OXFORD, Miss. – Some 150 University of Mississippi students will contribute time and service to community projects in Charleston, Lexington and New Albany later this month for the second annual M Partner Community Day. The day of service will take place on Oct. 26 and students can volunteer by clicking here. Meals and transportation will beRead the story …
Ole Miss Students to Serve Communities Throughout Mississippi
M Partner prepares for day of service in three communities
October 7, 2019 by
‘Father of Public Relations’ Imparts Wisdom to UM Students
Harold Burson, one PR's most influential figures, speaks at School of Journalism and New Media
October 7, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Harold Burson, a 1940 University of Mississippi graduate known as the “Father of Public Relations,” visited his alma mater Wednesday (Oct. 3), imparting to students what he’s learned over his remarkable career as a confidante to some of the nation’s most powerful people. A Memphis native, Burson was an exceptional student, so much soRead the story …
Ole Miss Esports Grows in Size, Expectations
Program preparing for second annual Esports Egg Bowl
October 3, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Last year, a single team on the University of Mississippi campus finished No. 1 in the nation. The players didn’t compete on a field, court or track. No orange, yellow, white or brown balls were involved. But the players did rely on skills sharpened by hours of practice, intense focus and teamwork. Most importantly,Read the story …
Nurse Practitioner Aims for ‘Something Bigger Than Myself’ for Others
Lauren Cannon Durham excited to serve Ole Miss students
October 3, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Normally, when Lauren Cannon Durham is administering a shot or bandaging a wound, the nurse practitioner is the one asking questions of her patients in the University of Mississippi‘s V.B. Harrison Health Center. Roles reversed recently, however, when a pre-med student having second thoughts about her major asked Durham why she choseRead the story …
Rediscovering Ramanujan
Mathematician Ken Ono finds inspiration for the future of math in the past
October 3, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – How do we save the Earth from the disastrous effects of climate change? There’s no app for that, but there is a theorem – of sorts. “The future of humankind depends on people who can solve complex problems, and for that we need to cultivate science talent,” said Ken Ono, the ThomasRead the story …
Students Examine Nuts, Bolts of Mississippi Manufacturing
Center for Manufacturing Excellence class offers students real factory experience
October 2, 2019 by
GREENWOOD, Miss. – The Viking Range plant rumbles on this late summer afternoon with an orchestra of thundering industrial sounds. The clank of punching metal tolls across the airplane hangar-sized space. Forklifts beep as they cruise across the plant’s concrete floor. Voices boom out. Enveloping the dull manufacturing roar is the drone of the massiveRead the story …
Southern Studies Student Pursues ‘Outlaws and Armadillos’
Liam Nieman spends summer at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
October 2, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – If you want to learn about country music, what better way to do that than to spend the summer in Music City, USA? For Liam Nieman, a University of Mississippi senior who interned at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, for two months, being immersed in what’sRead the story …
Chicago Bulls Broadcaster Teaches at UM Journalism School
Chuck Swirsky works to 'encourage, inspire and engage students' with his experiences
October 1, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An NBA broadcaster who has spent more than two decades in the sports industry and 12 as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Bulls recently shared his expertise with broadcast journalism classes at the University of Mississippi. Chuck Swirsky, who enters his 22nd season as an NBA broadcaster and his 12th season forRead the story …
UM Director Playing Key Role in Upcoming 2020 Census
John Green serving as vice chairman of Mississippi Complete Count Committee
October 1, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The director of the State Data Center of Mississippi, housed at the University of Mississippi, has been tapped by Gov. Phil Bryant to serve as vice chairman of the Mississippi Complete Count Committee. Bryant established the committee Aug. 7 with Executive Order 1449 and named Giles Ward, former Mississippi senator from Louisville,Read the story …
‘An Excellent Nose’: Nebula is UM’s Newest K-9 Cop
Black Labrador retriever trained to find weapons and explosives, keep campus safe
September 30, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – During her training, Nebula, the University of Mississippi‘s newest police dog, sniffed out a single grain of gunpowder in a massive warehouse, impressing both her handler and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents training her. Nebula came to UPD recently as part of a mutual aid agreement. The 18-month oldRead the story …