Five seniors have been named recipients of the 2017-18 Outstanding Senior Leadership Award from the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. Honorees are William Garrett of Greenfield, Indiana; Harleigh Huggins of Oxford, Colbert Lehr of Brandon, Zachary Mitchell of Moss Point and David Rozier of Oxford. Each recipient was selected through a competitive nomination processRead the story …
5 Students Selected for Outstanding Senior Leadership Awards
All are members of Center for Manufacturing Excellence or Honors College
February 22, 2018 by
Dwight Waddell Directs Successful, New Biomedical Engineering Degree Program
With 51 students in the inaugural class, the number of applicants continues to increase
February 22, 2018 by
Years ago, a biomedical engineering degree program in the University of Mississippi School of Engineering was only a dream. But with 51 students accepted into the inaugural class last fall, the dream is now a wonderful reality. “The word is apparently out,” said Dwight Waddell, BME program director and associate professor of electrical engineering. “OurRead the story …
High School Programmers Pilot Robots to Success in UM Competition
Three teams advance to regional contest next month in Georgia
February 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After a grueling six-month journey, three high school teams bested 21 others to win top honors in Mississippi’s sixth annual FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition Saturday (Feb. 17) at the University of Mississippi. Hosted by the UM Center for Mathematics and Science Education, the event began with judging at 7 a.m. inRead the story …
Two Honors College Students Receive Barksdale Awards
Bethany Fitts and Gabrielle Schust each given $5,000 to fulfill dream projects
February 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With $5,000 awards to support separate creative projects, two students in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi have been named 2018 Barksdale Award winners. Bethany Fitts, a junior English and history major from Tupelo, and Gabrielle Schust, a junior international studies and Spanish major from Columbia, Missouri,Read the story …
UM Makes Kiplinger’s ‘Best Values’ List for Fifth Year
State's flagship university among nation's Top 100 public institutions
February 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the fifth straight year, the University of Mississippi has been named among the nation’s best values in higher education. The editors of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine placed UM on its “Top 100 Values in Public Colleges” list for 2018. The university was ranked No. 75, a jump of 13 spots fromRead the story …
Usefulness of Math Topic of February Science Cafe
UM professor Sandra Spiroff to discuss applications of mathematics
February 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Practical uses for mathematical concepts is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The spring semester’s second meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 20) at Lusa Pastry Cafe, 2305 W. Jackson Ave. SandraRead the story …
UM Professor Leads Dinosaur Track Preservation Project
Findings from discovery and digital reconstruction of trackway site result in journal article
February 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi geologist’s collaboration with researchers at the University of Arkansas has yielded the discovery and digital preservation of the first tracks of carnivorous dinosaurs ever found in Arkansas. Brian Platt, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering at UM, was lead author of “LiDAR-based characterization and conservation of theRead the story …
UM Makes Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll for Third Year
University among 112 institutions nationally recognized for excellent service to transfer students
February 8, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For a third straight year, the University of Mississippi has been recognized by Phi Theta Kappa honor society for creating ways to support community college transfer students. UM is among 112 top colleges and universities nationally in PTK’s annual Excellence in Community College Transfer Honor Roll. Four other Mississippi universities also madeRead the story …
Conservator Completes Work on Three Marble Busts at UM Museum
Amy Jones Abbe's weeklong residency also included lectures and public presentations
February 7, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Amy Jones Abbe, one of the country’s most respected conservators of Greek and Roman sculpture, enjoyed a brief residency at the University of Mississippi Museum last week. The Athens, Georgia, resident divided her time between restoring three busts in the museum’s David M. Robinson Greek and Roman Antiquities Collection and speaking aboutRead the story …
UM Engineers Without Borders Adopting Village in Ecuador
Launching crowdfunding campaign, team advances infrastructure project
February 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Entering its seventh year of helping people in developing nations build sound infrastructures, members of the University of Mississippi chapter of Engineers Without Borders are adopting a small village in South America. After working on two primary projects in Togo, West Africa, as well as several minor projects, the UM chapter hasRead the story …