OXFORD, Miss. – It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to quickly grasp what a University of Mississippi professor’s research could mean to the millions of people addicted to hardcore narcotics such as heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and morphine. School of Pharmacy faculty member Christopher R. McCurdy has made it his mission to find and develop compoundsRead the story …
Political Commentator to Present Honors College Convocation
George Will lecture is free, open to the public
January 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – America’s foremost political commentator and conservative columnist will give the annual spring convocation for the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. George F. Will presents “The Political Argument Today” at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The convocation is free and open to theRead the story …
Mississippi Innocence Project Develops Lead in 1997 Rape Homicide
Team works with Humphreys County Sheriff on breakthrough in murder of Kathy Mabry
January 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss.– The Mississippi Innocence Project, a clinic based at the University of Mississippi School of Law, has developed leads on biological evidence left at the scene of an unsolved 1997 rape and stabbing homicide in Humphreys County. The partially clothed body of Kathy Mabry, 39, was discovered March 25, 1997, in a vacant houseRead the story …
Richard Barnes Remembered as ‘Great Colleague’
Distinguished law lecturer died Tuesday; services set for Saturday
January 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Richard L. Barnes, 58, the Leonard B. Melvin Distinguished Lecturer and professor of law at the University of Mississippi, died Tuesday (Jan. 22) morning in a car accident on Interstate 40 in Conway County, Ark., as he was driving home to Oxford. Barnes, who received the 2006-07 Outstanding Professor of the YearRead the story …
Pharmacy Professor Presents at National Institutes of Health
Presentation highlights echinacea and immune system research
January 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists at the University of Mississippi are receiving national recognition for their research on the immune-enhancing effects of echinacea. David S. Pasco, assistant director of UM’s National Center for Natural Products Research, presented a poster on this research in December at the National Institutes of Health. The presentation was in conjunction withRead the story …
1962 Riot Aftermath Eyewitness Donates Memorabilia to UM Library
Ole Miss alumnus’ donation helps paint picture of daily life in 1962 South
January 23, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. — The morning after the 1962 riot surrounding James Meredith’s integration of the University of Mississippi, Frank (Andy) Anderson (BA 67) and his father, then-head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, walked from their home on South 11th Street to campus. “The only thing that I can remember is my eyes [were] burningRead the story …
MSU and UM Announce Joint Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program
Foundation grant funds full scholarship, honors college experience and greater incentives for careers in teaching
January 22, 2013 by
JACKSON—Mississippi’s two largest universities have joined forces to create an innovative program designed to attract the state’s best and brightest students into the field of education through a private gift totaling more than $12.9 million. The Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, or MET, is a joint effort by the School of Education at the UniversityRead the story …
Navy League Endows ROTC Scholarship
January 22, 2013 by
The Mississippi Council of the Navy League Friday announced the establishment of a scholarship endowment at the University of Mississippi. Read the story
$1.2 Million Grant Helps UM Center Train Mississippi Math Teachers
University to train 150 teachers over three years, create professional learning communities
January 18, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly $1.2 million in new funding will help the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi launch an initiative to improve content knowledge for up to 150 public school mathematics teachers over the next three years. The Developing Excellence in Education through Professional, or DEEP, Learning Communities ProjectRead the story …
Media Advisory: Students Mark Inauguration Through Several Activities
January 18, 2013 by
The University of Mississippi Department of Student Housing and the Office of the Dean of Students are marking the Presidential Inauguration and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday with several activities. The Department of Student Housing will host “watch parties” in the lobbies of the residence halls and will provide food beginning at on MondayRead the story …