OXFORD, Miss. – Robin Street, lecturer in journalism at the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media, has been named PR Professional of the Year by the Oxford chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi. Street, who holds her Accredited in Public Relations certification, specializes in teaching public relations. The award is givenRead the story …
Journalism Faculty Member Named Oxford’s PR Professional of the Year
Robin Street recognized for career and teaching achievements
November 4, 2013 by
New UM Doctoral Program Aims to Help Recovery from Brain Injuries
Special education Ph.D. with neuroscience component among only three of its kind in country
October 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Concussions and other head injuries, including those suffered by football players and military personnel in combat, have attracted widespread attention in recent years. To help address these problems, the University of Mississippi’s School of Education has launched a new Ph.D. program with a neuroscience component. One of only three programs of itsRead the story …
Private Gifts Endow Foodways Professorship
UM now searches for top scholar to fill position for 2014-15
October 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, has long led the nation in documentary work about foodways, the cultural and culinary practices of a region or group. With a new endowed professorship, the SFA aims to drive foodways scholarship,Read the story …
Promotion Takes Parking Director Back to Utah
Long-term plan instituted by Astill will continue to guide parking on campus
October 28, 2013 by
In just over a year, the University of Mississippi’s first parking and transportation director Isaac Astill helped Ole Miss take steps to improve parking on campus, including significant increases in the use of public transit systems by the UM community and a plan for a new parking garage set to break ground in November. OnRead the story …
UPDATE FROM UMMC: Child Born with HIV Still in Remission After 18 Months Off Treatment, Experts Report
October 24, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – A 3-year-old Mississippi child born with HIV and treated with a combination of antiviral drugs unusually early continues to do well and remains free of active infection 18 months after all treatment ceased, according to an updated case report published Oct. 23 in The New England Journal of Medicine. Early findings ofRead the story …
Brown Bag Lecture to Examine University’s Accountancy Resources
J.D. Williams Library home to the world's largest accountancy collection
October 23, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss – The tremendous accountancy resources available at the University of Mississippi’s J.D. Williams Library are the focus of a brown bag lecture by Dale Flesher, a longtime professor and associate dean of the Patterson School of Accountancy, set for Oct. 31. “Accountancy Resources at Ole Miss” is slated for noon in the library’s FaulknerRead the story …
Report Reveals Human Health Potential of Endangered Plant Species
UM scientists and collaborators publish article in prestigious National Academy of Sciences journal
October 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Many plant species facing extinction may contain metabolites that can fight human disease, according to a recent paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The article – which reports work conducted by scientists in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and other collaborators – describes the humanRead the story …
Suggestion Box Open for 2014 Common Reading Experience
Faculty, staff and students invited to nominate books for next year's freshman class
October 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students are invited to take part in the selection process for next year’s Common Reading Experience by nominating a suggested title. This will be the fourth year for the project, which provides all incoming freshmen with the selected book with the requirement that it be readRead the story …
Pharmacy Students Organize ‘Operation Immunization’ for Oxford Campus
Annual drive expands to multiple locations to administer flu shots
October 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Have you gotten your flu shot yet? If not, getting one before this year’s flu season will be a breeze, thanks to pharmacy students at the University of Mississippi. In conjunction with Operation Immunization, members of the local chapter of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists, or APhA-ASP, will provideRead the story …
New Ocean Technology Helps Recover Automated Underwater Vehicle
UM, USM scientists use I-Spider to retrieve sunken $500,000 submersible
October 2, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new technological marvel that University of Mississippi researchers helped develop – a device called the “I-Spider” – allowed researchers to find a $500,000 unmanned vessel that went missing 4,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico’s surface. UM staff members were able to haul the underwater research vehicle, dubbed the Mola Mola,Read the story …