OXFORD, Miss. – Hurricane Isaac’s path may have spared the Mississippi Delta recently, but residents in the 12-county area know from experience that devastating flash floods can occur without warning. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has funded a University of Mississippi project to assist local emergency response agencies in preparing for flood-related disasters. “Flood RiskRead the story …
School of Engineering Faculty, Students Assist Mississippi Delta Counties with Flood Planning
October 6, 2012 by
Museum’s Annual Membership Party and Harvest Supper at Rowan Oak Set for Oct. 11
Robert Saarnio selected as new director of UM Museum and Historic Houses
October 5, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A festive mood is in order for Thursday (Oct. 11), when members of the Oxford community and university leaders gather for two cultural events to benefit the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses. The annual Membership Party, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the museum, celebrates recent gifts to the museum’sRead the story …
New York Times Senior Editor Wins 2012 Silver Em
Crystal Springs native honored with prestigious award
October 5, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The New York Times has a history of hiring Southern journalists. It’s a relationship that began in the 1960s during the civil rights era with Mississippi native Turner Catledge, who became the paper’s first executive editor, and continues today with Greg Brock, senior editor for standards for the past six years. Brock,Read the story …
Sneeds Fund OMWC Scholarship to Help Expand Exceptional Opportunities for Students
October 5, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a young boy, Harry Sneed sat on a stool selling popcorn outside his father’s hardware store on the northwest corner of the Oxford Square. Vicki Sneed started working at part-time jobs as soon as she was “tall enough to see over the counter.” The Sneeds – fifth-generation Lafayette County residents –Read the story …
October Science Cafe Focuses on ‘The Little Bang’ Theory
October 5, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A hot, dense form of nuclear matter called the quark-gluon plasma is the focus for a monthly public science forum organized by the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s third meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Oct. 16 at Lusa Pastry Cafe, 1120 NorthRead the story …
Video: 50 Years of Integration
October 4, 2012 by
A look at the events held September 27th to October 1st at The University of Mississippi to mark the 50th anniversary of Integration. Video by Mary Stanton.
50 Years of Integration
October 4, 2012 by
A look at the events held September 27th to October 1st at The University of Mississippi to mark the 50th anniversary of Integration. Video by Mary Stanton.
School of Engineering Faculty, Students Assist Mississippi Delta Counties with Flood Planning
October 3, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Hurricane Isaac’s path may have spared the Mississippi Delta recently, but residents in the 12-county area know from experience that devastating flash floods can occur without warning. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has funded a University of Mississippi project to assist local emergency response agencies in preparing for flood-related disasters. “Flood RiskRead the story …
Honors College Alum Plans to Use Rotary Scholarship to Hone Understanding of International Business
October 3, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A Mississippi native and University of Mississippi graduate has been awarded a prestigious international scholarship from the Rotary Foundation. Dennis Pickens, a Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and the Patterson School of Accountancy graduate, was chosen for one of the final Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships to be awarded. Pickens earned a Bachelor ofRead the story …