The University of Mississippi’s eighth annual Green Week celebration, coordinated by the Office of Sustainability, is set for April 16-24. Established in 2009, Green Week features a variety of interactive events that allow UM students, faculty, staff and Oxford residents to explore ways to live a more sustainable life and the importance of doing so.Read the story …
UM’s Eighth Annual Green Week Begins April 16
Campus, community organizations collaborate for weeklong series of sustainability-focused events
April 8, 2016 by
UM Students Win Prestigious Awards at Journalism Conference
Sudu Upadhyay named College Journalist of the Year, Ole Miss team takes grand championship
April 7, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students won top awards at the annual Southeast Journalism Conference, including College Journalist of the Year and Grand Championship Team for on-site competitions, as well as seven other first-place honors. Sudu Upadhyay, a junior from Oxford in the UM Meek School of Journalism and New Media, received the topRead the story …
UM’s Granger Wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Distinguished professor is active in research and in mentoring next generation of biomedical scientists
March 31, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. Joey Granger, Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor of physiology and biophysics, is the 2016 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award winner for the University of Mississippi. “I am deeply honored to have received this recognition and am humbled to be in such a distinguished group of faculty scholars,” Granger said. “I alsoRead the story …
A Look Back on Ole Miss Football’s Spring Break Mission Work in Haiti
The Rebel family helped provide a sustainable water system to their friends in Camp Marie
March 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. — Select members of the Ole Miss football program and support staff recently gave up their spring break for the third year in a row to serve others by doing mission work in Camp Marie, Haiti. A 28-person group representing Ole Miss made the return trip to Camp Marie to help provide valuableRead the story …
Gov. Bryant, UMMC Mark Highpoint in School of Medicine Construction
Officials celebrate 'topping out' of new facility
March 28, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant today helped celebrate a milestone in the construction of an emerging School of Medicine building during a “topping-out” ceremony at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Touting the economic and health care implications of a more spacious, state-of-the-art medical school, Bryant was among some 100 dignitaries and other attendeesRead the story …
UM Museum Named Among Nation’s Best Collegiate Collections
Survey notes facility's diverse holdings and outreach programs
March 24, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Best College Reviews has named the University of Mississippi Museum and its large collection of folk art, Greek and Roman antiquities and other artifacts as one of the nation’s best collegiate art museums. UM’s museum ranked No. 12 on a list of the top 35 collegiate art museums. Harvard University’s museum topped the list,Read the story …
Jim Chambers Remembered as Professor, Researcher, Volunteer and Friend
Memorial service set for Tuesday afternoon at Ford Center
March 18, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Familiar to hundreds of University of Mississippi engineering students and colleagues as a thoughtful engineering professor, researcher and administrator, James P. Chambers was known to countless more across the region as a helpful consultant and enthusiastic volunteer for schools, churches, community groups and Scouting organizations. Chambers, 47, died early Sunday (March 13)Read the story …
Ten Seniors Awarded Hall of Fame Honors
Recipients chosen for academic achievement, community service and potential for success
March 16, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ten University of Mississippi seniors have earned membership in the school’s 2015-2016 Hall of Fame, one of the university’s highest honors. The Hall of Fame inductees were honored Friday (March 4) in a ceremony at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Recipients are chosen by a committee in accordance withRead the story …
UM Students Lead ACT Prep Initiative in North Mississippi
Team 36 program assists more than 100 high school students
March 10, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Since January, University of Mississippi juniors Ben Logan and Emily Reynolds have traveled to Coffeeville High School once a week to dedicate a few midday hours to leading ACT workshops for nearly a dozen 11th- and 12th–graders at the small-town school. Like thousands of high school students across the state, Coffeeville students spentRead the story …
Tom Brokaw to Deliver UM Commencement Address
Legendary broadcaster, author to address 2016 graduates and families during May 14 ceremony
March 8, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Tom Brokaw, one of the most respected people in broadcast news, is returning to Oxford May 14 to deliver the main address at the University of Mississippi’s 163rd Commencement. Best known as the longtime anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” the journalist and author has visited the university several times over the pastRead the story …