OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones announced a major campuswide commitment Tuesday (April 22) to the goal of making Ole Miss “climate neutral,” saying the university community is focused on making sure its operations will benefit the environment as much as they take away from it. At the ceremony, Jones signed theRead the story …
UM Announces Commitment to ‘Climate Neutrality’
Chancellor signs American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, renewing campus focus on environmental issues
April 22, 2014 by
Famed Civil Rights Leader to Speak at Law Commencement
U.S. Rep. John Lewis recognized as one of the nation's equal rights pioneers
April 22, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law welcomes U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) as the featured speaker at the school’s graduation, set for 11 a.m. May 10 in the Grove. Lewis will speak at the law school’s individual ceremony, which follows the main university Commencement at 9 a.m. “Congressman Lewis is aRead the story …
April Science Cafe Focuses on State’s Energy Production
MMRI director speaks on fracking April 22 at Lusa Pastry Café
April 22, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Energy production in Mississippi is the focus for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The spring semester’s fourth and final meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. April 22 at Lusa Pastry Cafe, 2305 West Jackson Ave. inRead the story …
Award-winning Writer, Environmentalist to Present Earth Day Lecture
Rob Nixon to discuss 'slow violence' and its long-term impact on the earth and human beings
April 22, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rob Nixon, the Rachel Carson and Elizabeth Ritzmann Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, will discuss the slow, yet violent, impact created by events ranging from toxic drift to climate change for the University of Mississippi’s Earth Day keynote lecture. The lecture, which is part of the university’s 2014Read the story …
UM Technology Management Division and Research Partners Land National Award
Technology transfer prize honors work to develop, study and bring pterostilbene to market
April 21, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. and IRVINE, Calif. – A collaboration formed by the University of Mississippi’s Division of Technology Management, the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Natural Products Utilization Research Unit and natural products company ChromaDex Corp. has won a national award for excellence in technology transfer. The three organizations have won a Federal Laboratory Consortium 2014 Excellence inRead the story …
Consciousness Conference Bringing ‘World-Class’ Experts to Campus
Philosophers and cognitive scientists to discuss human and animal consciousness April 27-30 in free events
April 20, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi hosts the “Conscious Thought and Thought About Consciousness” conference April 27-30, bringing “world-class” philosophers and cognitive scientists to campus. The event is scheduled for the E.F. Yerby Conference Center, and all events are free and open to the public. Leaders in several fields, including philosophy and neuroscience, will convergeRead the story …
UM Social Entrepreneurship Projects to Benefit Wheelchair-bound Teen
MBA students use social media, online marketing and other skills to raise money for a new wheelchair
April 19, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi MBA students enrolled in a business planning and entrepreneurship class are embarking on a game of friendly competition with serious consequences. During the spring class, which is led by Clay Dibrell, UM associate professor of management, community members pitch potential projects for a social entrepreneurship project. Students can selectRead the story …
Gov. Phil Bryant to Deliver UM Commencement Address
State's chief executive to address 2014 graduates and families May 10 in the Grove
April 18, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant is set to visit the University of Mississippi on May 10 to deliver the main address at the university’s 161st Commencement. Mississippi’s 64th governor, Bryant was sworn in on Jan. 10, 2012. Before becoming the state’s chief executive, he was lieutenant governor from 2008 to 2011. He also servedRead the story …
World Class Teaching Program Leads Nation in National Board Prep
North Mississippi teachers in UM program make up largest group seeking national board certification
April 17, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With a record group of 409 K-12 teachers from north Mississippi, the University of Mississippi chapter of the World Class Teaching Program has become the largest recruitment site for national board certification in the nation. A continuing education program, the WCTP is designed for educators who seek to become National Board CertifiedRead the story …
UM Hosts Annual Green Week Celebration April 22-25
Author Rob Nixon to deliver Earth Day keynote lecture
April 17, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s sixth annual Green Week celebration kicks off on Earth Day (April 22) with the goal of opening a campuswide dialogue about sustainability. Rob Nixon, author of “Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor” (Harvard University Press, 2011), will deliver the Earth Day keynote lecture at 7 p.m.Read the story …