OXFORD, Miss. – Retired University of Mississippi education professor Lynton Dilley fondly remembers toting around heavy, military-style footlockers in 1981 when she helped establish one of the campus museum’s first educational outreach programs – what was then called “Dilley Boxes.” Dilley, with help from education professors Cindy Leigh and Peggy Emerson, acquired trunks stocked withRead the story …
A Legacy of Learning: Retired Education Professor Creates $25,000 Dilley Museum Endowment
August 16, 2012 by
New Residence Halls Provide Amenities and Novel Learning Environment for UM Students
August 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss – As students move back to campus this week at the University of Mississippi, more than 850 of them are getting keys to the state’s newest residence halls. The “Ridges” – Ridge North, Ridge South and Ridge West – open less than 15 months after construction began in June 2011. The three buildings,Read the story …
UM Physics Researchers Contribute to Higgs Boson Discovery
August 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists continue to delve deeper into understanding the structure of the universe and the particles that form it, based on a recent discovery by an international group of physicists that includes several University of Mississippi researchers. Faculty and postdoctoral researchers in the UM Department of Physics played major roles in the researchRead the story …
UPD Officers’ Fast Response Helps Accident Victims Avoid Tragedy
August 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A combination of alertness and quick action helped several University of Mississippi police officers save the lives of two car accident victims last weekend near campus. The one-car accident did not happen on campus, and the victims were not Ole Miss students or employees, but the UPD officers responded to the soundRead the story …
Vitamins for Haiti, Grove Lemonade Stand Originate in UM Students’ Writing Course
August 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Operating a lemonade stand in the Grove on a football Saturday may not seem like a likely result of a writing exercise, but for University of Mississippi sophomore Kimmi Herring, it is. Herring, who will sell lemonade in September to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer, is among nearly 80Read the story …
New Integrated Marketing Head Hopes to Help Students Realize Possibilities of Field
August 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As new director of the integrated marketing communications program at the University of Mississippi’s journalism school, Scott Fiene hopes to help students get passionate about the field and learn to use all the discipline’s tools. With more than two decades of corporate public relations and marketing communications experience, Fiene has plenty ofRead the story …
Choctaw Speller
August 14, 2012 by
A rare Choctaw spelling book and Choctaw catechism are stored in the University of Mississippi’s Archives and Special Collections.
Select UM Offices Open for Students and Parents During Move-in Weekend
August 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – OK, college students, did you forget to buy your meal plan? Do you have a question about financial aid? Have you not yet paid your registration fee? Well, while you may be a bit behind schedule, there’s no cause for concern. The University of Mississippi offices of the Bursar and Financial Aid,Read the story …
WDBD Fox40: Olympic Long-Jump champion Brittney Reese is welcomed home
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