After Mary-Sada Scott Foster (BSME 07) switched her major from math education to mechanical engineering, the University of Mississippi alumna stacked up achievements that continue today. The Southaven native became vice president of the Engineering Student Body, developed a tutoring program for underclassmen in calculus and physics, and served on the student committees of theRead the story …
School of Engineering Launches VIP Program during Career Fair
Goal is making sure students are ready for the career of their choosing
September 25, 2019 by
In conjunction with the fall 2019 Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology Day, the School of Engineering set up a new VIP program to recognize acts of career preparation – everything from attending a resume-building workshop to interview practice. Over 50 people completed at least five of the tasks, earning the right to wear a VIP ribbonRead the story …
UM Hosts Down Syndrome Workshop
Daylong event for parents and professionals focuses on care, advocacy
September 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Parents and legal guardians of individuals with Down syndrome learned more about caring for their children during a recent workshop at the University of Mississippi. “Conversations on Down Syndrome with Professionals” was a daylong event designed to help caregivers discover their children’s strengths and difficulties, and how to advocate and navigate throughRead the story …
Nominations Sought for 2020 Common Reading Experience
Community encouraged to submit recommendations for book to be ready by all incoming freshmen
September 17, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is asking community members to help select the book that will be read by the Class of 2024 for the Common Reading Experience. Anyone in the Lafayette-Oxford-University community, including students, faculty, staff, alumni or residents, can submit nominations. The Common Reading Experience project started in 2011 as aRead the story …
Biology Alumnus Publishes Research in Prestigious Journal
National Academy of Sciences publication features article co-authored by J.P. Lawrence
September 16, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The biology research of a multinational team, led by a University of Mississippi alumnus, has been selected for publication in a prestigious international science journal. UM graduate J.P. Lawrence, a postdoctoral researcher of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California at Irvine; and Bibiana Rojas, Academy of Finland Research FellowRead the story …
UM Makes Chronicle’s ‘Great Colleges to Work For’ List for 11th Year
Ole Miss recognized on the Honor Roll in eight categories
September 16, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the 11th consecutive year, the University of Mississippi is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The results, released today (Sept. 16) in a special insert of The Chronicle, are based on a survey of 236Read the story …
Search for New Particles Topic for Fall’s First Science Cafe
UM professor Jake Bennett to explore subatomic world Sept. 17
September 12, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. –The international search for the fundamental building blocks of all matter is the topic for an upcoming public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s first meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at Uptown Coffee, 265 N.Read the story …
Daughter of UPD Chief Follows Dad’s Footsteps to Campus
Next-Generation Rebels: 'It's always been Ole Miss for me,' Ta'Nia Hawkins says
September 11, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Long before Ta’Nia Hawkins arrived as an incoming freshman at the University of Mississippi, she had dreamed of one day attending the same institution where her father, University Police Chief Ray Hawkins, had been a student. “My dad has been my biggest role model,” said the Water Valley native, who plans toRead the story …
Honors College Welcomes 17 Freshman Scholars
Recipients awarded prestigious scholarships from numerous sources
September 11, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seventeen freshmen in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi have been awarded a total of $130,750 from four of the university’s most distinguished scholarship programs. Five of the freshmen earned McDonnell Barksdale Scholarships, six were recipients of Doris Raymond Honors Scholarships, three were awarded Harold Parker MemorialRead the story …
Doris Kearns Goodwin to Deliver Keynote at Honors Convocation
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian to discuss 'Leadership in Turbulent Times'
September 10, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin is the keynote speaker for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College‘s fall convocation Thursday (September 12) at the University of Mississippi. The annual event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, is free and open to the public.Read the story …