OXFORD, Miss. – Fourteen years ago, Alice Steimle joined the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi as an assistant instructional professor and project manager. Two promotions later, she recently became the center’s new director. The CMSE’s mission is to improve mathematics and science education in Mississippi by helping build relationshipsRead the story …
New Center for Mathematics and Science Education Director Takes Charge
Alice Steimle has helped lead center's programs to improve STEM education for 14 years
August 12, 2021 by
Author Aimee Nezhukumatathil Set to Deliver Fall Convocation Keynote
Annual welcome for new and transfer students returns to in-person format Aug. 24
August 12, 2021 by
Note: The University of Mississippi Fall Convocation has been rescheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, in the Grove. OXFORD, Miss. – Aimee Nezhukumatathil, University of Mississippi English professor and award-winning author, will deliver the keynote address to the university’s first-year/transfer class Aug. 24 during the annual Fall Convocation. The in-person event beginsRead the story …
McCormick’s Complete with Installation of Bar Top
Alumnus Ben Napier delivers handcrafted piece to Inn at Ole Miss restaurant
August 11, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – McCormick’s bar and grill in The Inn at Ole Miss received the finishing touch recently with the installation of a bar top handcrafted by Ben Napier, University of Mississippi alumnus and star of HGTV’s “Home Town.” Napier, a 2007 UM graduate from Laurel, delivered the bar top Friday (Aug. 6) and helpedRead the story …
New Institute Focuses on Improving Student Wellness
Triplett Foundation gift expands Magee Center's work far beyond Ole Miss campus
August 11, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Triplett family – longtime supporters of the University of Mississippi and its efforts to improve life for Mississippians – is making a big dream to help others come true. The family’s $500,000 gift, from the Dr. and Mrs. R. Faser Triplett Foundation, provides the seed money needed to establish the WilliamRead the story …
Opening Tiny Worlds of Exploration
NSF funding provides new imaging microscope for UM research
August 10, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A powerful new imaging instrument arriving soon on the University of Mississippi campus promises to open novel worlds of research exploration. Through a National Science Foundation grant, the university is acquiring an advanced Fourier transform infrared, or FTIR, imaging microscope, a device that can chemically analyze, identify and measure tiny samples, suchRead the story …
Creating Opportunities in Taiwan
Fund eases study abroad costs for UM students
August 9, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and Taiwan are on opposite sides of the globe, but a recent gift from American First National Bank is bringing the two closer together. As a result of the Houston, Texas-headquartered bank’s $60,000 gift, UM students studying abroad in Taiwan will be able to afford a host ofRead the story …
Faculty Team Receives First Science Education Partnership Award
Project SCORE aims to increase interest in health sciences among Mississippi youth
August 9, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A team of University of Mississippi faculty members has received a prestigious $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Science Education Partnership Award program. This is the first SEPA grant awarded to the university. It brings together faculty from across the university to participate in Project SCORE, which stands forRead the story …
Former ‘SNL’ Writer Brings ‘The Heartbreak Henry’ to Oxford
UM alumnus David Sheffield's comic recollection comes to the Ford Center
August 6, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – David Sheffield, a University of Mississippi alumnus who went on to write for “Saturday Night Live” and several Eddie Murphy movies, has taken to the stage with “The Heartbreak Henry,” a comedy based on his experiences as manager of an Oxford flophouse hotel in 1967. The Theatre Oxford production runs Aug. 12-15,Read the story …
ESPN Names Oxford as America’s Best College Town
UM home edges out Athens, Georgia, and three Big 10 university towns in ranking
August 6, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. — Though it should come as no surprise to the tens of thousands of University of Mississippi fans who pack the Grove for seven Saturdays each fall, ESPN has listed the home of Ole Miss Rebels as the country’s best college town ahead of the 2021 NCAA football season. In a video segmentRead the story …
University Appoints David Whitcomb as General Counsel
Accomplished attorney brings more than 25 years of legal experience
August 4, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – David Whitcomb, an attorney with more than 25 years of experience across the corporate, governmental and higher education sectors, has been appointed as chief legal officer and general counsel at the University of Mississippi. Whitcomb comes to Ole Miss from the University of Tennessee System, where he served as deputy general counsel. In hisRead the story …