OXFORD, Miss. – William G. Yates III, president and CEO of W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co., is the recipient of the 2016 Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneurship award, presented by the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. The award, named for Ole Miss alumni Jan and Lawrence Farrington, is given annually to a graduate whoRead the story …
Yates Wins Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneurship Award
Annual recognition honors graduate advancing family-owned construction firm
May 10, 2016 by
Accountancy Professor, Violence Prevention Officer Win Frist Awards
Recipients honored for their exceptional service to students
May 3, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Each day, University of Mississippi students are affected by the words and actions of faculty and staff members who extend their work beyond classrooms, labs and office space. Two of them – Brett Cantrell, assistant professor of accountancy in the Patterson School of Accountancy; and Lindsey Bartlett Mosvick, assistant director of theRead the story …
Joel Kotkin to Discuss Urban Development at UM
May 6 talk to examine issues of growth and economic development in smaller communities
May 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A respected professional in urban development is the guest speaker for a public forum Friday (May 6) at the University of Mississippi. Joel Kotkin will address UM students and the local community in The Pavilion at Ole Miss beginning at 11:30 a.m. The author’s appearance is being co-sponsored by the UM RealRead the story …
Sustainability Enthusiasm Wins UM Student Udall Scholarship
Grace Sullivan is the university's third award recipient since 2008
May 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Every leap year since 2008, a University of Mississippi student has been surprised with a Morris K. Udall Scholarship. This year is no exception, as Grace Sullivan became the university’s third recipient of the prestigious academic award. The junior social work major from Madison got the news recently when she was summonedRead the story …
UM Social Work Department Makes Huge Strides
Transformation includes tenure-track faculty hirings, rising national rankings for master's program
April 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With a significant climb in national rankings and the hiring of tenure-track faculty, the Department of Social Work at the University of Mississippi is experiencing unprecedented growth. U.S. News and World Report ranked the department’s master’s program No. 103 out of 200 nationally, which is a 45-spot climb since 2013. In addition,Read the story …
Crawford Crowned a Queen of Engineering
Alumna's successes at Lockheed Martin earn her a second Black Engineer of the Year Award
April 26, 2016 by
Tamara Crawford knows she’s been blessed. So when she entered her 13th year of employment at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, the University of Mississippi mechanical engineering alumna wasn’t the least bit superstitious about her steady stream of career achievements coming to some unfortunate end. Crawford’s confidence, creativity, leadership and endurance were recently rewarded when she was honoredRead the story …
Henry Brevard Receives Engineer of Service Award
Longtime benefactor recognized for generosity, philanthropy
April 26, 2016 by
For the past 25 years, Henry Brevard has been a pillar of support to the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. Fittingly, the chairman of the board of B&B Concrete Co. Inc. was recently presented the school’s Engineer of Service Award for the longevity of his efforts. In 1991, he made an initialRead the story …
Farhad Farzbod Joins Mechanical Engineering Faculty
Newest professor brings creativity, energy to students and colleagues
April 26, 2016 by
As technological advances continue, the imaginary line between fiction and reality is being erased. And that’s one of the reasons Farhad Farzbod is an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi. “I looked for academic opportunities in the South and I found Ole Miss,” said Farzbod, who joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty lastRead the story …
UM Engineering Computes for Tuan Ta
Senior CIS major becomes academic and research success
April 26, 2016 by
As a secondary school student, Tuan Ta sought admission to a research university and financial support to pursue an education in the United States. He found both opportunities through the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. A graduate of Hanoi-Amsterdam High School, the Vietnamese native first learned of the university through the U.S. News andRead the story …
Particle Physics Topic for April 26 Science Cafe
UM physicist Breese Quinn to include discussion of discovery of Higgs boson
April 21, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Approaches used in the discovery of new subatomic particles is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy. The spring semester’s final meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. April 26 at Lusa Bakery Bistro and Bar, 1120 NorthRead the story …