JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. Diane K. Beebe, professor and chair of family medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been elected chair-elect of the American Board of Family Medicine. The ABFM is the second largest of the 24 medical specialty boards in the United States. Beebe, chair of the Department of Family MedicineRead the story …
Country Music Star Dierks Bentley to Headline Grove Concert During Welcome Week
July 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss.– Award-winning singer-songwriter Dierks Bentley will perform Aug. 22 in the Grove at the University of Mississippi as part of Welcome Week. Admission is free and open to the public. Start time for the concert, which also includes opening act The Cadillac Black, will be announced at a later date. The event is sponsoredRead the story …
Beloved Dean, Professor Emeritus of Engineering Frank A. Anderson Dies at 98
July 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Frank Abel Anderson, 98, associate dean emeritus of the University of Mississippi School of Engineering and professor emeritus of chemical engineering, died Monday (July 23) at Azalea Gardens in Oxford. A memorial service is being planned. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford may be contacted for details. Credited with singlehandedly establishing the departmentRead the story …
Department of Energy Grant Supports Energy Efficiency Efforts at IHLs
July 25, 2012 by
Three universities receive additional help from TVA OXFORD, Miss. – In an effort to support energy efficiency improvements at the state’s public universities, Mississippi was awarded $725,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant will be used to help create an energy efficiency retrofit strategy for the state’s eight Institutions of Higher Learning, withRead the story …
Volunteers Needed for Move In 2012
July 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Only a few weeks remain before more than 5,000 Ole Miss students flood the roads and residence halls on campus for the annual fall move in beginning Monday, Aug. 13. With so many Ole Miss students and their families on campus, move in is a great opportunity for members of the Lafayette-Oxford-UniversityRead the story …
Fall Semester Parking Changes First of Many
July 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A growing number of vehicles on campus this fall means the University of Mississippi’s newly formed Department of Parking and Transportation Services is offering multiple options for students and employees who park on campus, including a new express shuttle service operating from two Park and Ride lots. Isaac Astill, director of theRead the story …
Passion for Community Pharmacy Brings Opportunity for Assistant Professor
July 20, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Recognized for her dedication to community pharmacy, University of Mississippi pharmacy professor Ashley Ellis has been named a member of the inaugural class for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program. “I couldn’t be any more excited,” said Ellis, a clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice. “This isRead the story …
Education Student of the Month Packs History Lessons with Enthusiasm
July 18, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – During her eight years of teaching, Lafayette High School teacher Sally Quong, has discovered that leading her students through a history lesson sometimes means engaging the drama first and the dates second. “I try to teach history like it’s a soap opera,” said Quong, who also is finishing a master’s degree inRead the story …
Vince Gill to Perform Sept. 13 at Gertrude C. Ford Center
July 18, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – One of the world’s most legendary country and bluegrass superstars of the past three decades, Vince Gill, is coming to the University of Mississippi for a Sept. 13 show at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Fans are in for a “thrill when the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producerRead the story …
Gillom To Be Inducted Into 2013 Women’s Basketball Hall Of Fame Class
July 17, 2012 by
Gillom Is Ole Miss’ Third WBHOF Inductee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Peggie Gillom became Ole Miss’ third Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (WBHOF) inductee Monday, being named as one of the six-member Hall of Fame class for 2013, the WBHOF announced today. “I am truly humbled,” Gillom said, who will be inducted as a player. “ItRead the story …