Known by many as the “Father of Public Relations,” UM graduate (BA ’40) Harold Burson has long been one our university’s most notable alumni. Now at 93 years young, the Memphis native is one of the founding members of Burson-Marsteller, one of the largest public relations companies in the world and has quite a storyRead the story …
Danny Blanton: Ole Miss Called Me Home From Kabul
February 28, 2014 by
In August 1982, a wide-eyed boy from the Mississippi Delta enrolled in the University of Mississippi. Thirty years later, with a little more wisdom and several grey strands, that same boy returned as the university’s Director of Public Relations. I returned to my alma mater in August 2012 from a job I was very committedRead the story …
Fun Fact: UM Owns Over 40 Patents
February 26, 2014 by
I was goofing off on the Internet … er, I mean looking for a blog post item … Tuesday and I ran across this interesting factoid on the official University of Mississippi website. “The university holds more than 40 patents for inventions including a fire ant trap, an algal herbicide, novel drug-delivery systems, a thermoacousticRead the story …
UM Engineers Without Borders Bond While Working in Togo
February 25, 2014 by
HEDOME, Togo, — If you were to take out a globe and tell an average American to point out the country of Togo, they probably couldn’t. I certainly didn’t know where it was until I went there during Winter Intersession in January. As the 2013 fall semester ended, my journalism adviser told me to comeRead the story …
Video: Dr. Arthur C. Guyton Has An Interesting Story
February 21, 2014 by
Dr. Arthur C. Guyton’s famous and widely used textbook, “Textbook of Medical Physiology,” had its beginnings in Oxford. University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones recalls the origins of that book in this video by Mary Stanton Knight. Click here for a link to Guyton’s biography on the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Web site.
UM Alumni Association: More States Offering Ole Miss Car Tags
Georgia, Alabama to start selling UM plates soon, Washington D.C. started selling them earlier this year
February 20, 2014 by
The University of Mississippi Alumni Association reports a growing number of U.S. states are now selling UM car tags and more states are set to allow drivers to show their Rebel pride. “Ole Miss alumni and friends who live in Tennessee, Texas and Washington, D.C., currently have the opportunity to purchase an Ole Miss affinityRead the story …
Former CIA Analyst Portrayed in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Comes to UM
Cindy Storer, who played role in capture of Osama Bin Laden, speaks at the Turner Center Thursday at 7 p.m.
February 19, 2014 by
The CIA analyst who helped discover the existence of the terrorist group al-Qaida and whose two decades of service helped engineer the elimination of the world’s most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden, will visit the University of Mississippi’s Center for Intelligence and Security Studies Thursday. Cynthia “Cindy” Storer’s visit will include her free, public addressRead the story …
Rebel Moms
February 17, 2014 by
Hi, I’m Misty and, like many women who live here in Oxford, I am a full-time working mom. Like most moms, I am super vigilant about trying to be a “Supermom” and provide my kids with all the best in education and well-rounded activities to stimulate brain development and foster academic and social growth. SinceRead the story …
UM Has One of the Most Engaging Collegiate Facebook Pages
Marks second consecutive year that page has landed in the top 10
February 17, 2014 by
Today marks a pretty big day for our department as well as the entire Ole Miss community on social media. The University of Mississippi Facebook page has been ranked the second most engaging college/university Facebook page of its size (between 25,000 – 74,999 ‘Likes’) by VarsityOutreach.com. Varsity Outreach is a third-party website that publishes ‘TheRead the story …
Last Minute Valentine’s Tips
No time? No money? No problem
February 14, 2014 by
Valentine’s Day in the town of Oxford can be difficult to navigate if you’re new to the area. Local restaurants begin accepting Valentine’s reservations as early as the first few weeks in January and you’ve got to do a bit of planning to make sure you (and most importantly, your significant other) aren’t left outRead the story …