Throughout 2014, the university’s faculty and staff affected the lives of thousands of students in too many ways to cover in a single blog post, but a few also made major waves in their respective fields. They received high honors from their peers. Here are five UM professors whose professional accomplishments made news this year:Read the story …
UM Museum 75 for 75: 1800s Tinted Mesh Goggles
December 20, 2014 by
In honor of the University of Mississippi Museum‘s 75th anniversary this year, the Ole Miss News Blog is featuring 75 different items from the museum’s archives of more than 20,000 objects. Today’s featured item is a pair of tinted goggles with wire mesh that date back to the late 1800s. The goggles have blue lenses and two straps that tieRead the story …
UM Museum 75 for 75: Theora Hamblett’s ‘Creator’s Star and Trinity’
December 16, 2014 by
In honor of the University of Mississippi Museum‘s 75th anniversary this year, the Ole Miss News Blog is featuring 75 different items from the museum’s archives of more than 20,000 objects. Today’s featured item is Theora Hamblett‘s painting on glass titled “Creator’s Star and Trinity.” Hamblett donated the piece, which features a six-pointed start with 63 yellow rays radiating fromRead the story …
Meet Sarah Siebert, December’s Staff Member of the Month
December 15, 2014 by
The UM Staff Council has chosen Sarah Siebert, who teaches 4-year-olds at Willie Price Lab School, as December’s Staff Member of the Month. To help us get to know her better, Siebert answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Siebert: I started working at Ole Miss inRead the story …
UM Museum 75 for 75: University Greys Jacket
December 7, 2014 by
In honor of the University of Mississippi Museum’s 75th anniversary this year, the Ole Miss News Blog is featuring 75 different items from the museum’s archives of more than 20,000 objects. Today’s featured item is a jacket worn by a member of the University Greys, a unit of the Confederate army that many students joined during theRead the story …
UM Fishing Team Gains Official Club Status
Student team enters tournaments across the region, hopes to add scholarships for fishermen
December 5, 2014 by
After being a student-run organization since it was founded five years ago, Ole Miss Fishing has been approved as an official UM club team. The 11-member team, which ranges from skilled fishermen to those who simply want to learn more about the sport, has for the last five years been funding its own tournaments out-of-pocket.Read the story …
Chancellor Dan Jones Update
December 1, 2014 by
Ross Bjork reports that one of his first calls after the Egg Bowl win on Saturday was to Chancellor Dan Jones, who was very upbeat as he answered the phone on the first ring and enthusiastically shared his pride in the team, the coaches and the great game-day atmosphere. Combined with the delivery of aRead the story …
UM Professor Talks Turkeys On NPR Today
Richard Buchholz will talk about his research of the mating habits of America's favorite Thanksgiving bird
November 21, 2014 by
University of Mississippi Associate Professor of Biology Richard Buchholz will talk about the mating habits of wild turkeys on today’s NPR Science Friday. His segment is expected to air between 2:50 and 3 p.m. (Central). The research, which was funded by the National Science Foundation, was conducted at the UM field station. To hear BuchholzRead the story …
Meet Joanne Mitchell, November’s Staff Member of the Month
November 20, 2014 by
The UM Staff Council has chosen Joanne Mitchell, a communications specialist for the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, as November’s Staff Member of the Month. She answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss to help us get to know her better. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Mitchell: I started in April 2012.Read the story …
UM Alumnus Honored by Navy for Science and Technology Achievements
Kerry Commander receives National Defense Industrial Association Bronze Medal
November 19, 2014 by
A University of Mississippi graduate has earned the National Defense Industrial Association Bronze Medal for Achievements in Science and Technology. Kerry Commander, a Clarksdale native who earned a doctorate in physics and bachelor’s degrees in physics and mathematics from UM, as well as a master’s degree in applied mathematics from the University of Arizona, wasRead the story …