OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Athletics is teaming up with the university, the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, local churches, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Mission Mississippi throughout this year to promote racial equality through a weeklong Racial Reconciliation Week, set for Tuesday (Oct. 7) through Saturday (Oct. 12). HighlightsRead the story …
University to Host Racial Reconciliation Week
Athletics department teams with university, Winter Institute and Mission Mississippi
October 7, 2013 by
Session to Examine Future of Amateurism in College Athletics
Third annual sports law symposium attracts professionals, experts from across the country
October 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Sports Law Review’s third annual symposium will explore the future of the student-athlete model of amateurism in intercollegiate athletics next week at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Part of the John Paul Jones Speaker Series, the symposium on “Amateurism and the Future of the NCAA” addresses the issuesRead the story …
Pharmacy Students Organize ‘Operation Immunization’ for Oxford Campus
Annual drive expands to multiple locations to administer flu shots
October 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Have you gotten your flu shot yet? If not, getting one before this year’s flu season will be a breeze, thanks to pharmacy students at the University of Mississippi. In conjunction with Operation Immunization, members of the local chapter of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists, or APhA-ASP, will provideRead the story …
Statement from the Bias Incident Response Team
October 4, 2013 by
Upon being notified of a reported incident at a recent performance of The Laramie Project, the Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT) swiftly met to discuss the night’s events. Co-Chair Valeria Beasley Ross stated that BIRT was established by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs during the 2013 Spring Semester and seeks toRead the story …
UM Law School, Meek School of Journalism Welcome Jack Ford
Public invited to learn more about award-winning legal news analyst, author’s storied career in legal and journalism fields
October 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Law and investigative journalism meet crime drama as CBS News legal analyst and award-winning journalist Jack Ford visits the University of Mississippi School of Law to present his latest novel, “The Walls of Jericho,” and discuss recent national cases that include themes of race and civil rights. Ford will explore his journeyRead the story …
Scientists to Study Impact of Oil, Gas in Deepwater Environments
Collaboration unites numerous universities in research, data collection
October 4, 2013 by
CHAUVIN, La. – Scientists from several universities will be in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday (Oct. 5) studying how oil and gas spilled there in 2010 has affected marine life and activities in its depths. The Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf Project began after the Deepwater Horizon incident three yearsRead the story …
An Open Letter to Students, Faculty, and Alumni
October 3, 2013 by
While we work to determine with certainty who disrupted the Laramie Project play, we want everyone within our university community and beyond to know that we strongly condemn the behavior exhibited Tuesday night. As a member of the Ole Miss family, each of us has a responsibility to be accountable for our actions, and these individuals will be held accountable. OurRead the story …
New Ocean Technology Helps Recover Automated Underwater Vehicle
UM, USM scientists use I-Spider to retrieve sunken $500,000 submersible
October 2, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new technological marvel that University of Mississippi researchers helped develop – a device called the “I-Spider” – allowed researchers to find a $500,000 unmanned vessel that went missing 4,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico’s surface. UM staff members were able to haul the underwater research vehicle, dubbed the Mola Mola,Read the story …
Renowned Oceanographer to Present Annual Waller Lecture
William H. Gerwick to speak Oct. 4 on marine pharmaceutical leads
October 1, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Studying the world’s oceans has proven to be a promising avenue for discovering new plant and animal life that can be gleaned for compounds to vastly improve human health. This unique type of pharmaceutical research is the topic of the School of Pharmacy‘s 2013 Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture at the UniversityRead the story …
UM Brown Bag Lecture to Focus on Revolutionary War
Professor to lecture on divisions over fight for independence
September 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Retired University of Mississippi history professor Sheila Skemp will present a Brown Bag lecture on “Brother Against Brother: The American Revolution as a Civil War” at noon Thursday (Oct. 3) in the Faulkner Room at the J.D. Williams Library. The talk, hosted by the Department of Archives and Special Collections, focuses onRead the story …