OXFORD, Miss. – The first Kevser Ermin Memorial Lecture in Health and Kinesiology, set for Thursday (April 3) at the University of Mississippi, will focus on the relationship between physical activity and bone health. Kathleen Janz, a professor of community health and exercise physiology at the University of Iowa, will speak about jump-starting bone healthRead the story …
Inaugural Kevser Ermin Memorial Lecture to Focus on Bone Health
Noted researcher Kathleen Janz to speak April 3
April 1, 2014 by
Center for Writing and Rhetoric Awards First Faculty Seed Grants
Four faculty members receive $5,000 stipends to improve writing across a variety of disciplines
March 31, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Center for Writing and Rhetoric has awarded $26,750 to four faculty members to improve writing campus-wide. These first-ever grants were awarded on a competitive basis to those who designed writing-intensive modifications to existing courses, and who plan to implement those changes beginning this academic year. The Faculty SeedRead the story …
Laurel Middle School Students Get a True Chance ‘of a Lifetime’
After reading memoir, group scheduled to tour campus and meet former UM chancellor
March 29, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “The Education of a Lifetime” is more than the best-selling memoir of University of Mississippi Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat. For some Laurel Middle School students, it also represents a rare opportunity to visit the university, to see sites from the book and to meet the author. More than 40 eighth-graders plan toRead the story …
UM Researchers, Physicians Cite Benefits of Harper Grace’s Law
Bill provides opportunity to develop FDA-approved, cannabis-derived treatment for epilepsy
March 28, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss – A bill passed by the Mississippi Legislature could provide researchers at the University of Mississippi an opportunity to develop a cannabis-derived treatment of seizures in children with a form of epilepsy. The proposed Harper Grace’s Law exempts a specialized cannabis preparation from the state’s Controlled Substance Law. Now that legislators have agreedRead the story …
UM Programs Drive Record Freshman Retention Rates
Michelle Obama called for better student support programs, many of which already exist at UM
March 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While many U.S. universities are losing 20 percent to 30 percent of their freshmen each year, the University of Mississippi is gaining attention for a revamped program that is helping 85.6 percent of its freshmen stay in college. The high rate of college dropouts has prompted the Obama administration and experts across the countryRead the story …
Museum to Premiere ‘Blues @ Home: Mississippi’s Living Blues Legends’
Multimedia portraits by H.C. Porter showcased with music, oral histories from influential blues talents
March 26, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum presents “Blues @ Home,” a collection of 30 portraits of Mississippi living blues legends in their at-home settings, all painted by H.C. Porter. The paintings are paired with oral histories, collected by project manager Lauchlin Fields and heard through handheld audio devices, to give insights into theRead the story …
UM Accepts Health and Wellness Grant from BCBS of Mississippi Foundation
New RebelWell program will use $250,000 to expand community's health, nutrition and exercise options
March 25, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With a grant of nearly $250,000, the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation is helping to expand fitness and nutrition programs at the University of Mississippi. The foundation announced the grant for RebelWell, a new program name penned for the expanded offerings, Monday (March 24) on the Ole Miss campus.Read the story …
Southern Literary Festival Returning to UM
Annual event March 27-29 to coincide with Conference for the Book
March 23, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A popular gathering for student writers and their faculty mentors returns to the University of Mississippi this month. The Southern Literary Festival, scheduled for March 27-29, will be held in conjunction with the Oxford Conference for the Book, another annual event that has brought together both established authors and rising stars inRead the story …
Tickets Available for T.P. Vinson Scholarship Reception
Annual event scheduled March 29 in Robert C. Khayat Law Center
March 21, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Recipients of the T.P. Vinson Memorial Scholarship and T.P. Vinson Educator Award at the University of Mississippi will be recognized during an annual reception set for March 29. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Robert C. Khayat Law Center. Both honorees will be announced as family, colleaguesRead the story …
Ole Miss Law Makes History with Third National Title
Win makes third championship this year, a first in school history
March 20, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law made history this weekend by grabbing its third moot court national championship this year, the first time the law school has achieved such a milestone. Second-year students David Fletcher of Jackson and Brett Grantham of Corinth, along with third-year Will Widman of Birmingham, Ala., wonRead the story …