To enhance chances of success for its students, the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi has raised admission standards for most of its degree programs. To enroll in the Bachelor of Science programs in chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer and information science, electrical engineering, geological engineering, geology, and mechanical engineering, students must haveRead the story …
Engineering Raises Admission Standards
Goal of move is to enhance student success
September 30, 2016 by
UM Professors Receive NIH Grant for Breast Cancer Research
Award furthers efforts to discover disease's causes, prevention and cure
September 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi researchers working to find new drugs to stop the spread of breast cancer to other organs have received a major award from the National Institutes of Health to continue their studies for three years. Yu-Dong Zhou, of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; and Mika Jekabsons, associate professorRead the story …
UM Archives Presentation Explores Papers of Prominent Segregationist
John C. Satterfield represented Gov. Barnett in opposition of university's integration in 1962
September 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The life and actions of one of Mississippi’s most notorious segregationists is the subject of an Oct. 4 program at the University of Mississippi. The program, “A Practicing Attorney Opposes the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through the Legislative Process: As Seen in the Papers of John C. Satterfield (1904-1981),” is scheduledRead the story …
UM Insight Park Co-Hosting DRA Delta Pitch Competition
Participants vying Sept. 29 for fellowships, advancement to national conference
September 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Individual entrepreneurs and start-up organizations are invited to vie for fellowships to a national conference at the Delta Regional Authority Delta Pitch competition Thursday (Sept. 29) at the University of Mississippi. The event begins at 1 p.m. in UM’s Innovation Hub at Insight Park. Co-hosts are Insight Park, the Center for InnovationRead the story …
UM Choir Contributes to World Day of Peace
Concert singers videotaped performance, sang on live stream for global telecast
September 21, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As World Day of Peace was observed around the globe Wednesday (Sept. 21), the University of Mississippi Concert Singers joined their voices as part of a worldwide choral cry for peace that live-streamed on the internet. Led by Don Trott, director of choral activities, the 50-member group participated in a worldwide effortRead the story …
UM Archives Program Spotlights J.O. Eastland Collection
Sept. 29 event features historian David Hargrove and James Ziglar, former aide to late U.S. senator
September 21, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The life and achievements of legendary U.S. Sen. James O. Eastland are the topic for a Sept. 29 program at the University of Mississippi. The Department of Archives and Special Collections will host “Mr. Chairman: U.S. Senator James O. Eastland and the Judiciary Committee” at 5:30 p.m. in the Faulkner Room onRead the story …
UM Language Professor Heads to Germany as Humboldt Research Fellow
Corina Petrescu plans to use fellowship to advance studies of Jewish life in post-war Eastern Europe
September 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi modern languages professor has earned a prestigious research award, which will help further her studies of Jewish life in Europe following World War II. Corina Petrescu, associate professor of German, is the recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship. The award funds 18 months of research with theRead the story …
Gravitational Wave Discussion Set for First Fall Science Cafe
Renowned cosmological physicist Michael Turner to speak Sept. 13
September 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The origins of the universe is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. Michael Turner, the Bruce V. and Diana M. Rauner Distinguished Service Professor of Physical Cosmology and director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago, willRead the story …
William Winter, Leland Speed to Receive Geographic Visionary Awards
Mississippi Geographic Alliance honoring leaders for their connections to global economy
September 3, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Geographic Alliance at the University of Mississippi will honor former Gov. William Winter and business mogul Leland Speed in September for their efforts to connect the state to the global economy. The annual MGA Geographic Visionary Awards ceremony is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Mississippi Museum ofRead the story …
UM Accountancy Programs Maintain Top 10 Standing
Undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree programs continue string of elite rankings
August 31, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – All three degree programs at the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy are among the top 10 in the 2016 annual national rankings of accounting programs published by the journal Public Accounting Report. The undergraduate program is ranked No. 7, the master’s program is No. 8 and the doctoral program is No.Read the story …