OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi officials and others celebrated a milestone in the construction of the emerging Jim and Thomas Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation during a topping-out ceremony Thursday (June 23) on campus. Touting the economic and academic implications of the 202,000-square-foot science, technology, engineering and mathematics building, Chancellor Glenn BoyceRead the story …
University Officials Mark High Point in New STEM Facility
Ceremony marks topping out of the Center for Science and Technology Innovation
June 23, 2022 by
Professor Works to Make Theologian’s Historical Records Accessible
Jeffrey Watt to complete decadeslong, high-profile Reformation period project with $365,000 grant
June 22, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi historian Jeffrey R. Watt has been working for 35 years to transcribe records kept by 16th century theologian John Calvin concerning the Consistory of Geneva. And thanks to two major grants to fund the painstaking work, he is closing in on the project’s completion. The documents provide a glimpseRead the story …
UM, Northwest Community College Partner for Dual Degree Program
Inaugural cohort being registered for innovative alliance between two institutions
June 21, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Aspiring engineers soon will be able to simultaneously receive degrees from both the University of Mississippi and Northwest Mississippi Community College, thanks to a partnership agreement made Tuesday (June 21) between the two institutions. Students will spend the first three years full time at NWCC while taking courses part time at OleRead the story …
Trusted Campus Physician Retires After 17 Years of Service
Dr. Jean Gispen praised for providing exceptional care during her time at Ole Miss
June 20, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Jean Gispen always makes time for her patients. She sits them down, walks them through their diagnosis and answers their questions in detail. That care and concern is what she is known for as a staff physician at the University of Mississippi‘s Employee Health Service. After her retirement on July 1,Read the story …
Endowment Provides Graduate Scholarships
Gift honors donor’s mother, aids students in UM College of Liberal Arts
June 18, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A Christmas present opened by Nannette Holcomb Comer, of Fulton, has the power to make dreams a reality for countless University of Mississippi students. The gift from Comer’s daughter, Karen Comer Matthews, of Memphis, Tennessee, will help students seeking graduate-level degrees within the College of Liberal Arts while also serving as aRead the story …
University Hosts Regional Conference for Chemists, Chemical Engineers
More than 120 participate in two-day event designed to promote minority STEM careers
June 17, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Chemistry and chemical engineering students from across the Southeast and Southwest gathered recently at the University of Mississippi for a two-day conference designed to promote STEM careers for people of color. Some 120 students and researchers, including 95 in-person participants, attended the joint Southeast and Southwest regional conference of the National OrganizationRead the story …
Lessons Learned Lead to Business Success for Pharmacy Alumna
Community Pharmacy owner Mollie Spencer's achievements recognized with 40 Under 40 honor
June 16, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy alumna Mollie Spencer has been tested a few times in her life. From taking a personality test to find the best career fit to being challenged as a business owner, Spencer is finding the rewards in hard work, as she was recently named to the OleRead the story …
Undercounted Census Numbers Affect State Funding, Political Landscape
UM population studies experts share projections, outlook for 2030 count
June 15, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The discovery that Mississippi’s actual population is significantly higher than 2020 U.S. Census numbers indicate could affect future federal funding and possibly other factors, according to University of Mississippi population studies experts. Mississippi was among six states in which the Census Bureau reported found significant undercounting as part of its Post EnumerationRead the story …
New Director to Lead UM Student Media Center
Larz Roberts joins Ole Miss faculty this month from Arkansas State University
June 14, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new director soon will lead the University of Mississippi‘s S. Gale Denley Student Media Center, which includes The Daily Mississippian newspaper, campus television station NewsWatch, Rebel Radio and the Ole Miss yearbook. Larz Roberts joins the School of Journalism and New Media June 24 as the new SMC leader. Roberts comesRead the story …
Professor Studies Effects of Internal Recognition on Promotions
Kristin Cullen-Lester and colleagues receive SIOP Small Grant to fund work
June 13, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – How does internal recognition affect promotions and retention of women in the field of academic medicine? That is a question that Kristin Cullen-Lester, an assistant professor of management at the University of Mississippi, hopes to answer. Research shows that women in academic medicine wait longer to receive a promotion and leave theirRead the story …