OXFORD, Miss. – A successful Jackson businessman, who developed a technology commercialization model for NASA that is being used around the world, is scheduled to deliver a public lecture Tuesday (Feb. 26) at the University of Mississippi.
Annual AAUW Book Sale Set for Next Week
March 18, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Oxford branch of the American Association of University Women is preparing for its annual Jan Hawks Memorial Book Sale to benefit the AAUW Educational Foundation, the world’s largest source of funding for graduate women.
UM, Oxford Habitat for Humanity Chapters Team Up to Build Home
March 18, 2008 by
UM custodian Barbara Walker says she is grateful to be part of Habitat’s efforts to build her new house. OXFORD – It’s been more than 30 years since Barbara Walker owned a home, and when she moved out, it wasn’t under the best of circumstances. She was in the process of splitting up withRead the story …
Women’s Glee Choir Chosen to Perform March 8 at Regional Conference
March 10, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Women’s Glee choral group at the University of Mississippi has been chosen to perform at the Southern Division Convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Louisville, Ky., which kicks off Wednesday (March 5).
NFSMI Offers Training Program to Promote Healthy Cooking for Children
March 10, 2008 by
‘Cooks for Kids’ promotes healthier eating and involves everyone OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly one-third of American children are overweight or are at risk of becoming so; however, the childhood obesity epidemic can be corrected by making significant changes in eating habits and lifestyles, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
New Law Student Externship Offer Hands-on Work with State’s Court of Appeals
February 20, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Debra Michelle Giles of Greenville, a third-year student at the University of Mississippi School of Law, is the first participant in an externship program with the state’s Court of Appeals.
Alum’s Debut Book Reveals Untold African-American History of Washington
February 20, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Every day, tour buses crisscross Washington, D.C., showing visitors the usual sights – the National Mall, the White House and the U.S. Capitol Building. Aboard those buses, tour guides dole out interesting facts about our nation’s capital.
UM Offers Workshops to Train Counseling Professionals in Play Therapy
February 20, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education is teaming with the university’s Division of Outreach and Continuing Education to offer a one-year training program in play therapy.
Journalism Alum, Advisory Board Member Rudy Abramson Dies in Fairfax, Va.
February 20, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Noted journalist Rudy Paulk Abramson, 70, an alumnus of the University of Mississippi and member of UM’s journalism advisory board, died Wednesday at a hospital in Fairfax, Va. He had sustained massive head injuries in a fall Tuesday at him home in Reston, Va.
Southeast Journalism Conference Convenes Feb. 21-23 at Ole Miss
February 20, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Radio? It’s dead. Television? It’s limping. Newspapers? They barely have a heartbeat.