OXFORD, Miss. – A new technological marvel that University of Mississippi researchers helped develop – a device called the “I-Spider” – allowed researchers to find a $500,000 unmanned vessel that went missing 4,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico’s surface. UM staff members were able to haul the underwater research vehicle, dubbed the Mola Mola,Read the story …
New Ocean Technology Helps Recover Automated Underwater Vehicle
UM, USM scientists use I-Spider to retrieve sunken $500,000 submersible
October 2, 2013 by
Bagby Brings Beowulf to UM Halloween Night
Performer recreates lost music to medieval epic, lectures on his craft
September 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. — Famed performer Benjamin Bagby will bring Beowulf’s epic battle with the monster Grendel to life on Halloween night in a free event at the University of Mississippi’s Nutt Auditorium. Bagby, who consistently gets rave reviews for his theatre work, brings “Beowulf: The Epic in Performance” to UM Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7:30Read the story …
UM Theatre’s ‘Beyond Boundaries’ Continues with ‘The Laramie Project’
Play examining Matthew Shepard's murder begins Thursday at Meek Hall Auditorium
September 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The 2013-2014 season for Ole Miss Theatre, themed “Beyond Boundaries,” continues with several performances of the “The Laramie Project” beginning at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 26) at Meek Hall Auditorium. The play tells the story of Matthew Shepard, a gay man who was kidnapped, tortured and left on a fence to die.Read the story …
Fall Art Events Celebrate American Works, Support University Museum
Lecture by renowned art historian John Wilmerding kicks off three art week events
September 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Education and entertainment are on tap at the University of Mississippi during several upcoming University Museum events sure to please art and history buffs alike. A lecture series presentation, a members’ party and the annual Harvest Supper provide opportunities to learn more about American art and its role in portraying American history.Read the story …
Prize-Winning Historian to Kick Off UM Civil War Symposium
Keynote speech for Conference on the Civil War/Porter Fortune Jr. History Symposium focuses on Lincoln
September 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Historian Eric Foner is the keynote speaker for the 2013 Conference on the Civil War and Porter Fortune Jr. History Symposium, which begins at 6 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 3) at the University of Mississippi. Foner, who is the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, plans to discuss “The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln.” TheRead the story …
UM O’Keeffe Painting Travels in Exhibit
University Museum loans painting for 'Modern Nature: Georgia O'Keeffe and Lake George'
September 20, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – One of the University of Mississippi Museum‘s original Georgia O’Keeffe paintings is featured in a traveling exhibition that will be on the road through May 2014. The “Modern Nature: Georgia O’Keeffe and Lake George” exhibition from the Hyde Collection in New York features the UM Museum piece as the first plate inRead the story …
Decades of UM Yearbooks Digitized, Available Online
Project preserves 116 years worth of publications for archives, research
September 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Volumes of University of Mississippi yearbooks printed between 1897 and 2013 can be viewed online, thanks to a recent project that digitized the books for archival purposes. The project originated with Kathryn Michaelis, former UM special collections digital initiatives librarian. She worked directly with the Lyrasis Digitization Collaborative, a Sloan Foundation grant-subsidized programRead the story …
School of Engineering Experiencing Phenomenal Growth, Expansion
Enrollment up 132 percent over 10 years; geology and geological engineering program becomes nation's largest
September 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With yet another surge in enrollment, the University of Mississippi School of Engineering has emerged as one of the fastest-growing engineering schools in the nation. Over the past decade, undergraduate enrollment has increased an astounding 132 percent. Since 2003, the number of undergraduate students in the engineering school grew from 553 to 1,285Read the story …
University Museum Ranked Among 20 Best College Art Museums
Complex Art & Design website praises breadth of museum's collections, community ties
September 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Citing how the museum balances “their dedication to the local community with a commitment to expanding students’ world views,” the Complex Art & Design website has put the University of Mississippi Museum at No. 17 on its list of the 20 Best College Art Museums. The ranking puts the University Museum aheadRead the story …
UM Faculty Members Helping Grow State Food Economy
Two address Appalachian Regional Commission on efforts to promote local foods
September 16, 2013 by
TUPELO, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi faculty members are helping efforts to grow Mississippi’s food economy and, in turn, make the state’s school menus healthier and fresher. Kathy B. Knight, associate professor and interim chair of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, and Jody Holland, visiting associate professor of public policy leadership, participated in a roundtableRead the story …