Click image to view slideshow Dr. Ralph Vance, UM Medical Center professor, addresses the recent Coaches v. Cancer luncheon on the UM campus. UM photo by Tobie Baker OXFORD, Miss. – It’s estimated that more than 2,000 Mississippi residents will die this year alone due to lung cancer, and another 2,300 will be diagnosed withRead the story …

Clennon King Free, public lecture Nov. 13 marks Charles Eagles’ new appointment OXFORD, Miss. – In 1962, James Meredith made history as the first black admitted to the University of Mississippi, but he wasn’t the first one to apply. That distinction goes to another legend of the civil rights movement: Medgar Evers, who was deniedRead the story …

Program also included alumni and student award presentations OXFORD, Miss. – The global economy was the focus at the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration’s eighth annual Banking and Finance Symposium, “Looking Toward the Future: The Business of Wealth Management.” Industry experts from Stanford Financial Group, Hancock Bank and the University of Mississippi Foundation,Read the story …

Student environmental awareness group forming Nov. 12 OXFORD, Miss. – Among steps the University of Mississippi is taking to become more eco-friendly is a new 18-hour academic minor in environmental studies. Responding to the incredible growth of environmental studies programs across the country, the university this fall began offering the new course ENVS 101, orRead the story …

Interested public invited to attend 7 p.m. gathering OXFORD, Miss. – Students at the University of Mississippi are celebrating Italian by forming the Ole Miss Italian Club with their initial meeting scheduled Tuesday (Nov. 11). Some 60 students have expressed an interest in forming the club, but all interested students, faculty, staff and community membersRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Some 50 years ago at the University of Mississippi, journalism was taught in a small building that no longer exists and among the faculty were three professors who would distinguish themselves as they helped mold the minds of a generation of reporters and editors. In the process, those men ­ Jere Hoar,Read the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi law students are to argue a case before the Mississippi Court of Appeals Wednesday, Nov. 19, as part of the School of Law’s ongoing Criminal Appeals Clinic. The court convenes at 1:30 p.m. at the Hunter Henry Center at Mississippi State University. Third-year students Brian K. Harris ofRead the story …

Registration deadline for 40 spots is Nov. 11 OXFORD, Miss – Business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs fearing the uncertain economy can benefit from a free workshop Thursday (Nov. 13) hosted by the Small Business Development Center at the University of Mississippi and the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation.

OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi alumna Donna Ruth Roberts moved back to Oxford eight years ago, she knew she was home to stay. Roberts, who graduated from Ole Miss in 1965, grew up in Yazoo City and lived much of her life in Memphis, Tenn. But no matter her whereabouts, her love forRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – In the spirit of giving, University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students are once again participating in the annual “Adopt-A-Basket” program to provide Thanksgiving dinners for needy families in the Oxford area. Donations of specific nonperishable food items, as well as gift cards, are needed so that around 400 baskets can beRead the story …