OXFORD, Miss. – Brantley Motes has been assigned as the new manager of the University of Mississippi’s fundraising call center. Motes, of Athens, Alabama, is employed by Ruffalo Noel Levitz, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based company that specializes in technology-enabled fundraising services. RNL works in association with the university’s Office of Development to operate the callRead the story …
Motes Accepts Call to Manage Landshark Line
UM Office of Development announces new call center manager
September 11, 2016 by
UM Welcomes Most Accomplished Freshmen Class Ever
State's flagship university celebrates record enrollment as it builds for future
September 9, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has recorded its 22nd consecutive year of rising enrollment, registering its largest and most academically qualified freshman class ever. Enrollment at the state’s flagship university hit 24,250 across all campuses, largest in the state, according to preliminary data. The freshman class of 3,982 students posted an average ACTRead the story …
Eli, Abby Manning Pledge $1M to Children’s of Mississippi’s Campaign
Drive aims to expand neonatal ICU and surgical suites, create new imaging department
September 7, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – A winning play for the health of Mississippi’s children was celebrated this week as Eli and Abby Manning made a personal pledge of $1 million to the Children’s of Mississippi $100 million capital campaign. The couple, who will be lending their names and faces to publicity for the campaign, are honorary chairsRead the story …
New Endowment Sets High Standards for UM Business School
Admiration compels Millette family to honor patriarch with named endowment
September 4, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Samuel M. Millette is a U.S. Marine war veteran, an esteemed attorney with a 50-year career in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a revered family man. “He is the standard to which I aspire,” said Sam Millette Jr. of Destin, Florida, whose admiration for his 93-year-old father led him to establish an endowmentRead the story …
Spark Study Ignites Autism Research at UMMC
Project works to build a genetic database to help researchers unlock disorder's secrets
August 28, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – When Laura Beth Johnston’s son Fraiser was diagnosed with autism in December 2014, she said it was a “daunting diagnosis.” “There is no ‘how-to manual’ for raising a child with autism,” Johnston said. But with the support of therapists and specialists, Fraiser, 5, started kindergarten this year. Johnston said she and herRead the story …
Alumni, Friends Provide Record $194.3 Million to Support UM
Private support sustains university and propels academics, research, athletics across campuses
August 24, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Strong private support, primarily directed to specific programs, enables the University of Mississippi to strengthen its faculty, increase student scholarships, contribute to research discoveries and help improve health care for all ages. In the UM Foundation’s fiscal year ending June 30, private donors and foundations committed a record $194.3 million to supportRead the story …
UM Professor Helps Honor Mentor
Jared Spears captures longtime NMCC educator John Osier's spirit in sculpted monument
August 20, 2016 by
SENATOBIA, Miss. – In his obituary, John Osier, a beloved Northwest Mississippi Community College English instructor was described as “a quiet, private, common and remarkable man.” The published author of four novels and numerous short stories and magazine articles, Osier was a “household name” around Northwest for the 35 years he taught at the college.Read the story …
NCNPR Scientist Honored for Parasitic Diseases Research
Babu Tekwani presented Distinguished Scientist Award for work on tropical illnesses
August 19, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Babu Tekwani, a principal scientist in the University of Mississippi’s National Center for Natural Products Research and professor of pharmacology in the School of Pharmacy, has been honored for his contributions to global drug discovery in tropical parasitic diseases. Tekwani received the Distinguished Scientist Award at the inaugural Global Challenges in NeglectedRead the story …
$19.9 Million NIH Obesity Research Award Largest Ever for UMMC
Funding will allow Medical Center to tackle one of state's biggest health care issues
August 18, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center has received its largest single award ever to confront one of the state’s largest health issues. The five-year, $19.9 million award from the National Institutes of Health will fund the Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Supported by the NIH’s Institutional Development Award, or IDeA,Read the story …
UM Foundation Receives Millionth Gift
Donor reflects on 'world-class' excellence of Ole Miss education
August 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Foundation recently received its 1 millionth gift since it started counting 34 years ago. The distinction goes to Dr. Steven Patterson, a general surgeon in Jackson and a 1994 graduate of the UM School of Medicine, whose generous contribution to Ole Miss coincidentally earned him the foundation’s millionth receipt.Read the story …