OXFORD, Miss. – New frights and fresh takes on old delights are the order of the evening when the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy presents “Spooky Physics Demonstrations” from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26 in Lewis Hall. The program will include a stage show at 7:30 p.m. New demonstrations planned includeRead the story …
Fun, Frights and Food Set for Annual ‘Spooky Physics’ Night
UM Department of Physics and Astronomy hosts hands-on event Oct. 26
October 23, 2018 by
McCarthy Named UM Athletics Compliance Officer and Senior Associate Counsel
Attorney will bolster athletics compliance efforts, provide legal support for Ole Miss athletics
October 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Paul McCarthy, an experienced lawyer with an extensive background in intercollegiate athletics, has been named athletics compliance officer and senior associate general counsel at the University of Mississippi. McCarthy brings more than 24 years of experience and expertise to UM from a career spanning private legal practice, higher education legal matters andRead the story …
Government Publishing Office Names UM Library Best in the Nation
Campus facility serves as state's regional depository
October 22, 2018 by
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Government Publishing Office has named the University of Mississippi’s J.D. Williams Library as the 2018 Federal Depository Library of the Year. The library was selected for its creative promotion of government documents through campaigns, exhibits and events. The J.D. Williams Library became a member of the Federal Depository Library Program inRead the story …
First Student Graduates in MFA in Documentary Expression Program
Susie Penman channels personal experiences with crime and punishment into revealing films
October 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Support from fellow students and faculty proved invaluable for Susie Penman, the first graduate in the Master of Fine Arts in Documentary Expression program at the University of Mississippi. Penman, who also earned two other degrees from the university– a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2007 and a master’s in Southern studiesRead the story …
UM Alumni Association Welcomes 2018-19 Officers
Augustus Collins to lead organization for coming year
October 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Alumni Association introduced its elected officers for 2018-19 at its annual meeting Oct. 6 as part of Homecoming activities. Augustus L. Collins (BBA 82), of Madison, was named president, a one-year term that changes each Homecoming. Collins is chief executive officer for MINACT Inc., a major job developmentRead the story …
New Scholarship Honors Late Alumna’s Favorite Professor
Lori Sneed and Colby Kullman are linked by gift to Ole Miss Women's Council
October 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a University of Mississippi student, the late Lori Sneed quickly formed a special bond with English professor Colby Kullman, and soon the feeling was mutual. Now, the two “great friends” will be linked in perpetuity by a new Ole Miss Women’s Council scholarship endowment bearing their names. The $250,000 Lori SneedRead the story …
Pharmacy School Administrators Celebrate 25 Years of Friendship
Alicia Bouldin and John Bentley met as graduate students
October 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy administrators Alicia Bouldin and John Bentley are proof that opposites often complement each other. The two met in August 1993 when they began graduate school in the School of Pharmacy’s pharmacy administration program. Bouldin, associate dean of outcomes assessment and learning advancement and professor of pharmacyRead the story …
UM to Stage Reading of William Faulkner’s ‘Marionettes’
Public invited to free Monday performance of Nobel Prize-winning author's play
October 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When it comes to Oxford’s original writer-in-residence, William Faulkner, most people can easily rattle off at least one or two of the titles that earned the man his place in the literary pantheon. Relatively few people, however, are familiar with a work titled “The Marionettes,” a one-act play written by Faulkner yearsRead the story …
Broadway Rendition of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Coming to Oxford
The Yellow Brick Road leads to the Ford Center on Sunday
October 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The national tour of “The Wizard of Oz” stops off at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts for one performance at 7:30 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 21). The musical, based on the most recent Broadway production, is a celebration of the 1939 film, and audiences will findRead the story …
Scientist Invents Device to Improve Fishery Operations
Design being tested by Gulf shrimpers reduces bycatch of untargeted marine life
October 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi marine biologist has created a new device that could greatly improve shrimping operations and is putting the device to the test through partnerships with members of the Gulf of Mexico fishing industry. Glenn Parsons, professor of biology and director of the UM Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Research,Read the story …