OXFORD, Miss. – Tom Franklin, a celebrated novelist and University of Mississippi associate professor of fiction writing, is a 2016 recipient of the Berlin Prize, which the American Academy in Berlin awards to scholars, writers and artists. The prize includes a semester-long fellowship in Germany. Franklin, who has taught at UM since 2003, is amongRead the story …
Franklin Wins Berlin Prize, Fellowship in Germany
Author plans to use time to focus on his latest novel
May 23, 2016 by
Brokaw Touts Service, ‘Real’ Life Experiences to UM Graduates
Veteran newsman delivers Commencement address to thousands in the Grove
May 14, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Respected journalist Tom Brokaw warned the University of Mississippi’s graduates that they’re living in an age of violence and social media noise and he challenged them to cherish “real” experiences and help make their world a better place. Brokaw, best known as the longtime anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” gave the university’sRead the story …
Clayton Overcomes Addiction, Homelessness to Earn UM Degree
Dedication and hard work helps grandfather turn his life around while helping others
May 9, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In 2008, Ricky Clayton was in his early 50s, lost in the throes of a life-threatening painkiller addiction and homeless in Memphis. Substance abuse had been with him like a shadow for more than 30 years. In 2005, his brother died alone from a heroin overdose in a Burger King bathroom. Clayton, who wasRead the story …
UM Offers New Minor in Digital Media Studies
Program will include four emphases with common areas of technology and problem-solving
May 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will offer a new interdisciplinary minor in digital studies designed to equip undergraduate students from many different degree majors with digital computing, design and communication skills to complement their main academic focus. The new minor, offered beginning in fall 2016, will be housed and administered in the College ofRead the story …
UM Professor Hopes To Revolutionize Alloy Development
Amrita Mishra explores using technology to find 'the right recipe'
May 4, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Discovering, developing and commercializing alloys and other advanced materials can take up to 20 years, but a University of Mississippi mechanical engineering professor hopes to speed up the process by applying computational methods to the periodic table. A paper detailing that work co-authored by Amrita Mishra, a UM assistant professor, and sevenRead the story …
‘Operation Magnolia Lightning’ Teams Up ROTC, Arabic Students
UM language program and military cadets both benefit from realistic simulation exercise
May 3, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two neighboring Muslim villages – one Sunni and one Shia – were locked in a dispute after one of the communities accused the other of intentionally contaminating its drinking water. Fourteen students from the University of Mississippi’s Arabic Language Program and 250 ROTC cadets from UM and four other Mississippi universities found themselvesRead the story …
Meet Mary Ann Crocker, April’s Staff Member of the Month
April 22, 2016 by
Mary Ann Crocker, senior administrative secretary at the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for April. To help us get to know her better, Crocker answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Crocker: Sixteen years andRead the story …
‘Star Analysts’ May Drive Dramatic Stock Shifts
UM professor co-authors study on influence of elite group of forecasters
April 18, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – So-called “star analysts” have great power over stock prices, a University of Mississippi professor and director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has discovered. Richard Gentry, an assistant professor of entrepreneurship and strategy, worked on the study with Steven Boivie, of Texas A&M University, and Scott D. Graffin, of the UniversityRead the story …
UM, Legislature Working To Secure STEM Center Funding
University seeks up to $40 million for massive building project
April 15, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi leaders are working with the Mississippi Legislature to secure up to $40 million over four years toward the cost of a new $138 million science, technology, engineering and mathematics building. The center is the crown jewel of the university’s newly-created Science District. UM Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter notes the university’s longstanding commitmentRead the story …
UM Theater Students Draw Attention to Water Issues
Performance part of National Water Dance 2016
April 12, 2016 by
Dance students from the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre Arts are participating in National Water Dance 2016, which draws attention to water issues such as the need for clean drinking water and rising sea levels. They will take that movement to Mud Island River Park in Memphis for a performance that’s free and open toRead the story …