JACKSON, Miss. – A winning play for the health of Mississippi’s children was celebrated this week as Eli and Abby Manning made a personal pledge of $1 million to the Children’s of Mississippi $100 million capital campaign. The couple, who will be lending their names and faces to publicity for the campaign, are honorary chairsRead the story …
Eli, Abby Manning Pledge $1M to Children’s of Mississippi’s Campaign
Drive aims to expand neonatal ICU and surgical suites, create new imaging department
September 7, 2016 by
Global Health Symposium Set for Friday
Participants plan to discuss ways to increase state's health care capacity
September 7, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will host a Global Health Symposium on Friday (Sept. 9) in the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics to examine the state and local community’s health care capacity and possible ways to increase it. The panel discussion is set for 1 p.m. in the Overby Center conferenceRead the story …
Gravitational Wave Discussion Set for First Fall Science Cafe
Renowned cosmological physicist Michael Turner to speak Sept. 13
September 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The origins of the universe is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. Michael Turner, the Bruce V. and Diana M. Rauner Distinguished Service Professor of Physical Cosmology and director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago, willRead the story …
Pharmacy Graduate Student Wins $10,000 Fellowship
Dennis McCarty honored for research on potential anti-epileptic drugs
September 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dennis Carty, a University of Mississippi doctoral student in environmental toxicology, has received a 2016 North American Graduate Fellowship from the American College of Toxicology. Five of these prestigious national fellowships are awarded each year by ACT, and they come with a two-year stipend of $5,000 per year to be used toward theRead the story …
New Endowment Sets High Standards for UM Business School
Admiration compels Millette family to honor patriarch with named endowment
September 4, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Samuel M. Millette is a U.S. Marine war veteran, an esteemed attorney with a 50-year career in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a revered family man. “He is the standard to which I aspire,” said Sam Millette Jr. of Destin, Florida, whose admiration for his 93-year-old father led him to establish an endowmentRead the story …
William Winter, Leland Speed to Receive Geographic Visionary Awards
Mississippi Geographic Alliance honoring leaders for their connections to global economy
September 3, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Geographic Alliance at the University of Mississippi will honor former Gov. William Winter and business mogul Leland Speed in September for their efforts to connect the state to the global economy. The annual MGA Geographic Visionary Awards ceremony is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Mississippi Museum ofRead the story …
UM Physician Selected to SEC Medical Review Committee
Dr. Marshall Crowther helps certify officials' fitness to officiate conference sporting events
September 2, 2016 by
Dr. Marshall Crowther, medical director of the University of Mississippi Department of Health and Sports Performance and a physician at Student Health Services, is among four doctors serving on the Southeastern Conference Medical Review Committee. The committee is responsible for performing annual fitness exams and clearing officials to participate in SEC games. Crowther said heRead the story …
Local Senior Citizens Invited to Learn Something New this Fall
Variety of noncredit classes available through UM Communiversity Program
September 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Senior citizens in the Oxford area who would like to try out a new hobby or learn a new skill are invited to check out the University of Mississippi’s fall Communiversity schedule, which is packed with a variety of classes that anyone in the community can try. Senior citizens can take advantageRead the story …
UM Technology Summit Focuses on Need for STEM Education
Sen. Wicker, university leaders promote role of new facility to help meet workforce demands
September 1, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter and the University of Mississippi hosted U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and technology industry leaders Wednesday (Aug. 31) for the UM Technology Summit, at which the senator and others agreed that the need for more science, technology, engineering and math students will continue to grow. The summit brought together longtimeRead the story …
UM Museum Exhibit Features Work of William Eggleston
Renowned photographer acclaimed for transforming ordinary scenes into fine art
September 1, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Through the eye of photographer William Eggleston, nothing is ordinary, despite his photographs’ apparent depiction of ordinary things and ordinary people doing ordinary things. Eggleston once said, “I am at war with the obvious,” a phrase curators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art thought apt enough to use as the title forRead the story …