OXFORD, Miss. – Songbird ecologist and award-winning author and poet J. Drew Lanham is the University of Mississippi‘s 2019 Earth Day keynote speaker. Lanham will discuss “Head to Heart – Creatively Writing the Bridge Between Science and Art,” at 7 p.m. April 24 in Weems Auditorium at the Khayat Law Center. Lanham’s own life experiencesRead the story …
Songbird Ecologist, Author to Deliver Earth Day Keynote
J. Drew Lanham's environmental writing praised as opening 'whole new worlds'
April 19, 2019 by
Impressive Graduate Sparks Fruitful Relationship
B&R Insurance inspired to hire others, supports RMI program
April 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi graduate’s resume resulted not only in Brown & Riding Insurance hiring the applicant but also sparked the company’s continuing interest in the university. Learning about the risk management and insurance program and its caliber of students, B&R has been inspired to make a major gift to UM andRead the story …
UM-Tupelo Students Earn University’s Top Academic Honor
Alexandria Sappington and Madison Hawes named 2019 Taylor Medalists
April 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Madison Hawes, of Saltillo, and Alexandria Sappington, of Pontotoc, both students at the University of Mississippi at Tupelo, are among a select group of graduating seniors who have been awarded a 2018-19 Marcus Elvis Taylor Medal, the highest academic award for Ole Miss students. The Taylor Medal was established in 1904 inRead the story …
From the Grove to 30 Rock
Journey to Commencement: Ole Miss senior seeks career in sketch comedy
April 18, 2019 by
Mack Hubbell likes to make people laugh. The University of Mississippi senior grew up a bit of a class clown, used his humor as a campaign strategy while running for Mr. Ole Miss and kept things lighthearted during his time as chaplain for the Kappa Alpha fraternity, a technique that allowed him to break downRead the story …
Cohen-Winans Selected as Jackson Heart Study Scholar
New program will provide intense research training and mentoring
April 17, 2019 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Samantha Cohen-Winans, a doctoral student in health and kinesiology at the University of Mississippi, has been selected as a member of the inaugural cohort of the Robert Smith, M.D. Graduate Scholars Program as part of the Jackson Heart Study’s new Graduate Training and Education Center at the UM Medical Center in Jackson.Read the story …
Mother of Two Develops Passion for Nutrition at UM
Journey to Commencement: Transfer student Emma 'Lee' Floyd balances family, work and education
April 17, 2019 by
Every morning, five days a week, after working an overnight shift in the Memphis area, Emma “Lee” Floyd kisses her husband and two children goodbye and drives an hour to Oxford to study dietetics and nutrition at the University of Mississippi. Click the image below to read Floyd’s story, which is part of the “Journey to Commencement”Read the story …
University Launches Campuswide Climate Assessment Initiative
Students, faculty and staff have opportunity to participate, help create more inclusive campus
April 17, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will undertake a climate assessment initiative over the next year aimed at continuing work toward its longstanding goal to create an environment characterized by openness, fairness and equal access for all students, faculty and staff. During 2019-20, university leaders will partner with a team from Rankin & Associates ConsultingRead the story …
Magazine Innovation Center’s ACT 9 Experience All About the Students
Annual conference draws all-star list of industry leaders to UM
April 17, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A who’s who of the international magazine industry will be at the University of Mississippi from April 23 to 25, but it won’t be the movers and shakers of publishing who will be in the spotlight. The real stars of the show, according to ACT 9 Experience founder and coordinator Samir Husni, are theRead the story …
Journalism Student Wins Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award
Grace Marion selected for fighting censorship in high school newspaper
April 17, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student has been selected for a Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in the journalism category. Grace Marion, a freshman journalism major from Levittown, Pennsylvania, was chosen for fighting against years of school censorship and for publishing her final investigative article about sexual misconduct records. She wrote andRead the story …
Graduate Researchers Take on the World
UM symposium showcases student research
April 16, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 50 graduate students at the University of Mississippi presented their research during the ninth annual Research Symposium, discussing topics ranging from termite species in the southern Appalachians to food security among rural Mississippi parents. Presented by the UM Graduate Student Council and held at The Inn at Ole Miss, the recent event was an opportunityRead the story …