OXFORD, Miss. – A $125,000 gift from longtime University of Mississippi benefactors Ed and Jan Trehern will create monetary awards and a scholarship fund for the School of Education to recognize students who display a commitment to excellence in teaching and leadership. The Griffin Family Endowment, established by the Pascagoula couple in March, was created in honor of Jan’s parents Ralph and Jerry Griffin, also of Pascagoula, and will fund the annual Griffin Family Education IMPACT Awards and the Griffin Family Scholarship.
Major Gift Creates Griffin Family IMPACT Awards, Scholarship
Education endowment to benefit exceptional pre-service teachers, leaders
May 29, 2013 by
Bellman Receives T³ Leadership Award for Creative Classroom Technology
Education professor honored for use of technology in mathematics instruction
May 28, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Allan Bellman, a mathematics education professor at the University of Mississippi, is the recipient of the 2013 Texas Instruments T³ Leadership Award for his creative uses of technology in the classroom and his work to develop mathematics instruction technology. As a member of the Texas Instruments’ T³ Team, Bellman has helpedRead the story …
Ole Miss will conduct research on Pascagoula beach
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May 24, 2013 by
Pascagoula gave the go-ahead to the University of Mississippi to conduct research on the beach on equipment that detects buried explosive devices. Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/05/24/4688925/ole-miss-will-conduct-research.html
Five Oxford High School Graduates Receive UM’s Highest Academic Award
May 13, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Five Oxford residents are among 59 University of Mississippi students to receive a 2013 Taylor Medal, the university’s highest academic award. The outstanding students were recognized recently during the 70th annual Honors Convocation at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. They are seniors Jacqueline Grace Boyce, Samuel Liyang Di,Read the story …
UM Alumna Receives Prestigious Stegner Fellowship at Stanford
… Rachel Smith plans to use fellowship to finish novel and work on stories
April 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rachel Smith, an MFA graduate of University of Mississippi, has been selected as a 2013 recipient for the Wallace Stegner Fellowship for the Creative Writing Program at Stanford University. Stanford offers 10 two-year fellowships each year, five in fiction and five in poetry. The two-year fellowship program, named after novelist and creativeRead the story …
Diverse Duo of Men to Discuss Intertwining Legacies April 30
… Final event brings Holocaust survivor, Tuskegee airman together to share and compare histories
April 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The historical and cultural connections between African-Americans and Jews during World War II will be discussed by representatives from both groups April 30 at the University of Mississippi. The event, titled “Two Sides of a Coin: Reflections on Racism, the Holocaust and the Power of Prejudices,” begins at 5:30 p.m. in theRead the story …
UM Implements New Policy to Protect Minors
April 26, 2013 by
To ensure appropriate supervision of minors who are on campus or involved in university-sponsored programs, the University of Mississippi adopted a new mandatory Supervision of Minors policy that went into effect on April 22, 2013. “We enjoy one of the most beautiful, inviting and safe campuses in the country,” said Lee Tyner, university attorney andRead the story …
Alumnus’ Idea Leads to Patent and Position with Technology Startup
… Luis Paris created computer algorithm in UM graduate school that leads to promising wireless applications
April 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The consumption of mobile data continues to surge. In 2012 alone, mobile data usage grew 70 percent over the previous year and is expected to grow 18-fold by 2016, according to Cisco. This growth puts operators in a challenging position of trying to figure out how to manage the strain on existingRead the story …
Tornado Season Busy for Clinical Disaster Research Center at UM
April 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss — Whether it’s dealing with recovery after a natural disaster, conducting research to better understand the effects of the Gulf Oil Spill on Mississippi coastal residents seeking mental health services or working to enhance intervention and outreach efforts for a range of mental health concerns – both locally and nationally, the Clinical DisasterRead the story …
UM Historian Helps Preserve Rare Pre-colonial Nigerian Documents
… Bashir Salau's service project helps preserve access to rare documents about African past
April 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When carefully studied, historic discoveries sometimes can yield useful insights into modern societal problems. But without access to the artifacts from past eras and cultures, the valuable lessons they teach may be lost. In efforts to preserve archival holdings related to northern Nigeria, a University of Mississippi historian is leading a serviceRead the story …