OXFORD, Miss. – A group of Mississippi scholars will discuss the impact of Internet communications on the tradition of letter-writing and the prospect that priceless documents will be lost to future historians and biographers Monday (April 9) at the University of Mississippi. The program, hosted by the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, isRead the story …
School of Pharmacy Honors Three with Distinguished Alumni Awards
April 4, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy alumni were honored for their outstanding careers and contributions to the school during Pharmacy Alumni Weekend (March 30-31). Recipients of the school’s 2012 Distinguished Alumni Awards are Kristie Gholson of Tupelo, William B. Harlan of Brandon and Richard Allen Jackson Sr. of Sarasota, Fla. “TheseRead the story …
Third-graders Explore Science at Field Station
April 4, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 360 third-graders spent a day last week playing with dirt, touching turkeys and tasting stevia leaves at the University of Mississippi Field Station, all in the name of learning about science. The Oxford Elementary School students participated in a fast-paced science clinic March 30 at the field station, staffed byRead the story …
Senior Honors Student Named UM’s 13th Goldwater Scholar
April 4, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Honors student Dana Nicole “Nikki” Reinemann has been named the University of Mississippi’s 13th Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. The Ole Miss senior from Batesville is the tenth UM student to receive the prestigious award since 1998 and the fifth in the past seven years. Reinemann is first author of the paper “VibrationalRead the story …
Environmental Passion Earns UM Student a Udall Scholarship
April 2, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Taylor Cook walked into the chancellor’s office at the University of Mississippi, she was not expecting to see a roomful of smiling faces. But that is what she got at a surprise reception to congratulate her on winning the 2012 Morris K. Udall Scholarship, which provides $5,000 for one year ofRead the story …
Bruning, Rebels Shut Down No. 24 Tigers
April 2, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Senior Kendall Bruning allowed just two hits and one run in seven innings of work as Ole Miss knocked off No. 24 Auburn 6-1 in the final game of the series on Sunday. It was the first win over a ranked team for the Rebels this season. Bruning held the Tigers hitlessRead the story …
UM Launches Online Master of Health Care Administration Program
March 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration and University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Health Related Professions have launched a new part-time option for the online master of health care administration program. “The new three year, part-time option is a response to the demand we have seen from mid-career professionals,Read the story …
UMMC Professor Co-chairs National Medicaid/CHIP Advisory Group
March 29, 2012 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. James Martin, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been named co-chair of the National Advisory Workgroup to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Medicaid/CHIP recipients. The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, recently appointed Martin and Dr. Mary Applegate, a pediatrician and theRead the story …
Ecocritic to Discuss Shakespeare Standard April 3
March 28, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Noted scholar Robert Watson gives the 40th annual James Edwin Savage Lecture in the Renaissance April 3 at the University of Mississippi. His lecture, “Eco vs. Ego in Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream,’” is a free, public event at 7 p.m. in Bondurant Auditorium. “Professor Watson is an accomplished Renaissance scholar who willRead the story …