OXFORD, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant has named noted poet and University of Mississippi educator Beth Ann Fennelly as Mississippi’s poet laureate. The prize-winning author will spend the next four years as the official state poet while working to make poetry more accessible to Mississippians. Fennelly is director of the UM Master of Fine Arts inRead the story …
Fennelly Named Mississippi’s New Poet Laureate
Acclaimed author will spend four years working to promote poetry in schools, creating works for state
August 11, 2016 by
Friends of Children’s Hospital Pledges $20 Million to Capital Campaign
August 9, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Friends of Children’s Hospital, a nonprofit group dedicated to raising funds for Batson Children’s Hospital, has committed to raising $20 million over the next 10 years to go toward the $100 million Children’s of Mississippi capital campaign. “Friends of Children’s Hospital is extremely proud of the $17 million we’ve raised since 1989Read the story …
UM Named Among ‘Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplaces’
Recognition honors university's work to promote healthy lifestyles and physical activity
July 25, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi, which has aggressively implemented many health and wellness initiatives for its more than 2,900 employees, has again been named one of Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplaces. The Mississippi Business Journal, the Mississippi Business Group on Health and the Mississippi Department of Health hand out the designation each year. The university will be honored during aRead the story …
Ole Miss Athletics Foundation Announces Record-Breaking Year
UM supporters contributed $45.6 million over the past fiscal year
July 24, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Athletics Foundation collected $45.6 million in cash contributions, a new record, from donors in the fiscal year that ended June 30. The annual contributions break the previous high of $35.2 million in cash donations set the previous fiscal year. Cash giving in the previous two years was $27.4 millionRead the story …
CMSE Staffer Receives International Award for Robotics Work
Mannie Lowe honored for growth, impact of FTC Robotics Challenge statewide
July 20, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mannie Lowe, a staff member at the University of Mississippi, is the 2016 recipient of the International Volunteer of the Year Award from FIRST, an organization that promotes an interest in STEM fields among students, with programs such as the FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition for middle- and high-schoolers. As this year’s honoree, Lowe,Read the story …
UM Named to ‘Great Colleges to Work For’ Honor Roll
Ole Miss makes prestigious list for eighth consecutive year
July 19, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi continues to build on its list of achievements, receiving recognition in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “2016 Great Colleges to Work For” Honor Roll. In acknowledging this latest honor, Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter noted this distinction is a reflection of the welcoming and supportive atmosphere that faculty and staff find on all campuses ofRead the story …
UM Restaurants Going Green
Rebel Market, Catering first in state to achieve GRA certification; Lenoir Dining also in process
July 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A restaurant and a catering service at the University of Mississippi are the only Certified Green restaurants in the state of Mississippi. Catering at UM and Rebel Market, both managed by Aramark, began the process last March and achieved Level 1 Certification from the Green Restaurant Association in mid-June. “It has beenRead the story …
Oxford Blues Fest Set for July 15 and 16
Headline acts to play in Grove
July 12, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mosley and Johnson Band, Leo “Bud” Welch and Tullie Brae will headline the seventh annual Oxford Blues Festival July 15 and 16 at the University of Mississippi and Shelter on Van Buren. The festival’s mission is to preserve, protect and promote blues music and culture, and the event includes education, communityRead the story …
UM Biology Professor Aims to Reduce Shark Deaths
New device could help commercial fishermen to avoid bycatch
June 30, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fishermen unintentionally catch millions of sharks each year, and many don’t survive the physical stress of being reeled in, but University of Mississippi biology professor Glenn Parsons is designing a device that could prevent them from ever being hooked. Accidental catches, referred to as “bycatch”, are a nuisance for commercial and recreational fishermen whoRead the story …
Gravitational Waves Detected from Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes
UM physicists part of team working with data from Advanced LIGO detectors
June 15, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi researchers are among scientists worldwide elated that gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of space-time – have been observed for a second time. The gravitational waves were detected Dec. 26, 2015, by both of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, detectors, in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford,Read the story …