OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students can pick up a free prescription drug lockbox at the campus Pharmacy Health Services. The lockboxes became available after the Center for Wellness Education conducted a College Prescription Drug Survey on the Ole Miss campus. The results confirmed that students are gaining access to prescription medications – forRead the story …
Lockboxes Available to UM Students for Prescription Medications
Center for Wellness Education offers resource to help reduce opioid abuse
March 25, 2019 by
Croft Student Secures Phi Beta Kappa Society Writing Internship
Jacob Gambrell to write articles for society's Key Reporter
March 22, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi senior Jacob Gambrell, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, has received the Phi Beta Kappa Society Writing Internship Award. Every year, the Phi Beta Kappa Society, one of the most prestigious academic honor societies, seeks writing interns to help publish pieces about the society and to cover various stories about alumni membersRead the story …
UM Celebrates M Partner Pilot Year, Sets Ambitious Goals
Community, university partners build momentum to advance projects across state
March 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With more than a dozen ongoing community-engaged courses and service projects, University of Mississippi faculty, staff, students and community partners are leading a groundbreaking spring semester. The pilot phase of M Partner will address priority projects centered around community health and well-being, economic development, educational initiatives and beautification. All these projects haveRead the story …
UM Receives Grant to Pursue Tobacco-Free Campus
Grants from CVS Health Foundation, American Cancer Society will support tobacco-free policies
March 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As part of its commitment to building healthier communities, CVS Health has provided $18,000 in grants through the CVS Health Foundation to the University of Mississippi to advocate for, adopt and implement 100 percent smoke- and tobacco-free campus policies, including limiting the use of e-cigarettes. The university is part of a more-than-$1.4Read the story …
Friends of the Museum Presents Major Exhibition and Symposium
UM Museum acquires Dunlap's 'Meditations on the Origins of Agriculture in America'
March 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Friends of the Museum presents “Meditations on the Landscape in Art and Literature,” an exhibition and symposium to celebrate the acquisition of artist William Dunlap’s “Meditations on the Origins of Agriculture in America.” The exhibition will run at the University of Mississippi Museum from March 25 to July 27. Visitors can expectRead the story …
First Ole Miss Giving Day Set For April 11-12
UM online, social media campaign seeks engagement
March 13, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi invites all students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to support higher education April 11-12 – strengthening the university through an online, social media-driven giving campaign. The inaugural Ole Miss Giving Day will launch at noon on April 11 and last 1 day, 8 hours and 48 minutes inRead the story …
University Renews Free NCFDD Membership to Faculty, Students and Staff
Hundreds have already joined organization that supports academics' careers
March 6, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Office of the Provost and Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi have renewed an institutional membership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. All faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral students and staff can join the nearly 480 UM employees and students who are already members of NCFDD. The freeRead the story …
NPR: UM law professor, space expert featured in moon preservation story
February 27, 2019 by
NPR: How Do You Preserve History On The Moon? By Nell Greenfieldboyce Historic preservationists are hoping that the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing this summer will persuade the United Nations to do something to protect Neil Armstrong’s footprints in the lunar dust. Some of his boot marks are still up there, afterRead the story …
An Explorer at Heart, International Student Blazes Unique Path
Elena Bauer embraces expansive opportunities to benefit communities and develop well-rounded skills
February 13, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Elena Bauer never imagined she would live in Mississippi. A dual citizen of Germany and the U.S., she spent her childhood moving back and forth between Europe and the states while her parents – Haitian-American and German – pursued careers in academia. The second-year student in the University of Mississippi School ofRead the story …
NPR: UM blues curator mentioned in Cedric Burnside article
February 11, 2019 by
Grammy-Nominated Blues Musician Cedric Burnside Remembers His Roots NPR Growing up poor in Mississippi, Cedric Burnside didn’t have running water. It’s a fact he highlights in the first song on his Grammy-nominated album, Benton County Relic. In the upbeat, soulful song, titled “We Made It,” Burnside croons verses like, “I came from nothing, I doneRead the story …