OXFORD, Miss. – Celebrating its 30th year of operation, the Institute of Child Nutrition at the University of Mississippi has issued an impact report showing huge growth in outreach aimed at training food service professionals in proper food preparation and nutrition for children nationwide. The Institute of Child Nutrition, or ICN, offers free training toRead the story …
Institute of Child Nutrition Expands Outreach, Impact
UM resource increases trainings, online offerings for school nutrition professionals
November 7, 2019 by
Bloomberg BusinessWeek Ranks Ole Miss MBA Program in Top 50
National recognition given for the university's advanced degree
November 6, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi‘s Master of Business Administration program has been named among the nation’s best by Bloomberg BusinessWeek. The rankings, released Monday (Nov. 4), place Ole Miss at No. 34 among American public universities. For the 2019 edition, Bloomberg ranked MBA programs using four categories: Compensation, Learning, Networking and Entrepreneurship. TheRead the story …
UM-Manufactured Materials Launched into Outer Space
Nano-reinforced materials to be tested aboard the International Space Station
November 4, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – New nano-reinforced materials created at the University of Mississippi left the Earth Saturday morning (Nov. 2) on a journey to the International Space Station. The innovative research materials were part of a payload that blasted off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The materials will spend a year orbiting the globe attached to the outsideRead the story …
Discussion Over Dinner to Envision an ‘Even Stronger University’
UM's Longest Table brings faculty, staff and students from all backgrounds together for conversation
October 29, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Food and fellowship in the Grove is one of the University of Mississippi‘s most beloved traditions, but those who gathered there for those purposes Sunday (Oct. 27) hope to begin a new tradition called the “Longest Table.” The free university event stretched across the Grove, where hundreds gathered to eat hamburgers andRead the story …
Navy Veteran ‘Handsome Jim’ Willis Awarded Posthumous Degree
UM's oldest student veteran leaves legacy of inspiring others through commitment to learning
October 29, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Handsome Jim” Willis, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a beloved 77-year-old student at the University of Mississippi who always sported Ole Miss gear and wore a wide smile as he delivered jokes for everyone he encountered. Willis, who was ever the raconteur, was taking classes in Oxford toward his degree in sociologyRead the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Offers Full Season of ASL-Interpreted Performances
Group becomes state's first collegiate production company to schedule regular interpreted shows
October 24, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – At a recent Saturday matinee performance of “The Wolves,” the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film’s first production of its 2019-20 season, audience members settling into Meek Auditorium probably noticed two people seated on a platform just off the left side of the stage. Many likely assumed that the black-cladRead the story …
UM Alumnus Shepard Smith Inspires, Challenges Students
Former Fox News anchor shares career memories, words of encouragement during Ole Miss visit
October 21, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A week after announcing his resignation from Fox News, famed broadcast journalist Shepard Smith returned to the University of Mississippi Friday (Oct. 18) to speak to a roomful of journalism and integrated marketing communications students at the School of Journalism and New Media. Smith shared that while technology will always change, theRead the story …
Captivating Classes
UM offers dynamic assortment of niche writing courses
October 16, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Somewhat hidden in the vast University of Mississippi undergraduate catalog is Liberal Arts 102, a course offering stylized freshman composition courses with off-the-beaten-path topics. From graphic novels and horror films to political history and the fundamentals of rhetoric, the classes fulfill the second half of the university’s general education composition requirement. InstructorsRead the story …
Hall of Fame Alumnus Wins Prestigious Lasker Award
Dr. Max Cooper honored with 'America's Nobel Prize' for groundbreaking immunology work
October 15, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – About 50 years ago, University of Mississippi alumnus Dr. Max D. Cooper, a pediatrician, discovered B cell lymphocytes, one of the most important components of the human immune system. This discovery, together with Dr. Jacques F.A.P. Miller’s concurrent discovery of thymus-dependent T cell lymphocytes, revolutionized the field of immunology, particularly in theRead the story …
Microplastics Research Tackles a Gigantic Problem
Chemistry professor's work examines impact of the tiny plastics in Mississippi waters
October 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The world is awash in plastics, and a University of Mississippi professor’s research is exploring just how flooded waterways across the South are with tiny bits of these materials. The American Chemistry Council estimates that U.S. production of major plastic resins totaled 7.4 billion pounds during June and year-to-date production was 43.5 billion pounds, the approximateRead the story …