OXFORD, Miss. – Seven alumni will receive the Ole Miss Alumni Association’s highest annual honors as part of Homecoming 2013. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame are: Haley Barbour (JD 73) of Yazoo City; David W. Houston III (BBA 66, JD 69) of Aberdeen; Dick Molpus (BBA 71) of Jackson; Carol Ross (BAEd 82)Read the story …
Alumni Association Names Top Alumni of 2013
Alumni Association to Honor Seven at Homecoming for Achievement, Service
August 19, 2013 by
Rutherford Appointed to Mississippi Reading Panel
UM literacy education expert among designees for statewide reading assessment panel
August 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi literacy education scholar Angela Rutherford is among six people appointed to an expert panel to work with the Mississippi Department of Education to recommend new standardized assessment tools for public K-3 reading programs. The Mississippi Reading Panel was established by MDE as part of the Literacy-Based Promotion Act signedRead the story …
UM Physicist Contestant in YouTube Competition
Breese Quinn shows passion in Symmetry magazine's Why Particle Physics Matters video project
August 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi senior physicist Breese Quinn continues to garner international attention for his research in the field of particle physics. Quinn recently joined 700 other particle physicists at a conference to plan the next 20 years of the field. There, Symmetry magazine introduced a communication-outreach project where dozens of participants madeRead the story …
Jackson, Miss. Senior Visits Spain, Learns Language, Culture
August 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Summer vacation proved productive for University of Mississippi senior Mary Ball Markow of Jackson, who spent a month studying and traveling in Spain. She returns to campus this fall conversational in Spanish and with a broadened understanding of the country’s culture. Markow was enrolled at the University of Cadiz, earning credit towardRead the story …
UM Luckyday Scholar Selected for Prestigious Medical Scholarship
Clinton High School graduate accepted into Medical Center's Rural Physicians Scholarship Program
August 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi Luckyday Scholar from Clinton has earned a spot in the selective University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. Esosa Adah, a junior biochemistry major, was accepted into the prestigious program, which places medical professionals in small Mississippi towns to help combat rural physician shortage and improveRead the story …
Speakers, Workshops Highlight Summit for At-Risk Students
UM professor and author Ken Sufka offers tips on helping students beat the odds to excel
August 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Motivated to help at-risk college students succeed in attaining their educational goals, more than 100 faculty and staff from Mississippi’s higher education institutions gathered Wednesday (Aug. 14) at the University of Mississippi for a day of inspiration and empowerment. The At-Risk Summit: Student Success and Persistence was held at UM’s Jackson AvenueRead the story …
College of Liberal Arts Moves Back to Ventress Hall
After water damage in 2011, UM historic building reopens
August 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss – College of Liberal Arts administrators have returned home to one of the most recognized buildings on campus — Ventress Hall. The college’s offices were relocated to Lester Hall in November 2011 due to water damage caused by broken steam pipes. The offices were moved back to Ventress at the end of the summer. “The third floor of Lester HallRead the story …
Eppes Appointed to PRSA Committee
August 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Tom Eppes, chief communications officer at Ole Miss, has been appointed to the executive committee of Counselors to Higher Education(CHE), the premier organization for communications leaders at American colleges and universities. CHE is a section within the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the world’s largest organization of public relations practitioners. InRead the story …
August Science Cafe Focuses on Lightning Flash Observations
Monthly science forum begins fall in Lusa Pastry Café's new West Jackson Avenue location
August 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – How lightning is created and how it gets from the clouds to the ground is the subject of this fall’s first installment of the Oxford Science Café, a free monthly science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The presentation, titled “Lightning Strikes Twice … at theRead the story …
David Gregory Named Pharmacy School’s Associate Dean
Alumnus to begin oversight of school's academic affairs Sept. 16
August 13, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After a national search, University of Mississippi alumnus and Vanderbilt University administrator David F. Gregory has been named associate dean for academic affairs at the UM School of Pharmacy. Director for education, drug policy, research and clinical pharmacy services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gregory succeeds Marvin C.Read the story …