OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi High School instructor Gail Davis has been named the Mississippi Outstanding Earth Science Teacher of the Year by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. The Oxford resident teaches high school earth and space science online for 9th-12th graders in the UM High School online program. She also teaches scienceRead the story …
UMHS Teacher Named 2021 Outstanding Earth and Space Science Teacher
Gail Davis honored by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers
August 17, 2021 by
Honor Society Chapter Recognized as Active Star
August 16, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars has been given Active Star status by the national organization. A nonprofit organization certified by the Association of College Honor Societies, NSCS recognizes and elevates high-achieving undergraduates who excel academically during their first and second year of college. With itsRead the story …
Census Data Offers Insights into Changing Face of the State
Mississippi leaders can use information to improve communities, stem population loss
August 13, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss – The latest installment of 2020 U.S. Census data, released earlier this week, offers some important insights for state and local leaders on how the region’s demographics are shifting and how to battle the trend of declining population within Mississippi’s borders. Unlike the first release in April, this data includes demographic characteristics –Read the story …
McCormick’s Complete with Installation of Bar Top
Alumnus Ben Napier delivers handcrafted piece to Inn at Ole Miss restaurant
August 11, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – McCormick’s bar and grill in The Inn at Ole Miss received the finishing touch recently with the installation of a bar top handcrafted by Ben Napier, University of Mississippi alumnus and star of HGTV’s “Home Town.” Napier, a 2007 UM graduate from Laurel, delivered the bar top Friday (Aug. 6) and helpedRead the story …
New Institute Focuses on Improving Student Wellness
Triplett Foundation gift expands Magee Center's work far beyond Ole Miss campus
August 11, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Triplett family – longtime supporters of the University of Mississippi and its efforts to improve life for Mississippians – is making a big dream to help others come true. The family’s $500,000 gift, from the Dr. and Mrs. R. Faser Triplett Foundation, provides the seed money needed to establish the WilliamRead the story …
WAMU-AM: UM Geologists Exploring Fault Lines in Nation’s Capital
August 10, 2021 by
Meet The Geologists Mapping D.C. And All Of Its Faults By Martin Austermuhle/”DCist,” WAMU-AM If you ask most people in D.C. about fault lines, there’s a fair chance they’ll think you’re asking about politics and muse on the growing gap between Democrats and Republicans. Greg Easson, on the other hand, thinks about gaps between two massive blocksRead the story …
Creating Opportunities in Taiwan
Fund eases study abroad costs for UM students
August 9, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and Taiwan are on opposite sides of the globe, but a recent gift from American First National Bank is bringing the two closer together. As a result of the Houston, Texas-headquartered bank’s $60,000 gift, UM students studying abroad in Taiwan will be able to afford a host ofRead the story …
Faculty Team Receives First Science Education Partnership Award
Project SCORE aims to increase interest in health sciences among Mississippi youth
August 9, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A team of University of Mississippi faculty members has received a prestigious $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Science Education Partnership Award program. This is the first SEPA grant awarded to the university. It brings together faculty from across the university to participate in Project SCORE, which stands forRead the story …
University Appoints David Whitcomb as General Counsel
Accomplished attorney brings more than 25 years of legal experience
August 4, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – David Whitcomb, an attorney with more than 25 years of experience across the corporate, governmental and higher education sectors, has been appointed as chief legal officer and general counsel at the University of Mississippi. Whitcomb comes to Ole Miss from the University of Tennessee System, where he served as deputy general counsel. In hisRead the story …
Meet Daniel Sanford, UM’s Next Chief of Police
Daniel Sanford, veteran University of Alabama law enforcement officer, takes the helm at UPD Aug. 9
August 3, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has hired Daniel Sanford, veteran law enforcement officer from another Southeastern Conference university, as its next director of University Police and Campus Safety. Sanford will join Ole Miss Aug. 9 from the University of Alabama, where he served as assistant chief of police since 2019. The incoming chiefRead the story …