OXFORD, Miss. – Benny Melton, a Master of Fine Arts student at the University of Mississippi, received top honors at the Second Annual Cedars Juried Art Exhibition last month in Jackson. Melton, who lives in Oxford, has had recent success after winning the juried Double Decker Arts Festival and the People’s Choice award that wentRead the story …
Master’s Student Wins Top Prize in Juried Art Exhibition
Benny Melton adds Cedars honors to earlier Double Decker win
October 17, 2013 by
Art Department Preparing for Annual Art Auction
Campus artists invited to submit pieces for consideration for silent auction
October 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Art will host its second annual art auction Nov. 7 at the Powerhouse Arts Center. The auction will spotlight select work by emerging student artists and accomplished faculty, with proceeds funding Gallery 130 operation and the art department’s visiting artist program. “The visiting artist program is aRead the story …
UM Student Presents Findings at Symposium in London
Eleanor Anthony was sole undergraduate presenter among notable paleographers, scholars
October 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Eleanor Anthony visited Vercelli, Italy, last spring, she was smitten with damaged 10th century manuscripts that she and others from the University of Mississippi were there to help recover. Little did she know that six months later, she would be presenting a plan to make those documents legible at an international conferenceRead the story …
Longtime CBS News Correspondent Honored with Silver Em
Randall Pinkston chosen for journalism school's highest honor after covering some of the world's biggest stories
October 15, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Randall Pinkston, winner of three national Emmys and one Edward R. Murrow Award as a network correspondent, has been chosen for the 2013 Samuel Talbert Silver Em Award from the University of Mississippi. A native of Yazoo County, Pinkston retired in May after 33 years with CBS and in September joined theRead the story …
October Science Cafe Highlights Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Visiting post-doctoral fellow’s collaborative studies may hold keys to unlocking origins of universe
October 10, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An emerging branch of astronomy that uses gravitational waves rather than light to observe distant objects is the focus of this month’s installment of a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s third meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is setRead the story …
UM Center for Population Studies Battles Delta Health Issues
Work helps students change their communities, could become national model
October 8, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Center for Population Studies is collaborating with a network of diverse groups to address the state’s health care workforce shortage and improve the quality of life in five Mississippi Delta counties as part of the New Pathways program. The New Pathways program in Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Sunflower and Tallahatchie counties works with students toRead the story …
Four UM Fellows Named to SEC Academic Leadership Program
Program offers preparation for a future in higher education administration
October 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Four University of Mississippi faculty members are among 49 selected from schools representing the Southeastern Conference as SEC Academic Leadership Development Program fellows. UM faculty selected as ALDP fellows are William W. Berry III, assistant professor of law; John C. Garner III, interim chair of the Department of Health, Exercise Science andRead the story …
UM Law School, Meek School of Journalism Welcome Jack Ford
Public invited to learn more about award-winning legal news analyst, author’s storied career in legal and journalism fields
October 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Law and investigative journalism meet crime drama as CBS News legal analyst and award-winning journalist Jack Ford visits the University of Mississippi School of Law to present his latest novel, “The Walls of Jericho,” and discuss recent national cases that include themes of race and civil rights. Ford will explore his journeyRead the story …
Scientists to Study Impact of Oil, Gas in Deepwater Environments
Collaboration unites numerous universities in research, data collection
October 4, 2013 by
CHAUVIN, La. – Scientists from several universities will be in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday (Oct. 5) studying how oil and gas spilled there in 2010 has affected marine life and activities in its depths. The Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf Project began after the Deepwater Horizon incident three yearsRead the story …
An Open Letter to Students, Faculty, and Alumni
October 3, 2013 by
While we work to determine with certainty who disrupted the Laramie Project play, we want everyone within our university community and beyond to know that we strongly condemn the behavior exhibited Tuesday night. As a member of the Ole Miss family, each of us has a responsibility to be accountable for our actions, and these individuals will be held accountable. OurRead the story …