Dr. Marshall Crowther, medical director of the University of Mississippi Department of Health and Sports Performance and a physician at Student Health Services, is among four doctors serving on the Southeastern Conference Medical Review Committee. The committee is responsible for performing annual fitness exams and clearing officials to participate in SEC games. Crowther said heRead the story …
UM Physician Selected to SEC Medical Review Committee
Dr. Marshall Crowther helps certify officials' fitness to officiate conference sporting events
September 2, 2016 by
UM Museum Exhibit Features Work of William Eggleston
Renowned photographer acclaimed for transforming ordinary scenes into fine art
September 1, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Through the eye of photographer William Eggleston, nothing is ordinary, despite his photographs’ apparent depiction of ordinary things and ordinary people doing ordinary things. Eggleston once said, “I am at war with the obvious,” a phrase curators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art thought apt enough to use as the title forRead the story …
UM Accountancy Programs Maintain Top 10 Standing
Undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree programs continue string of elite rankings
August 31, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – All three degree programs at the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy are among the top 10 in the 2016 annual national rankings of accounting programs published by the journal Public Accounting Report. The undergraduate program is ranked No. 7, the master’s program is No. 8 and the doctoral program is No.Read the story …
Dios, UM’s New K-9 Cop, to be Sworn in Sept. 6
Dog's value to UPD goes far beyond his ability to detect narcotics and other contraband
August 30, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Police Department is getting a well-trained, sociable new officer, but this one isn’t typical. He has four feet, is covered in fur and is only a year old. Dios, the university’s new K-9 officer, will be sworn in at a campus ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 6 inRead the story …
Alumni, Friends Provide Record $194.3 Million to Support UM
Private support sustains university and propels academics, research, athletics across campuses
August 24, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Strong private support, primarily directed to specific programs, enables the University of Mississippi to strengthen its faculty, increase student scholarships, contribute to research discoveries and help improve health care for all ages. In the UM Foundation’s fiscal year ending June 30, private donors and foundations committed a record $194.3 million to supportRead the story …
Two UM Colleagues United by Kidney Transplant
Decades-long friendship yields lifesaving surgery, lifelong connection
August 19, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A crisis situation often reveals who one’s true friends are. University of Mississippi colleagues Charlotte Pegues and Leslie Banahan discovered the depths of their friendship recently when a health crisis for the former brought the latter to her rescue. Three years ago, Pegues’ kidneys began to fail, eventually placing her in direRead the story …
$19.9 Million NIH Obesity Research Award Largest Ever for UMMC
Funding will allow Medical Center to tackle one of state's biggest health care issues
August 18, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center has received its largest single award ever to confront one of the state’s largest health issues. The five-year, $19.9 million award from the National Institutes of Health will fund the Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Supported by the NIH’s Institutional Development Award, or IDeA,Read the story …
Brittney Reese Claims Silver in Olympic Long Jump
Former Rebel medals in second straight games
August 18, 2016 by
RIO DE JANEIRO – Former University of Mississippi great Brittney Reese (BA English ’11) added another shiny medal to her collection with a world-class long jump performance en route to silver Wednesday night at Rio’s Olympic Stadium. The world’s premier female long jumper since she turned pro after her 2008 junior year at Ole Miss, ReeseRead the story …
Former Rebel Kendricks Claims Pole Vault Bronze at Rio Olympics
Third Ole Miss track athlete to medal at Olympic Games
August 16, 2016 by
RIO DE JANEIRO – It was a special Monday night in Brazil for University of Mississippi alumnus Sam Kendricks, who captured a bronze medal in the men’s pole vault at the 2016 Olympic Games. In a dramatic competition that came down to three final vaulters, Kendricks rose to the occasion by clearing 5.85 meters (19-2.25) onRead the story …
Ole Miss’ Saunders Places Fifth in Olympic Shot Put in Rio
Rising Junior Tosses Big PR of 19.35m/63-6
August 13, 2016 by
RIO DE JANEIRO – Raven Saunders trained and competed all year to get to the Olympics, and her first appearance on the world’s biggest stage did not disappoint. The Ole Miss rising junior used a personal-best heave of 19.35 meters (63-6) on her last throw of Friday night’s shot put final to earn fifth place. HerRead the story …