Highest Finish Ever By A Rebel In The 200 Meters DES MOINES, Iowa – Ole Miss junior Isiah Young, the 200-meter SEC champion, raced to a fourth-place finish in the event on the last day of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium on Saturday. Young’s result gave his team five points,Read the story …
John Z. Kiss Hired as New Dean of UM Graduate School
June 11, 2012 by
… Assumes duties Sept. 1; sets goal for school to continue progress. OXFORD, Miss. – John Z. Kiss, distinguished professor and chair of botany at Miami University in Ohio, is the new dean of the University of Mississippi Graduate School. His appointment begins Sept. 1, pending approval from the Board of Trustees of Mississippi InstitutionsRead the story …
NPR: Food Truck Cookbook Tracks Best Meals Served On Wheels
June 8, 2012 by
Southern food historian and writer John T. Edge set off on a road trip to discover what mobile chefs were cooking up, and came back with The Truck Food Cookbook — part recipe collection, part travelogue, and part social analysis of the food truck frenzy. Listen to the story
Robertson Places Sixth In NCAA High Jump
June 8, 2012 by
Young Qualifies For Saturday’s 200 Meter Final DES MOINES, Iowa – Ole Miss junior Ricky Robertson placed top 10 in the NCAA high jump for the sixth straight time in his career with a sixth-place effort at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium on Thursday. Robertson, a native of Hernando, Miss.,Read the story …
Art Professor to Use Fulbright Fellowship to Explore Transformation of Indian Metropolis
June 8, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In the southeastern region of the Indian state of Karnataka, the capital city of Bangalore has been known for generations as the “Garden City” for its green gardens and parks. And over the last two decades, the city has gained a new reputation as the “Silicon Valley of India.” In August, digitalRead the story …
‘Food Network Star’ Finalist Uses Ole Miss Experience in Competition
June 8, 2012 by
… Program airs at 8 p.m. Sundays OXFORD, Miss. – With stars in her eyes and frosting at her fingertips, a former University of Mississippi pastry chef is a finalist to land her own television show through the “Food Network Star” competition. Linkie Marais is on celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis’ team in theRead the story …
Three More Rebels Taken In 2012 MLB Draft
June 7, 2012 by
Hively, Mathis, Kirksey All Taken In Day Three Of Draft OXFORD, Miss. – Three more Rebels had their names called as a part of the 2012 Major League Draft on Wednesday when R.J. Hively, Tanner Mathis and Zach Kirksey were taken on day three of the annual event. Hively was taken in the 19th roundRead the story …
al.com: SEC will study concussions with much-needed research of college sports
June 7, 2012 by
“There’s been less focus on college players who don’t go on to play professional sports, but I think you’ll see that getting more attention and go down to people who play it at every level,” said University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones, who is heading the SEC concussion group. “From time to time we haveRead the story …
Ricky Robertson Tabbed Region Field Athlete Of The Year
June 7, 2012 by
American Leader In The High Jump This Year OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss junior Ricky Robertson has been named the South Region Field Athlete of the Year, it was announced Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The region awards were voted on by the nation’s track & fieldRead the story …
UM Professor Honored for Developing Model Program in Intelligence Studies
June 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For students in the University of Mississippi’s competitive Intelligence and Security Studies minor, activities such as networking with leaders of the intelligence community, participating in professional conferences and assisting local police in active investigations are the norm. It’s hands-on teaching methods like these that earned ISS and legal studies professor Carl JensenRead the story …