OXFORD, Miss. – June temperatures have been scorching, but for 72 Mississippi junior high and high school students who have been enjoying engineering camps at the University of Mississippi, it’s been “way cool.” The one-week overnight camps provide students in grades 7 through 12 with opportunities to learn and experience the engineering and manufacturing fields.Read the story …
Students Enjoy ‘Cool’ Engineering Camps
Seventy-two middle and high school students have participated over two-week period
June 27, 2013 by
UM Names New Co-Director of Flagship Program
Henrietta Yang aims to help Chinese students achieve higher level of language proficiency
June 26, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Henrietta Yang doesn’t have to say she loves her job. It’s obvious in her ever-present smile and energetic hand gestures she uses while explaining the merits of the University of Mississippi’s Chinese Language Flagship Program. Yang, who joined the university’s faculty two weeks ago as the program’s new co-director, said she isRead the story …
Isiah Young Makes World Championships In 200m
Shatters school record with 19.86
June 24, 2013 by
DES MOINES, Iowa – Isiah Young is headed back to the international track & field stage. Young, who graduated from Ole Miss last month, captured a silver medal in the men’s 200 meters at the USA Championships on Sunday to propel him to the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia (Aug. 10-18). After shattering mostRead the story …
UM Professor Named to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Board
Communication sciences and disorders professor Carolyn Wiles Higdon serves as vice president of finance
June 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi communication sciences and disorders professor Carolyn Higdon’s leadership role with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has positioned the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders to be at the forefront of the field’s latest news and research on national and international levels. Higdon, who was elected vice president of finance forRead the story …
Linguistic Atlas of New England on Temporary Loan to UM
Rare documents to be digitized and added to Department of Modern Languages
June 23, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Normally, anyone wishing to view the Linguistic Atlas of New England would have to travel to Amherst, Mass., but the files have temporarily found their way to the University of Mississippi’s Department of Modern Languages. The 80-year-old papers are the oldest documents in the Linguistic Atlas Project, a set of survey researchRead the story …
School of Accountancy Jumps in National Rankings
Undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs all rise
June 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Once again, the University of Mississippi’s undergraduate and graduate programs in accountancy have achieved all-time highs in the annual Public Accounting Report national rankings. This year, all three degree programs are among the nation’s top 10. The undergraduate and master’s program are both ranked No. 9 nationally, and the doctoral program comesRead the story …
Everett-Williams Memorial Scholarships Attract Top Freshmen
UM law alumnus, donor meets recipients after decades of commitment
June 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After 28 years of stewardship, University of Mississippi School of Law alumnus and 1848 Society member William H. McMullen of Charlotte, N.C., finally got to see his labor of love come to fruition. Recently, McMullen had the chance to meet the first recipients of the Everett-Williams Memorial Scholarships, products of the fund heRead the story …
Healthworks’ Biggest Loser Contest
June 19, 2013 by
Follow the Ole Miss Rebels team as they compete in a statewide competition to lose the most weight this summer. Video by Mary Stanton Knight
NCPA Assists U.S. Navy with Search for Possible IED Detection Devices
Team conducted preliminary Rayleigh wave measurements in various locations
June 18, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As summer heat drives many people to the beach in search of fun in or near the water, University of Mississippi researchers recently went to Pascagoula Beach to conduct measurements designed to help develop systems to detect buried improvised explosive devices – known as IEDs – around the world. Scientists from UM’s NationalRead the story …
UM Records State’s Highest Graduation Rate Among Public Universities
June 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Efforts to improve student successes at the University of Mississippi have paid off in recent years, and data compiled by The Chronicle of Higher Education puts the university first in Mississippi among public universities in terms of four- and six-year graduation rates. Also, college students in Mississippi graduate at a higher rateRead the story …