OXFORD, Miss. – Laurie Hall, superintendent of the U.S. Government Publishing Office, will visit the University of Mississippi’s J.D. Williams Library on April 25 for a special celebration event. “Becoming a Citizen” will begin at 2 p.m. in the Faulkner Room of the library. With funding from a Mississippi Humanities Council grant, UM Libraries hasRead the story …
UM Libraries Celebrates Anniversary as a Federal Documents Repository
GPO superintendent Laurie Hill to speak April 25 in Faulkner Room
April 20, 2018 by
Crutchfield Presented UM Online Teaching Award
Social work faculty member recognized for excellence in distance instruction
April 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jan Crutchfield, an assistant professor of social work at the University of Mississippi, has been honored with the Paragon Award for Excellence in Distance Teaching, which rewards online instructors who have exhibited good practice in course design and innovative use of technology. Each year, the Office of Academic Outreach within the UMRead the story …
‘Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ Comes to Ford Center Tuesday
Tony Award-winning show features dazzling costumes and scenes from the classic fairy tale
April 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will host “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” for one performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (April 24). The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, from the creators of “The Sound of Music,” puts a contemporary twist on the classic fairy tale. Featuring dazzling costumesRead the story …
Pharmacy Student Going ‘Over the Edge’ for Fundraiser
Meghan Wagner will rappel down a building to raise money for Batson Children's Hospital
April 19, 2018 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Meghan Wagner isn’t taking the traditional route to raise money for Friends of Children’s Hospital. The University of Mississippi third-year student pharmacist is rappelling down a 14-story building instead. Wagner, from Grenada, will rappel down the Trustmark corporate office building in downtown Jackson on April 21 as part of the Over theRead the story …
Veterans with Purple Hearts Honored with Reserved Parking
Dedication ceremonies scheduled April 24 in front of the Lyceum
April 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Most University of Mississippi students are restricted from parking in certain areas of campus, but that is about to change for Don Zielenski and other Purple Heart recipients at Ole Miss. The sophomore from south Texas is the first to receive the new Purple Heart Parking Pass, which allows owners to parkRead the story …
Drug, Alcohol Education Attracts Support
Grassroots effort surpasses $1 million for UM's new William Magee Center
April 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When William Magee, a University of Mississippi young alumnus, lost his battle with drug addiction, parents Kent and David Magee, of Oxford, shared his story and started an ongoing movement to help students. Student organizations, alumni, parents, aunts, uncles, faculty, staff, friends, a foundation, a corporation and a church congregation have collectivelyRead the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Presents ‘Macbeth’ this Weekend at the Ford Center
Performance is directed by Cynthia White of the Orlando Shakespeare Theater
April 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi theater students will bring Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth” to life this weekend with a performance at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The classic Shakespeare tale, set in medieval Scotland, chronicles the rise and fall of the warrior Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, as they lustRead the story …
Former Arkansas Senator Named UM Pharmacy Alumnus of the Year
Consumer advocate and children's rights champion Percy Malone wins honor
April 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – State senator, state representative, pharmacist and University of Mississippi alumnus – of all Percy Malone’s titles, the one which he is proudest of is advocate. The former Arkansas state senator and 1965 pharmacy graduate is the School of Pharmacy‘s 2018 Alumnus of the Year. He has spent his career fighting to representRead the story …
Award-Winning Poet, Essayist to Deliver Earth Day Keynote Address
Camille Dungy to close UM Green Week celebration April 22
April 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Camille Dungy, award-winning author and poet, is the University of Mississippi’s 2018 Earth Day keynote speaker. She will close the 10th annual UM Green Week celebration with her talk, “It’s All Environmental Writing” at 7 p.m. April 22, Earth Day, in the Overby Center Auditorium. Dungy will read several of her ownRead the story …
Nanomedicine Topic for Semester’s Final UM Science Cafe
Chalet Tan to discuss how nanotechnology is transforming diagnosis, imaging and treatment of diseases
April 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The use of nanotechnology in the diagnosis, imaging and treatment of human diseases is the topic of the University of Mississippi’s next monthly Science Cafe. Chalet Tan, associate professor of pharmaceutics and drug delivery and research associate professor in UM’s Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, will discuss “NanoMedicine: Less is More” TuesdayRead the story …