OXFORD, Miss. – It was probably the first time Yung Bleu’s hip-hop had been used to teach physics. Yet, in Marco Cavaglia’s University of Mississippi classroom during spring break, the artist’s music played, causing the electronic waves of an oscilloscope to bounce and jiggle with the vibrations of the music. Huddled around the oscilloscope, learning about gravitationalRead the story …
Students Study Physics During UM Spring Break Visit
Project prepares high school students for AP Physics
April 4, 2018 by
Living Music Resource Goes Live to Levingston’s Carnegie Hall Concert
Nancy Maria Balach and UM students to interview pianist on location in New York
April 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Bruce Levingston, renowned concert pianist and Chancellor’s Artist-in-Residence of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi, performs this month at Carnegie Hall, he will provide a unique educational opportunity for students involved in the Living Music Resource program. Levingston and Nancy Maria Balach, UM associate professor of music and founderRead the story …
UM Students Lead Ignite Campaign to Benefit Magee Center
Effort led by Mr. and Miss Ole Miss aims to get campus community involved.
March 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students are launching an effort to raise money for the William Magee Center for Wellness Education through an Ignite Ole Miss campaign. Savannah Smith, this year’s Miss Ole Miss, and Tucker Fox, Mr. Ole Miss, have chosen to invest their time and efforts to promote student participation in bringingRead the story …
UM Museum Opens First Gallery in Renovated Mary Buie Wing
Project is one of the most significant expansions in the museum's 78-year history
March 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum has reopened the first of four galleries in its Mary Buie wing, which is undergoing reinstallation to house the David M. Robinson Memorial Collection of Greek and Roman antiquities. The original Mary Buie Museum, which became a connecting wing upon the opening of the current museum buildingRead the story …
Graduate Students Exhibit at Southside Gallery
Exhibition is the culmination of a seminar class, features 'fresh, evocative' works of art
March 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nine University of Mississippi graduate students are showcasing their artwork on the Oxford Square through three different exhibits as part of a graduate seminar class. Each exhibit at Southside Gallery features the work of three students, all of whom are working toward an M.F.A. in their respective areas, under a common theme.Read the story …
NCCHE Software System Provides Real-Time Solutions during Floods
Cutting-edge technology used to predict flows and estimate consequences when dams, levees fail
March 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A cutting-edge software program developed by scientists at the University of Mississippi is proving beneficial in dam- and levee-breach flood predictions and preparations across the country. Researchers at UM’s National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering created DSS-WISE Lite, a web-based, automated and fully geographic information systems-integrated, two-dimensional dam- and levee-break floodRead the story …
Student-Led Organization Promotes Mental Health Week
Active Minds aims to start conversation among students about the importance of mental health
March 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Active Minds, a University of Mississippi student organization, is hosting a mental health week March 26-29 to start a conversation about the importance of mental health and well-being. The week will begin with the Send Silence Packing exhibition. This traveling program demonstrates the number of college students lost each year to suicideRead the story …
Community Bank Honors Thomas Colbert
Endowed fund, award at Ole Miss pays tribute to his 50-year career in business
March 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fifty years is a long time to be at the forefront of an industry, but business visionary Thomas W. Colbert’s legacy began as Mississippi’s youngest bank CEO in 1968 and led to his founding the state’s first-ever bank holding company in 1977. And he keeps leading, now as senior chairman of theRead the story …
UM Unveils ‘Transformative Partnership’ with Three Communities
Ceremonies in Charleston, New Albany and Lexington kick off M Partner program
March 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss – M Partner, the transformative initiative outlined in the University of Mississippi’s comprehensive strategic plan, Flagship Forward, was launched this week through signing ceremonies with pilot partners in three Mississippi cities: Charleston, New Albany and Lexington. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter and the mayors of those towns announced the partnerships Monday and Tuesday at publicRead the story …
Mississippi: The Dance Company Presents ‘Crossing Borders’
Troupe will showcase eight original dance pieces this weekend in Meek Hall Auditorium
March 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s modern dance company will perform eight original works, including a piece choreographed for Mississippi: The Dance Company by Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado, this weekend at Meek Hall Auditorium. Mississippi: The Dance Company presents “Crossing Borders” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday (March 23-24) and 2 p.m. Saturday andRead the story …