MOSCOW – On Saturday, Brittney Reese survived through the opening round of the 2013 World Championships women’s long jump as the final qualifier. On Sunday, the former Ole Miss star did what she does best. She soared to another world title, capturing her third straight world outdoor crown and sixth overall in international competition. ReeseRead the story …
CNN: Gupta Interviews UM’s ElSohly in Upcoming Documentary
August 11, 2013 by
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta recently visited the University of Mississippi to talk to Dr. Mahmoud A. ElSohly, a professor of Pharmaceutics in the UM School of Pharmacy about the Marijuana Potency Project. The full documentary is scheduled to air on CNN tonight at 7 p.m. CT.
Avoid Tickets and Purchase Your Parking Permit Today
Parking tickets will be issued to all students, faculty, staff without hangtags beginning Monday, Aug. 26
August 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – To ensure delivery of a parking permit prior to the first week of classes, students, faculty and staff should visit www.olemiss.edu/parking prior to Friday, Aug. 9 and order their 2013-2014 permit. Watch the new video here. Current decals expire Aug. 15. If you order a hangtag after Aug. 9, make sure toRead the story …
NEMS Daily Journal: Ole Miss Chancellor at Fair: Refocus on Education
August 1, 2013 by
PHILADELPHIA – University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones told Neshoba County Fairgoers Wednesday that the country and state are struggling because “the focus” on public education has been lost. Jones spoke Wednesday on the first of two days of political speeches under the tin-roofed pavilion on Founders’ Square in the middle of the historic fairgrounds.Read the story …
Community Trust Bank’s Hero of the Week Program Continues at Ole Miss
August 1, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ordinary people do extraordinary things every day in their community and Community Trust Bank believes those stories should be heard. That’s why it is teaming up with Ole Miss for a second-straight year to recognize a local hero at each home football game this season. The Community Trust Bank Hero of theRead the story …
Summer Institute Allows Educators to Teach One Another
Program goal is to strengthen writing instruction in Mississippi schools
July 23, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Teachers from 19 Mississippi counties recently enjoyed the experience of playing a different role in the classroom – that of a student – thanks to the Summer Institute for Teachers at the University of Mississippi. “The main purpose of the Summer Institute is to provide a program that works with teachers toRead the story …
Mississippi Press: Faulkner, Black Literature Examined in Conference
July 23, 2013 by
OXFORD, Mississippi — The 40th annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference will look at the black literature of the western hemisphere and the relationship between it and author William Faulkner. Read the story.
PARADE: Talking Barbecue
July 23, 2013 by
Writer John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi, charts the barbecue phenomenon, which he credits to Americans’ growing respect for traditional food. And nothing is more traditional than barbecue. Read the blog post.
UM Director Highsmith Remembered as Dedicated Marine Scientist
July 11, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. — Raymond Carl Highsmith, 72, executive director of the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology at the University of Mississippi, died of cancer Wednesday (July 10) at his home in Oxford. A funeral service is scheduled Friday (July 12) at 2 p.m. at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford, with Alice Clark officiating.Read the story …