VICKSBURG, Miss. – Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center have started working with multiple applications for graphene, from graphene-infused asphalt and concrete to water filtration systems. This research has led to the development of a new initiative that brings together top research institutions and experts from the University of Mississippi, Jackson StateRead the story …
Army R&D Center Partners with Universities on Graphene Research
University's Center for Graphene Research and Innovation to create testing facility for emerging applications
February 24, 2022 by
Tastes Like Home: Alumnus Co-authors Book on South Carolina Food
Kevin Mitchell focuses on forgotten foods
February 22, 2022 by
Note: Kevin Mitchell is slated to demonstrate his cooking on the NBC “Today” show Thursday (Feb. 24). During the “Today” broadcast, he is to cook fish and grits with tomato gravy. During “Today with Hoda & Jenna,” he plans to cook blackened salmon with curried black-eyed peas and collards. OXFORD, Miss. – Chef Kevin MitchellRead the story …
Student-Athlete Finds that Academics Aid Her On-field Performance
Makayla Fick chose UM exercise science program because of the range of opportunities it offers
February 22, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Makayla Fick, a sophomore in the University of Mississippi‘s exercise science program and a student-athlete with the Ole Miss women’s nationally ranked cross country and track teams, discovered early in her college career that her major and her sport have a lot in common. The information Fick has learned as an exerciseRead the story …
Alumni Open First Selfie Museum in Tupelo
Walker sisters use lessons from McLean Institute initiative to craft a winning business plan
February 20, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three sisters from Tupelo are using skills they learned from a University of Mississippi community engagement initiative to build a thriving business in their hometown. Camille (Walker) McCallum, Kendall Walker and Chloe Walker opened the city’s first selfie museum, Love Your Selfie, late last July. Featuring 20 “Instagram worthy” sets, the businessRead the story …
Honoring a Grandfather and Rebel Fan
Gate naming reflects Peck family's support of Ole Miss student-athletes
February 19, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A $250,000 gift to the University of Mississippi from Betty Peck, the grandmother of an Ole Miss Rebel, memorializes her late husband, honors her extended family and supports student-athletes. The Ole Miss Athletics Foundation recognized Peck’s gift by placing the family name on entrance Gate 37 of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. “Seeing that wouldRead the story …
Donna Strum Selected as School of Pharmacy Dean
School alumna brings education, leadership experience to official role
February 17, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Donna Strum, whose nationally respected career has spanned professional practice, academics and administration, has been named the new dean of the School of Pharmacy and executive director of the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Mississippi. A three-time graduate of the pharmacy school, Strum served as interim dean andRead the story …
UM Researchers Sending Sonic Experiment to Space Station
Project aims to develop method to control fluids in zero gravity using sound waves
February 17, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A device that can move liquids without physical contact sounds like the stuff of science fiction, so perhaps it’s appropriate that a prototype of just such a marvel is headed to the International Space Station for an out-of-this-world test of its capabilities. When NASA’s next resupply mission to the ISS, Cygnus NG-17,Read the story …
USA Today: How Blues Icon Mamie Smith Paved the Way for Beyoncé
February 16, 2022 by
‘She’s the first Black superstar’: The forgotten history of blues trailblazer Mamie Smith By Charles Trepany Ella Fitzgerald. Billie Holiday. Beyoncé. When most people think of historic Black female recording artists, these and other iconic singers likely come to mind. But according to music historians, it’s possible none of these women would have had the chance to achieve the soaring success they did without MamieRead the story …
Willie Morris Awards Announces Fiction and Poetry Winners
Nathan Harris and Monica Weatherly will be honored at Oxford Conference for the Book
February 15, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A debut fiction writer penning a tale of redemption, loss and social change amid intersecting relationships in the Reconstruction-era South and a poet rediscovering Southern roots are the winners of this year’s Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing, housed at the University of Mississippi. The Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction goesRead the story …
University Seeks Nominations for 2022 Elsie M. Hood Award
Recommendations due March 1 for campus top teaching accolade
February 13, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Do you know an outstanding teacher at the University of Mississippi who deserves to be honored? The university is seeking nominations for the 2022 Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award, the highest honor Ole Miss bestows upon its professors. Faculty, staff, students and alumni are encouraged to submit nominations by March 1Read the story …