Two mechanical engineering students at the University of Mississippi are the inaugural recipients of the Hino Motors Scholarship. Senior David Biggs, of Norman, Oklahoma, and junior Manny Dhaliwal, of Silver Creek, each received the awards last fall. The scholarships were created following a 2015 meeting in which representatives of Hino Motors Manufacturing Inc. contacted theRead the story …
Two Mechanical Engineering Students Named Inaugural Hino Motors Scholars
David Biggs and Manny Dhaliwal benefit from financial and professional support
March 23, 2018 by
Colby Kimmel Named Mississippi Engineering Society’s 2018 Young Engineer of the Year
UM civil engineering alumna works as project manager at Mississippi Department of Transportation
March 23, 2018 by
Much like the roads she helps design, Colby Willis Kimmel (BSCE 08) goes the extra mile. The University of Mississippi civil engineering alumna’s efforts have been noticed. Most recently, the project manager in roadway design at the Mississippi Department of Transportation was recognized by the Mississippi Engineering Society of the National Society of Professional EngineersRead the story …
Development Officer for School of Engineering Sought
Job is posted on two websites
March 23, 2018 by
The University of Mississippi Foundation is seeking to fill an opening for a School of Engineering development officer. For more information or to apply, visit: https://jobs.olemiss.edu/postings/13533 https://www.higheredjobs.com/admin/details.cfm?JobCode=176678673&Title=Director%20of%20Development%2C%20School%20of%20Engineering
University Seeks Nominations for Annual Frist Awards
Honor recognizes faculty and staff members for outstanding service to students
March 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Away from home, often for the first time, many college students encounter challenges or hardships. But at the University of Mississippi, faculty and staff members often step in to lend a helping hand or words of advice and encouragement. These efforts often go unacknowledged, other than the students’ gratitude and success. ButRead the story …
Southern Studies Professor Receives Fulbright Award
Catarina Passidomo to spend four months in 2019 in Peru
March 16, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi professor Catarina Passidomo is looking forward to traveling to Lima, Peru, to teach and conduct research in 2019 as the recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award. While in Lima, the UM assistant professor of Southern studies and anthropology will teach two courses in the Department of Social SciencesRead the story …
Employee Health Center Adds Dr. Hubert Spears as Staff Physician
New doctor brings surgical skills to boost patient services
March 5, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Hubert Spears has joined the physician staff of the University of Mississippi Employee Health Center, bringing more than 30 years of medical experience, new areas of expertise and his “careful and kind” approach to serving patients. Spears, a native of Grenada who earned his M.D. from UM in 1980, has aRead the story …
Office of the Provost Creates Initiative to Improve Work-Life Balance
Career-Life Connector offers navigators for faculty and staff
February 23, 2018 by
In an effort to improve career-life balance for University of Mississippi employees, the Office of the Provost has created the Career-Life Connector Initiative to help faculty and staff balance professional and personal responsibilities. The initiative includes four career-life navigators who share their experiences of integrating work and personal life with the understanding that individuals have different priorities inRead the story …
Q&A: Meet Amanda Drew, UM’s New Emergency Management Coordinator
February 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Amanda Drew, who has worked for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and also as a firefighter in Massachusetts, became the University of Mississippi’s new emergency management coordinator Feb. 19. Drew, who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts, was a FEMA applicant services programs specialist before comingRead the story …
Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Shows He’s a Team Player
Justin Carrillo works for US Army Corps of ERDC in Vicksburg
February 22, 2018 by
Five years ago, Justin Carrillo (BSME 13) was only beginning his career as a professional engineer. Today, the University of Mississippi alumnus works as a research mechanical engineer and is one of the award-winning team members in the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg. “The U.S.Read the story …
UM Professor’s Research Highlighted in Ship Technology Publication
Waheed Uddin shares insights into how infrastructure improvements can protect ports during coastal disasters
February 22, 2018 by
A University of Mississippi civil engineering professor’s research about how infrastructure improvements can help protect ports from the effects of coastal disasters such as hurricanes and tsunamis was featured in a technology publication recently. Waheed Uddin, director of UM’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure Technology, was featured in a story appearing in the digital magazine ShipRead the story …