OXFORD, Miss. – With a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Sarah Sams is not the typical teacher candidate. “I originally planned to be a civil engineer, but now I cannot imagine leaving the classroom,” said the Jackson native, who graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Engineering in May and enrolled this fall as aRead the story …
Visiting Scholar to Discuss Language and Life
September 20, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A noted linguistics scholar will discuss how speech researchers may connect their findings to local communities this evening (Sept. 20) at the University of Mississippi. Jeffrey Reaser, associate professor of English at North Carolina State University, lectures at 6 p.m. in Bondurant Hall auditorium. The event is open to the public. Reaser’sRead the story …
Student-Led Car Show to Benefit Mississippi Special Olympics
September 20, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On Sept. 29, the rumble of engines will fill the Oxford community as vehicles of a variety of makes and models roll into town for the Rebel Rod Car Show, a University of Mississippi student-led event benefiting the Mississippi Special Olympics. The show will feature vehicles from 25 car classes including antiqueRead the story …
UM Graduate Student Teaches Physics Concepts at Tougaloo Summer Camp
August 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – One of the highlights of Arif Mohd’s summer was spending a week teaching complex physics concepts – from quantum mechanics to astrometry – to high school students as part of the Physics Summer Program at Tougaloo College in Jackson. “My choice of topics was geared towards giving the students as much exposureRead the story …
UM Center for Mathematics and Science Education Hosts Educators from Botswana
August 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Since its launch six years ago at the University of Mississippi, the Center for Mathematics and Science Education has garnered worldwide acclaim for its approach and methods. And just last week, professors and instructors from the University of Botswana visited Ole Miss to meet with CMSE representatives and faculty from other science,Read the story …
New Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Brings Passion for Helping Students
July 12, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It was an early Saturday morning, Feb. 16, 2008, and Brandi Hephner LaBanc had just experienced what she describes as the most difficult student emergency in her professional career. Only 48 hours before, a gunman had entered a classroom of nearly 250 students at Northern Illinois University and opened fire, killing fiveRead the story …
UM Professor’s Research Project Humanizes Special Needs Individuals Through Film
July 6, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a child, University of Mississippi special education professor Jim Payne bought pencils from a dwarfed, deaf and nearly blind man outside a Woolworth’s store in downtown Lawrence, Kansas. Decades later, that man is the subject of Payne’s latest research project. “Leo Beuerman: A Legacy,” is a digital compilation of films andRead the story …
UMMC Hosts Experimental Stem Cell Clinical Trial
July 5, 2012 by
JACKSON, Miss. – An emergency helicopter trip in May that brought a stroke patient from Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg landed the Clarke County resident the first spot in a clinical trial at the University of Mississippi Medical Center for stem-cell therapy. The new therapy could prevent further brain injury following an initial stroke, preserveRead the story …
Anonymous Donor Gives $100,000 Endowment in UM Retiree’s Honor
July 3, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a professor of biology at the University of Mississippi from 1976 to 2005, Edmund Keiser loved the traditional classroom setting – with its blackboards, books and attentive students at their desks – as much as he enjoyed his field research, trudging through bayou swamps and hiking verdant forests in search ofRead the story …
Former Ole Miss Baseball Standout Selected to Participate in 2012 MLB All-Star Game
July 3, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Former Rebel right-hander and current St. Louis Cardinal Lance Lynn was selected to participate in the 2012 MLB All-Star game on Sunday when the organization announced rosters for both the American League and National League teams. It is the first All-Star Game appearance for Lynn, who is one of four members ofRead the story …