OXFORD, Miss. – A global team of scientists, including a University of Mississippi physicist, has determined the best constraint on the mass of photons so far, using observations of super-massive black holes. The research findings appear in the September issue of Physical Review Letters, one of the most prestigious, peer-reviewed academic journals in the field.Read the story …
Physicists’ Use of Black Hole Studies to Measure Photon Mass Published in Physical Review Letters
September 25, 2012 by
FDA Center Honors UM Scientist for Work on Dietary Supplements
September 10, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi researcher has been honored for his research leadership by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, known as CFSAN. Ikhlas A. Khan, assistant director of the UM School of Pharmacy’s National Center for Natural Products Research and director of its FDA CenterRead the story …
Rick Duke Hired as New Director of Economic Development, Executive Director of Insight Park
September 1, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rick Duke, an acknowledged proponent of knowledge-led economic development, is the University of Mississippi’s new director of economic development and executive director of Insight Park. Duke will be responsible for leading the university’s economic development strategies by leveraging university knowledge to improve the competitiveness of Mississippi businesses, partnering with state and federalRead the story …
Veteran Communicator Danny Blanton Hired as UM Director of Media and Public Relations
August 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With more than 24 years of experience in military, corporate, political and nonprofit sector public relations, Danny N. Blanton has returned to the University of Mississippi as his alma mater’s director of media and public relations. “Ole Miss has been a part of my life for the past 30 years,” said Blanton,Read the story …
A Legacy of Learning: Retired Education Professor Creates $25,000 Dilley Museum Endowment
August 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Retired University of Mississippi education professor Lynton Dilley fondly remembers toting around heavy, military-style footlockers in 1981 when she helped establish one of the campus museum’s first educational outreach programs – what was then called “Dilley Boxes.” Dilley, with help from education professors Cindy Leigh and Peggy Emerson, acquired trunks stocked withRead the story …
New Integrated Marketing Head Hopes to Help Students Realize Possibilities of Field
August 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As new director of the integrated marketing communications program at the University of Mississippi’s journalism school, Scott Fiene hopes to help students get passionate about the field and learn to use all the discipline’s tools. With more than two decades of corporate public relations and marketing communications experience, Fiene has plenty ofRead the story …
Chemistry Professor Named Outstanding Teacher of the Year
August 1, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When teaching complicated chemistry concepts, it takes talent to engage students in the classroom. “I work hard to convince students that the molecular basis of life is a really compelling subject,” said Susan Pedigo, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Mississippi. Pedigo undoubtedly has a talent for teaching.Read the story …
UMMC Professor Named Chair-Elect of American Board of Family Medicine
July 27, 2012 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. Diane K. Beebe, professor and chair of family medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been elected chair-elect of the American Board of Family Medicine. The ABFM is the second largest of the 24 medical specialty boards in the United States. Beebe, chair of the Department of Family MedicineRead the story …
Beloved Dean, Professor Emeritus of Engineering Frank A. Anderson Dies at 98
July 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Frank Abel Anderson, 98, associate dean emeritus of the University of Mississippi School of Engineering and professor emeritus of chemical engineering, died Monday (July 23) at Azalea Gardens in Oxford. A memorial service is being planned. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford may be contacted for details. Credited with singlehandedly establishing the departmentRead the story …
Volunteers Needed for Move In 2012
July 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Only a few weeks remain before more than 5,000 Ole Miss students flood the roads and residence halls on campus for the annual fall move in beginning Monday, Aug. 13. With so many Ole Miss students and their families on campus, move in is a great opportunity for members of the Lafayette-Oxford-UniversityRead the story …