OXFORD, Miss. – As she painted the walls at an underfunded inner city school in Chicago on a Black Student Union service trip, then-University of Mississippi sophomore Kimbrely Dandridge experienced a powerful feeling of community with her fellow UM students. The trip, which was part of BSU’s observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ofRead the story …
Kimbrely Dandridge Credits BSU Experience with Enabling Her Success
UM alumna cites organization's 50-year legacy on campus
September 28, 2017 by
Gilman Scholarship Program Encourages Study Abroad
Application period open through Oct. 3
September 28, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program is accepting applications for the spring and summer 2018 study abroad and internship programs through Oct. 3. The University of Mississippi Study Abroad Office offers multiple study abroad programs year-round, and the national Gilman Scholarship is a competitive grant program that enables students of limitedRead the story …
Scientists Announce Triple-Coincident Gravitational Wave Detection
UM physicists part of the international team involved in discovery
September 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists from the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, including physicists at the University of Mississippi, and the Virgo collaboration have reported the first joint detection of gravitational waves with both the LIGO and Virgo detectors. This is the fourth announced detection of a binary black hole system and the first significant gravitational-wave signal recordedRead the story …
Engineering Faculty Collaborates on Deep-Space Communications
Work could improve reliability of connections with spacecraft, improve cellular service on Earth
September 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi engineering professors are collaborating with colleagues at Jackson State University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to improve communications with deep-space probes and, perhaps even, manned missions. Lei Cao, Ramanarayanan Viswanathan and John Daigle, all professors of electrical engineering, are working with researchers at Jackson State University and theRead the story …
State Higher Education Literacy Council Advances Teacher Preparation
Kellogg, Hardin grants fund training for elementary reading educators
September 22, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Members of Mississippi’s Higher Education Literacy Council, a group of college and university literacy professors, are part of a statewide effort to help new teachers use cognitive and educational research in the classroom. The project is funded by a $725,450 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan, and aRead the story …
Several Construction Projects Progressing on Campus
Work includes new facilities for students, faculty and staff to learn and work
September 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has enjoyed tremendous growth in recent years, and campus planners are working to create the best possible space for students to learn, discover and live. Several construction projects are underway on campus that, when completed, will provide state-of-the-art facilities for students, faculty and staff. These projects include: OleRead the story …
Two UM Faculty Win Inaugural National Science Foundation Fellowships
Ryan Garrick and Saša Kocić among 30 nationwide selected for competitive research program
September 20, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi professors have been honored for innovative research in their respective fields by being selected for fellowships in a competitive new National Science Foundation program. Ryan Garrick, assistant professor of biology, and Saša Kocić, assistant professor of mathematics, have been chosen for funding under NSF’s Established Program to StimulateRead the story …
UM to Host Communitywide Rosh Hashanah Services
Observances Wednesday and Thursday open to all
September 18, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Hillel and the Jewish Federation of Oxford will host the first local Rosh Hashanah observances of the Jewish New Year in a long time, if not the first ever, this week. The holiday, which celebrates the Jewish New Year, is the beginning of a 10-day period of reflectionRead the story …
UM Disaster Mental Health Expert Offers Advice for Hurricane Survivors
Department of Social Work offers tips to those affected by recent storms
September 15, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With 1,409 students from Texas and 513 from Florida enrolled this fall, the University of Mississippi is the home away from home for many residents of the two states that sustained the greatest impact from hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Many students’ and even some faculty members’ homes and property were damaged or destroyedRead the story …
Special Collections Fall Lecture Series Begins this Month
Lunch lectures on varied topics slated throughout the semester
September 15, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Libraries’ Department of Archives and Special Collections will feature guest speakers on a variety of topics during its Fall Lecture Series. “I am so pleased Special Collections has such a distinguished panel of speakers scheduled for the fall,” said Jennifer Ford, the department’s head. “The presentations address subjectsRead the story …