OXFORD, Miss. – Twenty-two University of Mississippi freshmen have been selected to receive Foundations for Academic Success Track summer scholarships. FASTrack is a first-year learning community that helps students make a successful transition from high school to college. Students benefit from smaller and enhanced classes, individualized advising and mentoring and a community of supportive peers.Read the story …
Twenty-Two UM Freshmen Named FASTrack Summer Scholars
Award covers tuition for one 3-hour course
June 18, 2018 by
DéLana R.A. Dameron is UM Summer Poet in Residence
Brooklyn resident working on latest collection of poetry
June 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An award-winning poet is coming to the University of Mississippi this summer to work on her next collection of poetry. DéLana R. A. Dameron, a writer and arts and culture administrator, is the 2018 Summer Poet in Residence in the university’s Department of English. Dameron’s second collection of poems, “Weary Kingdom” (2017),Read the story …
UM Film Nominated for Regional Emmy
'Shake 'Em on Down' was produced by the Southern Documentary Project
June 1, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi filmmakers have been nominated for a 2018 Southeast Emmy Award for their documentary chronicling the life and music of a regional bluesman. “Shake ‘Em on Down: The Blues According to Fred McDowell,” a 55-minute film produced as part of the Southern Documentary Project, housed in the university’s CenterRead the story …
Liberal Arts Dean Named Fellow in Society of Behavioral Medicine
Psychology professor Lee Cohen joins prestigious group of scholars
May 31, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lee M. Cohen, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and professor of psychology at the University of Mississippi, has been named a fellow in the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Fellow status is a distinction conferred by SBM on full members in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of the scienceRead the story …
American Legion Boys State Returns to UM
Largest group of participants ever arrives Sunday to develop leadership and political skills
May 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the third consecutive year, the University of Mississippi will host the American Legion Boys State beginning Sunday (May 27), bringing young men from across the state to campus for a week of events designed “to develop tomorrow’s informed, responsible citizens.” The university was chosen to host Boys State for three years,Read the story …
Eight UM Professors Honored for Creative Research Projects
College of Liberal Arts faculty recognized during Commencement exercises
May 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eight faculty members in the University of Mississippi’s College of Liberal Arts have been recognized for their creative research and scholarly activity during the 2017-18 academic year. Four members received the Dr. Mike L. Edmonds New Scholar Award for junior faculty. Another four received the College of Liberal Arts Award for Research,Read the story …
UM Geologists Study Impact of Bonnet Carré Spillway on Mississippi Sound
Research findings offer insights into new water levels' effects on oyster production along Gulf Coast
May 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi scientists who are studying the Mississippi River’s ebbs and flows are trying to find out how changing water levels in the river can affect fishing and seafood industries in Mississippi. With the rising water levels in the lower Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the BonnetRead the story …
Dan Gailey Is Wired for the Future
Electrical engineering alumnus is founder and CEO of Synapse AI
May 22, 2018 by
Like an electrical circuit that makes connections and produces and transfers power, Dan Gailey (BSEE 10) has found a way to do something similar with data. As founder and CEO of Synapse AI, a decentralized network and marketplace for programmatic access to data and machine learning models, the University of Mississippi alumnus has formed lucrativeRead the story …
UM Student Lands Summer Internship at Congressional Black Caucus
Jarrius Adams of Hattiesburg will be on Capitol Hill through mid-August
May 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student has been accepted into the prestigious Congressional Black Caucus Foundation summer internship program in Washington, D.C. Jarrius Adams, a senior public policy and political science major from Hattiesburg, will be in the CBCF Congressional Internship Program from May 29 to Aug. 15. The rigorous program includes aRead the story …
Seven Receive UM Outstanding EEO Awards
Employees recognized for excellence in service categories
May 21, 2018 by
A custodial worker in the Facilities Management Department is the University of Mississippi’s 2018 Overall Outstanding Staff Member. Nettie Tyson of Oxford, who has been employed at the university since 2010, was recognized during the annual Staff Appreciation Awards program Friday (May 18) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. She willRead the story …