OXFORD, Miss. – Get active, stay active and help Ole Miss — that’s the simple message behind the Ole Miss Alumni Association’s drive to gain 1,000 new members during the remainder of 2013. Currently, the Alumni Association boasts 24,000 members. While that number is impressive, it is less than 25 percent of the total OleRead the story …
Four Ole Miss Sports Earn Prestigious APR Award
June 6, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Four Ole Miss teams have been recognized among the elite academic programs in the country in their sport with the NCAA’s announcement of the public recognition awards on Wednesday. The Ole Miss women’s cross country, women’s golf, women’s volleyball and women’s tennis teams received the prestigious honor for their latest Academic ProgressRead the story …
Pharmacy Student Competes in Miss Mississippi Pageant
Contestant raises money for children's hospitals
June 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi student Adrian Turner of Tupelo is set to compete in the Miss Mississippi pageant July 10-13. Turner, who is in her fourth professional year of pharmacy school, will be competing as Miss North Central Mississippi. “I hope to show that with determination, drive and passion, anything can be accomplished,”Read the story …
Clarion Ledger: Andy Mullins, a fixture in education circles, retiring after 42 years
June 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Andy Mullins had spent three years as point person of this historic 97-minute event — the Sept. 28, 2008, presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford. As a reward, then-Ole Miss Chancellor Robert Khayat made sure his chief of staff gotRead the story …
Huffington Post: America Meets and Greets the World… in Mississippi!
May 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A first-time visitor to Oxford, Mississippi is easily struck by the quaint charm of this town located just a one hour drive from Memphis. The central square is walled on all sides by quintessentially Southern-style, double-story, open-porch architecture that houses a wide range of eateries, gift shops, and retailers. Home to justRead the story …
Dear Ole Miss
May 29, 2013 by
Dear Dean Reardon: My name is Breck Gamel and I have a son with cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a terminal genetic disease caused by a defective gene that makes the body produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening infections. There is no cure for cystic fibrosis. This year theRead the story …
Interim Provost at Clemson University Named 2013 Engineer of Distinction
May 28, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nadim Aziz, interim vice president for academic affairs and provost at Clemson University, has been named the 2013 Engineer of Distinction by the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. The title is bestowed annually on an exceptional engineer associated with the school. Past winners include Exxon Mobil executives and NASARead the story …
Chemical Engineering Major Wins Senior Leadership Award
Joanna David combines academic excellence with community service to earn coveted recognition
May 28, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While many students are nominated for the University of Mississippi School of Engineering’s annual Senior Leadership Awards, few are actually chosen to receive the honor. So when Joanna Leigh David of Natchez was told of her selection for the coveted recognition, she was greatly appreciative. “I have had the immense honor ofRead the story …
CMSE Student Coaches Team to Success at Statewide, World Robotics Competitions
Team Purple Thunder won first and second place statewide; later placed 13th out of 64 teams in their division in St. Louis
May 28, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ray Holt dramatically impacted the worlds of computer science and flight in 1970 when he invented the world’s first microprocessor chip, a technological leap that enabled the U.S. military to run integrated flight control systems in the F-14 “Tomcat” fighter plane. Forty-three years later, the retired Silicon Valley computer designer completed hisRead the story …
Chambers Accents Career with Community Service
Associate mechanical engineering professor, NCPA senior scientist frequently volunteers time, expertise
May 28, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Most of James Chambers’ days are filled with work responsibilities, yet the University of Mississippi professor and scientist often makes time to volunteer his expertise in various service projects. A senior scientist at UM’s National Center for Physical Acoustics, Chambers takes great pride in providing pro bono consulting work to the communityRead the story …