OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and its School of Pharmacy have received a five-year, $10 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence, or COBRE, grant from the National Institutes of Health. “This is an exciting time for the School of Pharmacy and the University of Mississippi,” said David D. Allen, the pharmacy school’s dean.Read the story …
Center of Research Excellence in Natural Products Neuroscience Receives $10 Million COBRE Grant
Award provides opportunities for drug addiction research
October 31, 2012 by
Committee Now Accepting Book Nominations From University Community
Previous selections include "Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter" and "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
October 31, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Now entering its third year of campus-wide participation, the University of Mississippi Common Reading Experience needs your help. Faculty, staff and students are invited to suggest a book for the 2013 Common Reading Experience committee. According to committee co-chair and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Leslie Banahan, nominations are vital toRead the story …
Winter Institute 2011 Summer Youth Program Chronicled in Documentary
Film follows students as they learn to lead racial reconciliation efforts
October 31, 2012 by
‘Growing Our Own’ from Spot On Productions LLC on Vimeo. OXFORD, Miss. – When a Spot On Productions camera crew arrived at the University of Mississippi last summer, they weren’t sure exactly what to expect. There was no script, professional actors or special effects. A year later, their efforts have yielded a buzz-generating documentary aboutRead the story …
Navy Jazz Band to Perform Free Concert at UM Ford Center for the Performing Arts
University honors student and local veterans with 6 p.m. reception
October 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi family is set to honor student and local veterans Monday (Nov. 5) with a series of events, including a 90-minute performance by the U.S. Navy Commodores Jazz Band. The Commodores, the premier jazz ensemble of the U.S. Navy and “one of the finest jazz ensembles in the world”Read the story …
Ole Miss Faculty and Staff Retirees Invited to Presentation
Local historian and author Jack Mayfield to speak at Inn at Ole Miss
October 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Faculty/Staff Retirees Association invites all retired faculty and staff members, along with their spouses or guest, to a presentation by Jack Lamar Mayfield at the Inn at Ole Miss Ballroom on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 10:30 a.m. Mayfield, a local historian and author, will talk about Oxford’s rich historyRead the story …
Community Children Invited to Annual UM Fall Carnival
Housing Group to Host Event on Evening of Oct. 31
October 12, 2012 by
Is the Grove haunted? Anything is possible on All Hallows’ Eve. Join the University of Mississippi Residential Housing Association when they host their annual Fall Carnival in the Grove on Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Local children (kindergarten through middle school age) accompanied by their parents are invited to attend. RHA representativesRead the story …
UM Commemorates 50 Years of Integration
September 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi continues the commemoration of its golden anniversary of integration with a series of special events scheduled over the next couple of weeks. With “Opening the Closed Society” as its theme, events include keynote addresses by U.S. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder and legendary entertainer and civil rights activist HarryRead the story …
Community Invited to “Sounds of Ancient Greece”
September 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss – The Archaeological Institute of America and the Department of Classics invite you to a lecture by Dr. Nikos Xanthoulides, an Associate Researcher with the Academy of Athens, Greece. The lecture, “Sounds of Ancient Greece,” takes place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 in the Turner Center Auditorium. Check out the abstractRead the story …
Annual Christopher Longest Lecture to Examine Concept of ‘Otherness’
September 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A professor of literature and romance studies at Duke University is set to discuss the concept of “otherness” in society when she speaks Thursday (Sept. 27) at the University of Mississippi. Toril Moi is slated to deliver the 52nd annual Christopher Longest Lecture at 6 p.m. in Bondurant Hall, Room 204C. ARead the story …
Courtney Pearson First African-American to be Elected Homecoming Queen at UM
September 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Campaigning was challenging and winning the election was rewarding, but making history in the process is mind-boggling for Courtney Roxanne Pearson, who recently became the University of Mississippi’s first African-American homecoming queen. The 21-year-old senior English secondary education major from Memphis won the title in a run-off during annual campus personality elections.Read the story …