OXFORD, Miss. – With the announcement today of $122.6 million in fiscal 2012 private support to the University of Mississippi, donations to the state’s flagship university achieved the second-highest year of giving in its 165-year history. “This is an extraordinary demonstration of the generosity and commitment of Ole Miss alumni and friends,” Ole Miss ChancellorRead the story …
Ole Miss 2012 Gifts Demonstrate ‘Extraordinary’ Generosity; Giving Reflects Commitment to Leadership in Academics and Athletics
July 30, 2012 by
UMMC Recognized in Three Specialties in News’ Best Hospitals Report
July 30, 2012 by
… 23rd annual report also names UMMC one of the top-ranked hospitals in metro Jackson JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center is recognized in the specialties of cancer, nephrology and urology in this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings. UMMC was also recognized as one of the best hospitalsRead the story …
UMMC Professor Named Chair-Elect of American Board of Family Medicine
July 27, 2012 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. Diane K. Beebe, professor and chair of family medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been elected chair-elect of the American Board of Family Medicine. The ABFM is the second largest of the 24 medical specialty boards in the United States. Beebe, chair of the Department of Family MedicineRead the story …
Country Music Star Dierks Bentley to Headline Grove Concert During Welcome Week
July 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss.– Award-winning singer-songwriter Dierks Bentley will perform Aug. 22 in the Grove at the University of Mississippi as part of Welcome Week. Admission is free and open to the public. Start time for the concert, which also includes opening act The Cadillac Black, will be announced at a later date. The event is sponsoredRead the story …
A TEAM Effort: Mississippi Teacher Corps Students, Alums Use Nontraditional Methods
July 26, 2012 by
OXFORD – At North Panola High School in Sardis, algebra students in Golda Sharpe’s classroom learn about parallel and perpendicular lines in a nontraditional way – to the rhythm of rapper T-Pain’s song “Low.” Fifty miles away at Byhalia High School in Byhalia, English instructor Catherine Gray teaches linking verbs to her sixth-grade students byRead the story …
Beloved Dean, Professor Emeritus of Engineering Frank A. Anderson Dies at 98
July 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Frank Abel Anderson, 98, associate dean emeritus of the University of Mississippi School of Engineering and professor emeritus of chemical engineering, died Monday (July 23) at Azalea Gardens in Oxford. A memorial service is being planned. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford may be contacted for details. Credited with singlehandedly establishing the departmentRead the story …
Department of Energy Grant Supports Energy Efficiency Efforts at IHLs
July 25, 2012 by
Three universities receive additional help from TVA OXFORD, Miss. – In an effort to support energy efficiency improvements at the state’s public universities, Mississippi was awarded $725,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant will be used to help create an energy efficiency retrofit strategy for the state’s eight Institutions of Higher Learning, withRead the story …
Volunteers Needed for Move In 2012
July 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Only a few weeks remain before more than 5,000 Ole Miss students flood the roads and residence halls on campus for the annual fall move in beginning Monday, Aug. 13. With so many Ole Miss students and their families on campus, move in is a great opportunity for members of the Lafayette-Oxford-UniversityRead the story …
Rare Books on Yellow Fever Donated by Neurosurgeon
July 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – D.J. Canale of Memphis, a retired neurosurgeon, has spent years collecting rare books on yellow fever, particularly books during the era when the disease was most prevalent in the 19th century. The medical historian and his wife, Janet, recently donated their collection to the University of Mississippi. “Yellow fever was so prevalentRead the story …
Fall Semester Parking Changes First of Many
July 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A growing number of vehicles on campus this fall means the University of Mississippi’s newly formed Department of Parking and Transportation Services is offering multiple options for students and employees who park on campus, including a new express shuttle service operating from two Park and Ride lots. Isaac Astill, director of theRead the story …