Edward Woo specializes in the practice of creating, storing, finding, manipulating and sharing information, otherwise known as informatics, within the field of pharmacy. The University of Mississippi electrical engineering and pharmacy alumnus (BSEE 03, BSPh 05, PharmD 07) began his informatics and pharmacy career shortly after earning his electrical engineering degree. He started as aRead the story …
English Professor Awarded ACLS Fellowship
Caroline Wigginton will spend the next year completing her second monograph
May 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The American Council of Learned Societies awarded a 2017 fellowship to Caroline Wigginton, assistant professor of English at the University of Mississippi. Wigginton is among 71 recipients chosen from nearly 1,200 applicants in the national competition, open to scholars from the humanities and related social sciences. She will begin her fellowship JulyRead the story …
Mississippi Robotics Champs Earn World Championship
Pearl team wins title as part of a three-team alliance in Texas
May 5, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A robotics team from Pearl that won the Mississippi’s FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition in March at the University of Mississippi has gone on to win a world championship in Houston, Texas. The group of friends from Pearl has worked together for more than five years and was part of a three-team allianceRead the story …
Shan Jiang Joins Mechanical Engineering Faculty
Postdoctoral fellow brings research expertise to department, students
April 25, 2017 by
When it comes to athletics, the University of Mississippi and the University of Missouri are rivals. But when Shan Jiang decided it was time to begin his professional teaching and research career at an R1 institution, he didn’t find it too difficult to forsake the Tigers for the Rebels. “I was a ‘Mizzou Tiger,’ butRead the story …
Alumnus William H. Baker Jr. Presented McCulloch Lifetime Achievement Award
Honor recognizes contributions to Association for Manufacturing Excellence
April 25, 2017 by
Adding to many accolades during his career, William H. “Bill” Baker Jr. (ME 63) received the 2016 Mac McCulloch Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Manufacturing Excellence. Established in 2004, the McCulloch Award not only recognizes service to the association but also honors an individual’s character, integrity and leadership. Recipients are nominated and selectedRead the story …
Colbert Lehr Reflects upon Time as Engineering Student Body President
With experience, planning, electrical engineering senior accomplishes a lot during his time in office
April 25, 2017 by
Colbert Lehr, an electrical engineering major from Brandon, said that his time serving on the Engineering Student Body Leadership Council since his freshman year helped him decide to run for the position of ESB president. He was elected ESB president by his peers last spring and has spent the past 12 months working to betterRead the story …
Counseling Center Has New Home, Same Values of ‘Acceptance and Respect’
Officials plan to expand staff and add more services in coming years
April 20, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Counseling Center, which focuses on treating clients with “acceptance, respect, compassion and support” through a broad range of services, recently celebrated its first anniversary in its new location on the third floor of Lester Hall. The space is an improvement over the center’s old home, in the oldRead the story …
Biologist David George Haskell to Deliver UM Earth Day Keynote
Pulitzer nominee to talk on 'The Songs of Trees' April 20 on campus
April 10, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – David George Haskell, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of “The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature,” will bring his attention to detail and unique blending of science and literature to the University of Mississippi for its Earth Day keynote address. Haskell, who is also a renowned biologist, will discuss “The Songs of Trees:Read the story …