OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi graduate students have been selected to participate in the 27th session of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference this summer in Tennessee. Molly McCully Brown and Jan Verberkmoes are John and Renee Grisham Fellows in the university’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. Both were nominated by faculty membersRead the story …
Two UM Graduate Students Selected for Prestigious Writer’s Conference
Participants to spend two weeks studying under veteran authors at University of the South
June 18, 2016 by
UM Graduates Selected for Prestigious Business Development Program
Developers of Curtsy dress rental app headed to Silicon Valley to expand venture
June 17, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi graduates have landed major support from a Silicon Valley business incubator as they work to expand their mobile platform that helps college students rent formalwear to and from fellow students. Sara Kiparizoska, of Laurel, who graduated earlier this month with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, and William Ault, a 2015Read the story …
UM Graduate Wins Elizabeth George Foundation Fellowship
Rachel Smith plans to use time to complete book of stories about interconnected characters
June 16, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rachel Smith, a 2012 graduate of the University of Mississippi’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, has received an Elizabeth George Foundation fellowship, which will allow her to move to a mountain cabin to work on a collection of stories. The Seattle native who lives in Oakland, California, with herRead the story …
Gravitational Waves Detected from Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes
UM physicists part of team working with data from Advanced LIGO detectors
June 15, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi researchers are among scientists worldwide elated that gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of space-time – have been observed for a second time. The gravitational waves were detected Dec. 26, 2015, by both of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, detectors, in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford,Read the story …
Mississippi-Made Mandarin Recognized as World-Class
UM Flagship Chinese Program draws fevered students, yields fluent alumni
June 14, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Offering the immersive experience of any Language Flagship Program is a tremendous plus for any university, but being the country’s best program is far better. And that’s exactly what faculty and students in the Chinese Language Flagship Program at the University of Mississippi have succeeded in doing. The Language Flagship program beganRead the story …
Stadium Expansion to Feature Bell Tower
Lloyd family supports construction with additional gift
June 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi football fans are accustomed to the sounds of the Grove on game day – the chatter of classmates reuniting, the laughter of children playing catch, the rousing horns and drums of the Pride of the South, the cheers as Rebels parade along the Walk of Champions – but inRead the story …
McLean Summer Program Turning High School Students into Entrepreneurs
Inaugural weeklong program helped develop leadership and creativity
June 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twelve high school students from across Mississippi gained exposure to innovative problem-solving skills by participating in an entrepreneurial leadership program at the University of Mississippi. The inaugural class of the McLean Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, or MELP, met May 29-June 3 on the Oxford campus. The weeklong series of activities was sponsored byRead the story …
UMMC Neonatal Suite, Simulation Area Give Babies Best Possible Start
New facilities aimed to help infants with low birth weight or congenital defects
June 11, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – About 2,500 babies are born at the University of Mississippi Medical Center each year, but approximately one-third of them will need intervention at birth due to low birth weight, congenital defects or distress. To give them the best start in life, the Madison Charitable Foundation donated more than $250,000 to create aRead the story …
MBA Students Join Local Business Consulting Program
Arrangement provides challenges for students while giving clients access to consulting services
June 9, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Master of Business Administration students will offer consulting expertise to local businesses beginning this fall through the UM Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. MBA students selected to assistantships in the Student Business Consultant program will work directly with Oxford and Lafayette County businesses to find creative solutions to theirRead the story …
UM Principal Corps Admits Eighth Cohort
Program has near-perfect track record of producing school leaders
June 8, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seventeen educators from across the state gathered June 1 at the University of Mississippi to begin orientation for the eighth cohort of the Principal Corps, the university’s elite program for future school leaders. The transformative, 13-month program prepares Mississippi teachers and school counselors for future roles in P-12 administration, typically as principalsRead the story …