OXFORD, Miss. – The Institute of Child Nutrition at the University of Mississippi promotes best practices for child nutrition programs across the country and is an influential voice in efforts to ensure students have safe, healthy meals. The institute coordinates the Chef’s Move to Schools initiative, which is part of first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign to end childhoodRead the story …
UM Institute of Child Nutrition Helps Schools Transform Their Menus
Goal is to help provide healthier food to fuel student success
November 16, 2016 by
Husni Named to Folio’s ‘100 Most Important People in Magazine Media’
'Mr. Magazine' lauded as an Industry Influencer
November 14, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Samir Husni, professor and Hederman lecturer in the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi, has been named to Folio’s 2016 list of the 100 “Most Important People in Magazine Media.” Known as “Mr. Magazine, Husni said it’s a great honor that the industry he loves andRead the story …
UM Beautification Guru Wins National Honor
Jeff McManus recognized with Professional Grounds Management Society President's Award
November 10, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The man in charge of keeping the “Most Beautiful Campus in America” looking photogenic has received yet another major accolade. Jeff McManus, UM director of landscape, airport and golf operations, has been honored with the Professional Grounds Management Society’s President’s Award. McManus was recognized Oct. 21 at an awards banquet in Louisville,Read the story …
‘Telling Oxford’ Raises Funds for UM Collegiate Recovery Community
Participants to share stories of overcoming addiction at Nov. 2 event
October 28, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Angela Quadrani had her first drink at 10 years old, spiraled deep into alcoholism by the time she was 13 and was in recovery at 18. Now 31, and 12 years sober, she can say she’s never had a legal drink. Quadrani and others will share their stories of overcoming addiction Wednesday (Nov. 2) at Oxford’sRead the story …
Willie Price Students to Trick-or-Treat on Campus
October 26, 2016 by
This Halloween, the sidewalks around the University of Mississippi will be packed with superheroes, princesses and other costumed sorts as the 3- and 4-year-olds of Willie Price Lab School come trick-or-treating. The Willie Price students will begin their walk at 8:30 a.m. Monday (Oct. 31) from Kinard Hall to Martindale Hall, then head to the Lyceum.Read the story …
UM Remembers Dedicated UPD Officer Robert Langley
Family, friends and co-workers share memories at campus service
October 26, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Law enforcement officers from across the state gathered Friday with friends and family members of fallen University of Mississippi police Officer Robert Langley to pay tribute on the 10th anniversary of his death in the line of duty. Langley, who also was a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, was killed Oct.Read the story …
UPD to Remember Fallen Officer Robert Langley
Memorial service to feature several co-workers, director of Law Enforcement Alliance for Peer Support
October 19, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Police Department will hold a memorial service at noon Friday (Oct. 21) in Paris-Yates Chapel on the 10th anniversary of the death of Officer Robert Langley, who was killed in the line of duty in 2006. Langley was killed while assisting with a traffic stop on Jackson AvenueRead the story …
UM Journalism Professor Presents Katrina Archive Work at UCLA
Cynthia Joyce will discuss efforts to recover and republish online writings from era after the storm
October 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A professor in the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media will present her work to discover and republish an archive of lost blogs, emails and other online writing from the years after Hurricane Katrina on Friday (Oct. 14) at the University of California at Los Angeles. Cynthia JoyceRead the story …
UM, Oxford Again Ranked Among Nation’s Best and Most Beautiful
University and its hometown pick up four new accolades
October 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and Oxford often rank at the top of annual lists of beautiful campuses and best college towns, and this fall has brought a new set of national accolades upon the area. USA Today’s Reader’s Choice travel awards contest has named UM the nation’s most beautiful campus, while Thrillist namedRead the story …
University Health Officials, MDH Urge Zika Precautions
Special precautions advised for people traveling to affected areas
September 22, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Though Zika virus isn’t common in Mississippi yet, those who travel to areas where the illness has been reported should take precautions, advise experts at the University of Mississippi and Mississippi Department of Health. The illness is a threat for those who travel to Miami and other endemic areas, said Dr. TravisRead the story …