OXFORD, Miss. – The School of Applied Sciences at the University of Mississippi has opened a new Office of Food and Nutrition Security at the South Oxford Center. Although David H. Holben, professor of nutrition and hospitality management, has been producing food security research at UM since he arrived in 2015, he and his studentsRead the story …
Office of Food and Nutrition Security Opens at South Oxford Center
Applied Sciences faculty and student researchers expand food security research
November 30, 2018 by
New Associate Director of Development Named
Robert Jolly to garner support for arts, museum and historic houses
November 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the new associate director of development for the University of Mississippi, alumnus Robert T. Jolly hopes to strengthen existing relationships while exploring new bonds that will help secure the future of the arts at Ole Miss and in the region. Jolly is responsible for garnering support for the Gertrude C. FordRead the story …
Retired New York Times Journalist Named Overby Center Senior Fellow
Greg Brock will share insights from distinguished career as center's latest honoree
November 28, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Veteran journalist Greg Brock, whose 43-year-career included positions at some of the country’s largest and most respected newspapers, has been named a senior fellow at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi. His appointment was announced by Charles Overby, chairman of the Overby Center, an institute devoted to creating aRead the story …
Cabaret Competition Set to Shake Up Nutt Auditorium
Thursday event will support Ignite campaign for Living Music Resource
November 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Nutt Auditorium will dress herself appropriately to host a full-bore cabaret competition Thursday (Nov. 29) evening. “If you think you know what Nutt looks like, think again,” said event organizer Nancy Maria Balach, an Ole Miss associate professor of music who is creator and artistic director of theRead the story …
Peter W. Grandjean Named New Applied Sciences Dean
Former Baylor associate dean has more than 30 years of education experience
November 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Peter W. Grandjean has been named the new dean of the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Mississippi. Grandjean comes to UM from Baylor University, where he served as associate dean for research collaboration and graduate studies, director of the university’s Division of Health Professions, and as a professor in the Department ofRead the story …
UM Students Explore Food Insecurity and Delinquency in Belize
Legal studies students travel to Central America to study issue
November 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A team of University of Mississippi students and faculty recently traveled to Belize to learn more about the correlation between food insecurity and delinquency. Under the leadership of Linda Keena, interim chair of legal studies, and Martha Bass, associate professor of health, exercise science, and recreation management, graduate students from the DepartmentRead the story …
Past Meets Future with UM Research into Greek Plaques
Classics, engineering professors team up to explore ancient history
November 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It is a delicate balancing act Brad Cook performs as he places a more-than-2,000-year-old golden Greek artifact atop a high-energy X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. In position, the wafer-thin ancient article soon will be beamed with billions of photons, all to unlock its age. Cook, an associate professor of classics at the University of Mississippi,Read the story …
‘Great Russian Nutcracker’ Tour Brings Holiday Spirit to UM
Young dancers from across north Mississippi get chance to perform with Moscow Ballet
November 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker” is coming to the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Friday (Nov. 30). The Moscow Ballet has toured annually with the “Great Russian Nutcracker” since 1993. This year, the show is being performed in more than 100 cities, featuringRead the story …
UM Offers New Multidisciplinary Disaster Sciences Minor
From dealing with wildfires to hurricanes, program aims to prepare students to help others
November 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts is offering a minor designed to help others in times of need following natural disasters. UM launched its Disaster Sciences minor program this fall, and 14 students are enrolled. Disaster Sciences is an 18-hour multidisciplinary minor designed to educate students on managing or helping othersRead the story …
Business School Launches Networking Program
Business Connect will link students with former graduates for employment
November 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gathering leaders from some of the state’s largest businesses for a high-powered reception in Jackson, the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration has kicked off a new networking program to connect students with alumni for employment. The Business Connect program, founded this summer, seeks to determine the hiring/talent acquisition goals ofRead the story …