OXFORD, Miss. – College students often face difficult circumstances without family or friends nearby to step in and help. At the University of Mississippi, faculty and staff are encouraged to go the extra mile in service to students. In turn, Ole Miss students get an opportunity each year to reward those faculty and staff whoRead the story …
Local Sodexo Team Gives to Ole Miss Food Bank
Makes long-term commitment to support the organization
March 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Thanks to a generous donation from Sodexo, the Ole Miss Food Bank will be able to serve an additional 300 hungry students. Sodexo, which employs 53 people on the Ole Miss campus, has made multiple donations to the Food Bank, including the computer used by volunteers and lunch cards for patrons. TheRead the story …
Museum Exhibit Captures Faulkner’s Mythical Landscape on Film
Collection by French photographer opens with panel discussion March 5
March 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Photographs depicting the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, shot in the 1960s by former University of Mississippi faculty member Alain Desvergnes, will be on display beginning Tuesday (March 5) at the University Museum. “The University of Mississippi Museum is exceptionally pleased to present the Yoknapatawpha photographs of French photographer Alain Desvergnes, and to welcomeRead the story …
UM Program Helps Improve Foreign Language Proficiency
Students benefit from intensive on-campus and international study
March 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Department of Modern Languages is offering a program to build students’ fluency in one of three languages, along with an opportunity to apply their knowledge in an international location. Through on-campus study and intensive language study abroad, students can achieve a higher level of proficiency in Japanese, GermanRead the story …
Lt. Col. Robert J. Darling Presents First-Hand Account of U.S. Leaders’ Response to 9/11
University of Mississippi presents free lecture on crisis leadership
March 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Lt. Col. Robert J. Darling was the only military officer serving as a liaison between the Situation Room, the vice president and the National Military Command Center. Darling wrote “24 Hours inside the President’s Bunker: 9-11-01 The White House” (iUniverse, 2010), which details his experiencesRead the story …
The Write Stuff
Retired pharmacy professor's book launch draws Oxford's writer denizens
March 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It’s not often that a dozen of a community’s published authors gather for a book launch, but that’s exactly what happened when retired University of Mississippi pharmacy professor Ronald F. Borne’s latest book made its debut. “It was damn magical night,” said Neil White, who published Borne’s “Beginnings & Ends,” a compilationRead the story …
Pharmacy School Announces Alumni Weekend Activities
Mix includes class reunions, golf, continuing education and alumni awards
March 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss.—The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is inviting all its graduates to return to the Oxford campus March 22-23 for Pharmacy Weekend 2013. Celebrating reunions in conjunction with the event are the school’s classes of 1963, ‘73, ‘83, ’88 and ’93, and the Pharm.D. class of 2003. Friday’s events begin with the SchoolRead the story …
CBS News: UMMC Doctor Says Baby Born with AIDS Appears to Have Been Cured
March 3, 2013 by
Washington, D.C. – A baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who’s now two and a half years old and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection. Read the story.
Young Business Owner Thrives at Insight Park
Ole Miss alumnus takes fast track to launch to own health care product business, go international
March 2, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Walking the halls at the University of Mississippi’s Insight Park, one might glimpse a lean young man dressed in Ole Miss tennis gear and mistake him for an MBA intern. But Jonathan Scala is nobody’s intern – he’s the unassuming president and CEO of JS Health Partners. And he might be dressedRead the story …
Robots Are Coming To Ole Miss
Center for Mathematics and Science Education Hosts Robotics Challenge
March 1, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 20 robots and their student designers are on their way to the University of Mississippi this week as part of the inaugural FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Tournament. Hosted by the UM Center for Mathematics and Science Education, the event will take place Saturday (March 2) at the university’s Jackson AvenueRead the story …