OXFORD, Miss. – As she painted the walls at an underfunded inner city school in Chicago on a Black Student Union service trip, then-University of Mississippi sophomore Kimbrely Dandridge experienced a powerful feeling of community with her fellow UM students. The trip, which was part of BSU’s observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ofRead the story …
Kimbrely Dandridge Credits BSU Experience with Enabling Her Success
UM alumna cites organization's 50-year legacy on campus
September 28, 2017 by
Gilman Scholarship Program Encourages Study Abroad
Application period open through Oct. 3
September 28, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program is accepting applications for the spring and summer 2018 study abroad and internship programs through Oct. 3. The University of Mississippi Study Abroad Office offers multiple study abroad programs year-round, and the national Gilman Scholarship is a competitive grant program that enables students of limitedRead the story …
Renowned Jazz Musician Engages UM Music Majors
Cyrus Chestnut brought students onstage for a lesson
September 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cyrus Chestnut, the kickoff performer in the 2017-18 Jazz Series at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, conducted a jazz clinic with University of Mississippi music majors and Oxford High School band members recently in Nutt Auditorium. Chestnut, a critically acclaimed jazz pianist, composer and producer, performed Sept. 14 at the FordRead the story …
UM Offers Fall Rebel Quest Camp for First- through Sixth-Graders
New program offers learning opportunities during fall break
September 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty and staff looking for activities for their school-aged children during the week of fall break have a new option this year with the extension of the popular UM Rebel Quest camp. The new Fall Rebel Quest will be held Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 20-21) on the Oxford campus.Read the story …
Scientists Announce Triple-Coincident Gravitational Wave Detection
UM physicists part of the international team involved in discovery
September 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists from the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, including physicists at the University of Mississippi, and the Virgo collaboration have reported the first joint detection of gravitational waves with both the LIGO and Virgo detectors. This is the fourth announced detection of a binary black hole system and the first significant gravitational-wave signal recordedRead the story …
North Mississippi VISTA Project Receives Seventh Year of Funding
Grant renewal brings $595,000 to region for programming and resources
September 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Corporation for National and Community Service has approved a $595,000 grant to fund the North Mississippi VISTA Project, housed in the University of Mississippi’s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement, for the 2017-18 year. The Volunteers in Service to America project, commonly known as VISTA, officially moved to theRead the story …
Engineering Faculty Collaborates on Deep-Space Communications
Work could improve reliability of connections with spacecraft, improve cellular service on Earth
September 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi engineering professors are collaborating with colleagues at Jackson State University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to improve communications with deep-space probes and, perhaps even, manned missions. Lei Cao, Ramanarayanan Viswanathan and John Daigle, all professors of electrical engineering, are working with researchers at Jackson State University and theRead the story …
Law School Participates in Bicentennial Event
Activities include moot court, reception with Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr.
September 25, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law is participating in the bicentennial of Mississippi’s judiciary and legal profession Wednesday (Sept. 27) in Jackson. Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr. will be on hand for the celebration, and a full day of events, including a moot court competition betweenRead the story …
Overby Center Fall Lineup Focuses on State’s History
Opening program Tuesday looks at journalists covering university's 1962 integration
September 25, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics begins its 11th year at the University of Mississippi with emphasis on the state’s 200th birthday and a program about the role of journalists during the crisis surrounding the integration of the school 55 years ago. The opening program, at 4 p.m. Tuesday (Sept.Read the story …
Alumna Chosen for Pharmacy Organization’s National Committee
Kelley is first UM graduate to serve in role, will develop programming for post-graduate students
September 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jordan Kelley, a 2017 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, is the first Ole Miss alumna to become a member at large of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s National Resident Advisory Committee. During the 2017-18 cycle, she will develop programming and services for post-graduate pharmacy students. Kelley, whoRead the story …