm Horne LLP has created the Horne LLP Accountancy Excellence Endowment at the University of Mississippi with a gift of $100,000. The endowment will support the UM Patterson School of Accountancy, which has a longstanding partnership with Horne. “We have more than 40 Ole Miss graduates working at Horne andRead the story …

Marilyn Snow OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor in the School of Education has been elected to a three-year term on the national board of directors of the Association for Play Therapy. Marilyn Snow, associate professor of leadership and counselor education, was chosen by the membership of the international professional society, which comprisesRead the story …