OXFORD, Miss. – Seven years of diligent work paid off big time Saturday (Feb. 18) when a University of Mississippi-led Feed the Hunger campaign topped its goal to provide 1 million meals for impoverished children. “We packed 180,000 meals,” said Emily Barnhnouse of Dallas, a sophomore business marketing major and chair for the event. RoughlyRead the story …
University’s Annual Pack-a-thon Surpasses Goal
More than 1 million meals have been packed over seven-year campaign
February 20, 2017 by
Alex Lopez Joins Chemical Engineering Faculty
New assistant professor's goals include developing research lab, improving graduate program
February 17, 2017 by
When the opportunity to join the University of Mississippi faculty presented itself, Alexander Lopez, assistant professor of chemical engineering, enthusiastically embraced it. “During my on-site visit, I was pleased by the vibrancy of Oxford, the university and the chemical engineering department in which I was applying,” said Lopez, who began teaching courses last September. “IRead the story …
Physicists to Gather for International Workshop at UM
Scientists from around the globe coming to Feb. 27-March 2 event on gravitational research
February 17, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dozens of esteemed scientists from around the globe are headed to the University of Mississippi for a four-day workshop on the latest in gravitational-wave astronomy, hosted by the UM Gravitation, Astrophysics and Theoretical Physics Group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The “Strong Gravity and Binary Dynamics with Gravitational Wave Observations”Read the story …
Chemistry of Milk Topic of UM Science Cafe for February
Chemistry professor and student team up for second presentation of spring semester
February 16, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The chemistry of dairy products 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. Feb. 21 at Lusa Bakery Bistro and Bar, 1120 North Lamar Blvd.Read the story …
Eunique Jones Gibson Challenges UM, Community to Activism
'Because of Them, We Can' founder delivered Black History Month keynote Monday night
February 14, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Flowing with candor, charisma and in a conversational style, Eunique Jones Gibson urged listeners Monday night (Feb. 13) at University of Mississippi to become social activists who improve living conditions for present and future generations. Delivering the keynote address for the university’s Black History Month observances, the creator of the “Because ofRead the story …
University, ERDC Officials Discuss Partnership Opportunities
UM aims to increase collaborations with agency on several research projects
February 13, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Several University of Mississippi administrators met with two top representatives from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center who visited campus Thursday (Feb. 9) to discuss strengthening mutually beneficial collaborations. ERDC Director Jeff Holland and Deputy Director David Pittman visited Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter; Alex Cheng, dean of the School of Engineering;Read the story …
UM Museum Receives Funding for Exhibits of Holly Springs Artists
Lester 'Ruff' Fant and wife contributed $25,000 for 2017 event
February 9, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum has received a welcome donation to fund 2017 exhibitions of works by artists from the Holly Springs area. Lester “Ruff” Fant III and his wife, Susan, of Washington, D.C., have given $25,000 to support the museum’s Holly Springs Artists 2017 Exhibition Fund. The purpose of the fundRead the story …
UM Invites Community to Help Reach Pack-a-Thon Milestone
Goal is to provide 180,000 meals to hit 1 million mark in seven-year campaign
February 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seven years ago, University of Mississippi student Mary Katherine Perry Phillips helped launch a campus Feed the Hunger campaign to provide thousands of meals for impoverished children in Kenya, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jamaica and rural Kentucky. Beginning with her sisters in Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, the effort quickly gathered campuswideRead the story …
UM Professor to Receive Mississippi Humanities Council Honor
Jodi Skipper to be given Humanities Scholar Award Feb. 10 in Jackson
February 3, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi anthropology and Southern studies professor is among five people being honored this month by the Mississippi Humanities Council. Jodi Skipper will receive the Humanities Scholar Award on Feb. 10 during the council’s 2017 Public Humanities Awards program in Jackson. The agency recognizes outstanding contributions by Mississippians to theRead the story …
Giant Traveling Map of Europe Coming to Mississippi Schools
Geographic Alliance at UM sponsoring National Geographic tour
January 31, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students in 10 cities around the state soon will be able to explore a giant map of Europe, thanks to the Mississippi Geographic Alliance at the University of Mississippi. The statewide tour, which stretches from Long Beach to Oxford, began Jan. 23 and ends Feb. 24. Measuring 26-by-26-feet, the National Geographic TravelingRead the story …