Athletics Director Ross Bjork will lead a walk on campus Wednesday morning as part of National Walking Day. The walk, which begins at 9 a.m. in front of the Lyceum, kicks off a six-week RebelWell Walking Challenge for UM employees. RebelWell is a new program designed to help position the university as a leader inRead the story …
RebelWell Walking Challenge kicks off Wednesday
Five participants and one department will receive prizes
March 31, 2014 by
Free Legal Advice For Family Law Issues April 3
March 27, 2014 by
A FREE FAMILY LAW LEGAL CLINIC sponsored by the UM Law School’s Pro Bono Initiative and the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers’ Project on April 3 at 1:00 at the law school. Attorneys and law students will provide free legal advice and assist with drafting complaints for divorce, guardianship, custody and visitation, and child support on April 3. Call (601) 960-9577 toRead the story …
UM Professor Creates ‘Living Music Resource’ Online Video Library
The first Living Music Resource live interview happens Tuesday at the Ford Center's Studio Theater
March 24, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi music professor has created a free online video library of interviews for vocalists and plans a live interactive interview with California composer Sara Graef at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 25) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts’ Studio Theater. Nancy Maria Balach, associate professor of music,Read the story …
Tickets Available for T.P. Vinson Scholarship Reception
Annual event scheduled March 29 in Robert C. Khayat Law Center
March 21, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Recipients of the T.P. Vinson Memorial Scholarship and T.P. Vinson Educator Award at the University of Mississippi will be recognized during an annual reception set for March 29. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Robert C. Khayat Law Center. Both honorees will be announced as family, colleaguesRead the story …
Ole Miss Career Center Receives $5,000 Donation
March 20, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Career Center will benefit from a recent $5,000 contribution from Fastenal, a national corporation that distributes screws, nuts and other supplies for construction projects. The donation will be used for more student programming as well as updates to the Career Center, said Jonathan Harrington, the center’s associate directorRead the story …
Pharmacy Alumni Weekend Scheduled for April 4-5
Classes of 1954, '64, '74, '84, '89, '94 and 2004 celebrating reunions
March 11, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The School of Pharmacy is encouraging all its graduates to register for Pharmacy Alumni Weekend, to be held April 4-5 in Oxford. “I am greatly looking forward to reconnecting with our alumni during Pharmacy Weekend,” said David D. Allen, the school’s dean. “It’s always a wonderful time of fun and fellowship.” CelebratingRead the story …
Partnership to Screen Films on America’s Civil Rights Struggle
Initial film delayed by snow rescheduled for March 18, other events slated throughout year
March 7, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Several community and University of Mississippi entities are partnering to offer film screenings and discussions of four documentaries focusing on civil rights in America. Some of the events, which were postponed from February because of winter weather, are set for March 18. The series of events is part of “Created Equal: America’sRead the story …
UM Horizons Program Receives $10,000 United Way Grant
Funds will help expand summer opportunities for students in kindergarten through second grade
February 11, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The United Way of Oxford and Lafayette County has awarded Horizons at the University of Mississippi a $10,000 grant, which will be used to support expansion of education programs. Horizons is an initiative of the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement. “We appreciate the United Way’s support of the program andRead the story …
Black History Month Kickoff Challenges, Inspires
Sociology professor Barbara Combs delivers keynote on racial barriers in society
February 5, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s kickoff celebration for Black History Month included several speakers, a riveting performance of “If I Got My Ticket” and “Ride on King Jesus” by the UM Gospel Choir, and presentation of the 2014 Lift Every Voice Awards. The Tuesday (Feb. 4) celebration in the Ole Miss Student UnionRead the story …
Antihydrogen is Focus of February Science Cafe
Berkeley physicist Jonathan Wurtele speaks Feb. 18
February 4, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The discovery and research of antimatter is the focus for this month’s installment of a public science forum organized by the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy. The spring semester’s second meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at Lusa Pastry Cafe, 2305 West Jackson Ave.Read the story …