OXFORD, Miss. – Riding a new frontier of scientific discovery into gravitational waves, the University of Mississippi is now home to the Center for Multi-messenger Astrophysics. The center was launched Nov. 1 after the center’s creation was approved by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning in August. It will allow UM researchers to play a prominent roleRead the story …
UM Establishes Center for Researching Multi-messenger Astrophysics
Emergent scientific field arose from discovery of gravitational waves
November 15, 2018 by
University Initiative Funding Research to Solve Statewide Issues
Community Wellbeing Flagship Constellation awards $17,000 in grants
November 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Less than a year since its launch, the University of Mississippi‘s Flagship Constellations initiative is already benefiting Mississippi, with four seed grants recently awarded to research teams within the Community Wellbeing constellation. The grants, which total $17,200, fund a range of research that affects Mississippi, from uncovering the link between water quality andRead the story …
Bloomberg BusinessWeek Ranks Ole Miss MBA Program in Top 50
National recognition given for the university's advanced degree
November 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Master of Business Administration program has been named as one of the nation’s best by Bloomberg BusinessWeek. The rankings, released Thursday (Nov. 8), place Ole Miss at No. 37 among American public universities. For the 2018 edition, Bloomberg ranked MBA programs using four categories: Compensation, Learning, Networking andRead the story …
Officer Trainees on Display During ROTC Pass in Review
UM cadets, midshipmen continue storied history with annual program
November 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Scores of cadets and midshipmen stood steadfast at attention for inspection Thursday (Nov. 8) in front of the Lyceum during an annual tradition designed to demonstrate the discipline and training they have received as ROTC students at the University of Mississippi. Cadets and midshipmen from the university’s Army, Navy/Marine and Air Force ROTC programs dutifully followed commands from theirRead the story …
Capitol View: UM Course Sheds Light on Legislative Process
Through floor debates and committee votes, students learn ins and outs of Legislature
November 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Neal Lancaster wanted to gain practical knowledge about how the Mississippi Legislature functions. And thanks to an immersive University of Mississippi political science course aimed at preparing future state legislators, that’s what Lancaster is getting. The senior political science major from Corinth is among 18 Ole Miss students enrolled in POL 399:Read the story …
Ole Miss Army ROTC Turns 100
Storied program continues to teach vital lessons, prepare future leaders
November 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – This year marks the 100th anniversary of the University of Mississippi‘s Student Army Training Corps, which was formed while the nation was preparing future officers who would become part of the more than 2 million U.S. soldiers who fought in World War I. Today, the group is called the Ole Miss Army ROTC,Read the story …
Law Students to Deliver Oral Argument for Criminal Case
Team will present evidence on behalf of appellant Nov. 13 before Mississippi Court of Appeals
November 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In 2013, a Mississippi man was convicted of drug possession, but the Mississippi Court of Appeals reversed and rendered that conviction three years later. After a nearly five-year delay in bringing the defendant to trial on another pending indictment, a Harrison County judge ruled the second case could proceed to trial, despiteRead the story …
History Makers: Three UM Students, 1 alumna among Rhodes Scholarship Finalists
Jarvis Benson, Jaz Brisack, John Chappell, Chinelo Ibekwe set to compete for coveted award
November 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the first time ever, the University of Mississippi boasts four 2019 finalists for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarships, which draw students from around the world to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Jarvis Benson, Jaz Brisack and John Chappell will compete for Rhodes Scholarships in meetings Nov. 16-17 inRead the story …
Museum Unveils 2018 Keepsake Ornament
Collectible allows Ole Miss faithful to show off the Grove in their holiday decor
November 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses has unveiled its 18th annual holiday keepsake ornament, celebrating one of the university’s most beautiful spaces and time-honored traditions, the Grove. “Whether it be memories of football Saturdays, the pride of receiving a degree or just lounging on a sunny afternoon, the Grove holdsRead the story …
Former Band Member’s Gift to Help Construct New Tower
Alumnus Sumner Spradling's leading effort; new facility to bear his name
November 10, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A gift to the University of Mississippi is expected to help take the Ole Miss band program to a new level – literally. Sumner Spradling, of Greensboro, North Carolina, has given $100,000 to establish the Band Director’s Tower Fund, an account designed to support the construction of a new director’s stand overlookingRead the story …