When former Gov. William F. Winter receives a National Civil Rights Museum’s 25th annual Freedom Award Oct. 20 in Memphis, no doubt University of Mississippi administrators, staff and faculty will take great pride in having the renowned former governor as both an alumnus and founder of the Institute for Racial Reconciliation here that bears his name.Read the story …
UM Alumni, Guests are Among Prominent Freedom Award Recipients
Former Gov. William Winter latest to join list of National Civil Rights Museum honorees
October 13, 2016 by
MFA English Program Bringing ‘The Conversation’ to Oxford
Regional literary festival tour features 17 poets, highlights the black experience in the South
October 11, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Continuing an ongoing dialogue about race, a regional literary festival featuring 17 up-and-coming African-American writers will visit the University of Mississippi and Oxford this month. ‘The Conversation,’ a tour of 17 authors and poets, kicks off Oct. 17 in Oxford. Local events include a 10 a.m. craft talk at the Oxford-University DepotRead the story …
Charles Hussey Named Associate Dean for UM College of Liberal Arts
Respected professor of chemistry to lead research and graduate education
October 10, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Every time Charles “Chuck” L. Hussey thinks he’s achieved the last height in his storied career, the University of Mississippi professor takes another step up the ladder. The multiple award-winning chair and professor of chemistry and biochemistry, who received the 2015 UM Distinguished Research and Creative Achievement Award, is the new associateRead the story …
Deep-Sea Sedimentation Topic of October Science Cafe
Renowned marine scientist Arne R. Diercks is second lecturer for fall semester
October 5, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The slow and steady sedimentation processes of the deep sea is the next topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s second meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at Lusa Bakery Bistro andRead the story …
UM Physical Acoustics Research Center Turns 30
NCPA celebrates with Oct. 14 open house, including tours and demos
October 5, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the Jamie L. Whitten National Center for Physical Acoustics enters its 30th year of operation at the University of Mississippi, the acclaimed research facility is celebrating with an open house, including demonstrations of interesting acoustical principles and phenomena. The free event begins at 1 p.m. Oct. 14. Scheduled activities include demos ofRead the story …
UM Volunteers Working at Career Expo in Tupelo
Three-day event designed to help junior high school students focus on opportunities
October 4, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 60 University of Mississippi staff and students are working to get area eighth-graders thinking about their future at the Imagine the Possibilities Career Expo this week. The event began today (Oct. 4) and ends Thursday (Oct. 6) at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo. With the Toyota Wellspring Education Fund atRead the story …
UM Student’s Tutoring Agency is Big Winner at Delta Pitch Competition
Madison native scored $40,000 grand prize and airfare to national conference
October 1, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi accountancy student with a growing tutoring agency was the big winner Thursday (Sept. 29) during the Delta Regional Authority Delta Pitch competition at the UM Innovation Center at Insight Park. Lee Ingram’s HigherLearning LLC was selected from among five participants in the contest, which was co-hosted by InsightRead the story …
Meet Olivia Walt: ‘Wonder Woman’ of Yates Construction
General engineering alumna among company's youngest directors
September 30, 2016 by
In the 1970s television series “Wonder Woman,” Diana Prince is transformed from an exceptional special agent into the powerful Amazonian heroine with a few simple moves. Like the fictional character, Olivia Walt has evolved from a promising 2015 University of Mississippi general engineering graduate to director of business development at Yates Construction in Jackson. Walt,Read the story …
Chemical Engineering Professors Lead Sustainable Energy & Environment Project
Wei-Yin Chen and Nosa Egiebor are co-principal investigators for collaborative $1.6 million grant
September 30, 2016 by
Two heads are better than one, especially when a multimillion-dollar research grant is involved. University of Mississippi chemical engineering professors Wei-Yin Chen and Nosa Egiebor are the co-principal investigators of the UM Sustainable Energy and Environment research group. SEE has been awarded $1.6 million of the National Science Foundation’s EPSCoR Track II grant for “CollaborativeRead the story …
16 UM Students Awarded Engineering Scholarships
Scholars are recipients of prestigious Brevard, John G. Adler and Harper Johnson gifts
September 30, 2016 by
Sixteen University of Mississippi students have been named scholarship recipients this fall in the School of Engineering. Representing Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana, they are this year’s Brevard, John G. Adler and Harper Johnson scholars. This exceptional group of students posted an average ACT score of 32.3 and an average 3.92 high school grade-point average. “EachRead the story …