OXFORD, Miss. – A national traveling exhibit designed to raise awareness of mental health is coming to the University of Mississippi on March 19. The “Send Silence Packing” display, containing more than 1,000 backpacks, will be in the Grove that day. The backpacks, each with a story attached, represent the number of college students lostRead the story …
Active Minds Aims to Reduce Campus Suicides
Student-led group sponsors UM exhibition promoting the importance of mental health
March 8, 2019 by
UM Education Gives Swedish Graduate Student Confidence
Civil engineering major Torkel Nord Bjaerneman says he's prepared to succeed at any workplace
March 7, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Five years ago, Torkel Nord Bjaerneman came to the University of Mississippi in search of a quality education. The native of Gothenburg, Sweden, who earned his civil engineering degree and is in graduate school, said he feels ready to succeed at any workplace in the world. “I have firsthand experience that theRead the story …
Beat the Flu Bug Before It Bites
UM Student Health Services director shares tips for avoiding influenza during aggressive season
March 6, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A popular proverb says, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” During an unusual influenza season when reported cases of aggressive and persistent strains of the virus have reached high levels across the state, a University of Mississippi physician offers some specific ways to keep the bad bugs atRead the story …
Grisham Fellows Find UM Family During Visits
Newton High School students meet with faculty, staff and students; volunteer in community
February 25, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a student at the University of Mississippi, Bruce Ware took Sociology 101 under professor Vaughn Grisham. From that classroom experience, Ware and Grisham developed an enduring friendship that inspired Ware to incorporate an ethic of service into his studies and career path. The Newton High School graduate wanted to both honorRead the story …
Honors College Student Receives Barksdale Award
Maureen Maher gets $5,000 to fulfill dream of capturing national parks employees' perspectives
February 21, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A junior psychology major in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi will get to fulfill her dream to visit 12 national parks and interview seasonal workers this summer, all thanks to a prestigious and generous award. Maureen Maher, of Gulfport, was presented the 2019 Barksdale Award duringRead the story …
Engineers Without Borders-UM Travels to Ecuador
Team completes second phase of water development project in 25 de Diciembre during winter intersession
February 20, 2019 by
Members of the University of Mississippi chapter of Engineers Without Borders recently traveled to the Ecuadorian highland community of 25 de Diciembre to complete the second phase of a water development project there. During the 2019 winter intersession, the EWB-UM team, consisting of six students and two faculty advisers, entered the second part of theRead the story …
Annual UM Pack-a-Thon this Weekend
Feed the Hunger sets goal of packing 150,000 meals for impoverished
February 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student-led campaign to provide thousands of meals for impoverished children in Kenya, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jamaica and rural Kentucky is once again counting on the Oxford and Lafayette County community for support. The ninth annual Feed the Hunger Pack-a-Thon will be held at Powerhouse Community ArtsRead the story …
Chemical Engineering Majors Study at University of Edinburgh
Michael McMillan and Caleb Hern attended through the Study Abroad program
February 18, 2019 by
A pair of University of Mississippi chemical engineering majors recently took advantage of an opportunity to expand their horizons by studying abroad in Scotland at the University of Edinburgh. Neither Michael McMillan of Long Beach nor Caleb Hern of Germantown, Tennessee, had traveled abroad before, but they saw this as the perfect opportunity to experienceRead the story …
Weekend RebelTHON Fundraiser Aiming High ‘for the Kids’
Annual event benefits Baston Children's Hospital; portion to help renovate cancer center
February 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Emphasizing that it’s all “for the kids,” RebelTHON organizers at the University of Mississippi aim to make the 2019 dance marathon to benefit the Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital at the UM Medical Center its most successful event ever. This year’s event begins at 1 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 16) in Tad SmithRead the story …
Summer Internships Yield Fellowships for Two UM Students
Bailee Bellevue and Jake McCall selected for the C Spire-Nokia Bell Labs Fellowship program
February 12, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Before last summer, Bailee Bellevue and Jake McCall had taken a few classes and worked on a few projects together. Neither of the two University of Mississippi seniors knew that the other had applied for and been accepted into the 2018 summer internship program at C Spire. Stationed in different departments, Bellevue andRead the story …