OXFORD, Miss. – Lifelong Disney World fan Donna Dukes Wade knows the amusement park considers itself the happiest place on Earth, but don’t tell Mickey that the University of Mississippi makes her a little bit happier. Wade, of Oxford and part-time resident of Naples, Florida, was a die-hard Rebel fan long before she graduated inRead the story …
Museum Recognized by Mississippi Heritage Trust
Heritage Award honors stewardship of Faulkner's Rowan Oak
June 10, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For more than two decades, the University of Mississippi Museum has been the steward of Rowan Oak, Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Faulkner’s home and grounds, with the support of university leadership and the Facilities Management Department. The museum’s efforts were publicly recognized Thursday (June 9) with an award from one of theRead the story …
Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Honors UM Alumni, Faculty
Six with Ole Miss ties among 2022 award winners
June 9, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters is honoring several University of Mississippi alumni and faculty members as part of its annual awards to accomplished individuals in various creative fields. Ole Miss alumni and faculty receiving 2022 awards from the MIAL are William Dunlap and Kenneth Holditch, recipients of the Noel PolkRead the story …
Acoustics Summer School Draws International Scientists, Students to UM
PASS 2022 features four days of lectures, discussions and demonstrations
June 8, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Graduate and postgraduate students from four countries are on the University of Mississippi campus this week to learn the latest in cutting-edge physical acoustics, including infrasound, medical acoustics, thermoacoustics, nonlinear acoustics, waves and bubbles. Physical Acoustics Summer School 2022 is hosted by the university’s National Center for Physical Acoustics, with support fromRead the story …
Pharmacy Professor Brings Interprofessional Experience to Classroom
Sally Earl's clinical work is offering insights for students
June 7, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sally Earl’s career has been defined by a willingness to collaborate with those in and out of the pharmacy profession. A clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, her work extends beyond the classroom. When Earl joined the school in 2017, she worked with theRead the story …
AT&T, Ole Miss Partner to Enhance MOST
Collaboration to help students prepare for college, careers
June 6, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – AT&T and the University of Mississippi are partnering to increase digital literacy among underserved African American high school students across Mississippi by helping them prepare for college and careers. The initiative, which includes workshops on resumes, job searches, online safety and more, is part of this year’s Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent,Read the story …
Gift Provides UM Honors Scholarships
Leading surgeon credits university for success and hopes to help others succeed
June 4, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Marc E. Walker, a plastic surgeon and Mississippi’s only pediatric and congenital hand surgeon, is the founder and clinical director of the Congenital Hand Clinic at Children’s of Mississippi, the pediatric hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Walker’s road to success is impressive: after graduating summa cumRead the story …
After Life-Threatening Accident, Mother of Five Pursues Dream
UM-Rankin student Holly Thrailkill selected for SOE's Sylvia Foran Curriculum Planning Award
June 3, 2022 by
PEARL, Miss. – Holly Thrailkill has a mantra: one step at a time. She first used it when she was learning to walk again. She uses it now as motivation to finish her degree. Thrailkill is a rising senior elementary education major at the University of Mississippi on the Hinds Community College-Rankin campus. She hasRead the story …
Boys State: Still Changing Lives
More than 250 rising seniors statewide converge on campus for annual leadership training
June 3, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a delegate to the American Legion Boys State in 2014, Milton Robinson had a life-changing experience. As director of the weeklong leadership training, his goal is to see that this year’s delegates have the same transformative encounter. “Eight years ago, I bought into this program and it turned me around,” saidRead the story …
Resource Center for Delta Entrepreneurs Opens in Greenville
Mississippi Small Business Development Center partners with CompuRecycling Inc.
June 2, 2022 by
GREENVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi Delta Small Business Development Center in Greenville is officially open to assist aspiring business owners throughout the region. The new center is among more than 20 sites and centers of the Mississippi Small Business Development Center, headquartered at the University of Mississippi. Housed within CompuRecycling Center Inc., the Mississippi DeltaRead the story …