OXFORD, Miss. – Perhaps the only thing as impressive as having three NASA officials speak Friday (Oct. 31) at the University of Mississippi was the 30-foot inflatable replica of the Space Launch System they brought with them. During a daylong “show-and-tell” presentation themed “NASA/SLS Day at Ole Miss,” Todd May, who manages the agency’s SpaceRead the story …
NASA Speakers, Rocket Make Big Impression at UM
Space Launch System replica, key officials wow local audiences
November 3, 2014 by
Rioult Dance NY Performs Nov. 5 at Ford Center
Company also offers free classes and opportunities to meet the dancers
October 31, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Renowned American modern dance company Rioult Dance NY will perform Wednesday (Nov. 5) at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Campus Connection Series. The performance is set for 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets are available for $30 at the UM Box OfficeRead the story …
NASA Space Launch System Program Manager to Speak Oct. 31 at UM
Event co-sponsored by School of Engineering, Honors College and Trent Lott Leadership Institute
October 30, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Todd May, manager of NASA’s Space Launch System program, will discuss the agency’s activities and achievements Friday (Oct. 31) at the University of Mississippi. May’s address, “Space Launch System: Building the Future of Space Exploration,” begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Overby Center auditorium. The public event is being sponsored by theRead the story …
Jay Watson to Deliver Annual Humanities Lecture
Teacher of the year to discuss Faulkner's observations on speed of modern life Nov. 3
October 29, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jay Watson, the Howry Professor of Faulkner Studies at the University of Mississippi, has been named the university’s Humanities Teacher of the Year and will deliver an annual lecture Nov. 3 at Bondurant Auditorium. Watson’s lecture, titled “William Faulkner on Speed: What the Humanities Can Teach Us about the Velocity and Tempo ofRead the story …
UM Receives Honorable Mention as Bicycle Friendly University
National designation recognizes achievements; helps lay foundation for improvements
October 29, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has been recognized for its efforts to support and improve cycling on campus with an honorable mention nod as a Bicycle Friendly University from the League of American Bicyclists. Ole Miss is the first university in the state to receive this designation. “The designation recognizes that we are makingRead the story …
Lead Gift Announced for Ole Miss Science Building
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation commits $20 million for construction
October 28, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s reputation for strong teaching and research in the sciences will be bolstered by the addition of a new science building, thanks to a $20 million lead gift from the Gertrude C. Ford Foundation of Jackson. The facility will be a significant addition to “Science Row” along the sectionRead the story …
Kenny Loggins to Perform Oct. 30 at Ford Center
Singer-songwriter expected to perform his soundtrack hits at UM show
October 28, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Kenny Loggins will perform his Hollywood hits Thursday (Oct. 30) at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Loggins’ four-decade career has earned him two Grammy awards and a dozen platinum albums. He’s best known for his soundtrack hits “Danger Zone” fromRead the story …
UM Fraternity Recolonizes After 60 Years
Pi Kappa Phi chartered at UM in 1927, but has been inactive since World War II
October 28, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The options for Greek life at University of Mississippi officially grew by one earlier this month. Pi Kappa Phi fraternity recolonized Oct. 11 after a more-than-six-decade absence from campus. The Alpha Lambda chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity chartered on at Ole Miss in 1927. For 22 years, the fraternity was aRead the story …
Alumna Reflects on Half-Century Pharmacy Career
Former drugstore owner remembers World War II, Hurricane Camille
October 23, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Louise Chadwick Lynch remembers her uncle Cornelius Herlihy’s pharmacy in Waveland as “a mystical place.” “As a young child, I couldn’t go in the pharmacy itself where the prescriptions were filled,” said Lynch, 91. “I always wondered what was written on that little paper. That piece of paper was so important.” LynchRead the story …
UM Biologist’s Research Makes News
Ryan Garrick studying tortoises in Galapagos Islands
October 23, 2014 by
A University of Mississippi biology professor’s study of giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands is being published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Ryan C. Garrick is the lead author of the paper “Lineage fusion in Galápagos giant tortoises,” which will appear in Molecular Ecology (one of the top journals in the field of population geneticsRead the story …