Note: Kevin Mitchell is slated to demonstrate his cooking on the NBC “Today” show Thursday (Feb. 24). During the “Today” broadcast, he is to cook fish and grits with tomato gravy. During “Today with Hoda & Jenna,” he plans to cook blackened salmon with curried black-eyed peas and collards. OXFORD, Miss. – Chef Kevin MitchellRead the story …
Tastes Like Home: Alumnus Co-authors Book on South Carolina Food
Kevin Mitchell focuses on forgotten foods
February 22, 2022 by
Student-Athlete Finds that Academics Aid Her On-field Performance
Makayla Fick chose UM exercise science program because of the range of opportunities it offers
February 22, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Makayla Fick, a sophomore in the University of Mississippi‘s exercise science program and a student-athlete with the Ole Miss women’s nationally ranked cross country and track teams, discovered early in her college career that her major and her sport have a lot in common. The information Fick has learned as an exerciseRead the story …
Law School Names 2022 Class of Business Law Fellows
Fourteen first-year students selected for program that features summer program, featured speakers
February 21, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law has named 14 first-year law students as 2022 business law fellows. The new fellows are: Hattie Burdin, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Cassidy Dearman, Leakesville; Kennedy Gerard, Laplace, Louisiana; Madison Gray, Monticello, Arkansas; Holdon Guy, Johnson City, Tennessee; Colin Haley, Charlotte, North Carolina; Dawn Jackson, Baldwyn;Read the story …
Alumni Open First Selfie Museum in Tupelo
Walker sisters use lessons from McLean Institute initiative to craft a winning business plan
February 20, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three sisters from Tupelo are using skills they learned from a University of Mississippi community engagement initiative to build a thriving business in their hometown. Camille (Walker) McCallum, Kendall Walker and Chloe Walker opened the city’s first selfie museum, Love Your Selfie, late last July. Featuring 20 “Instagram worthy” sets, the businessRead the story …
Honoring a Grandfather and Rebel Fan
Gate naming reflects Peck family's support of Ole Miss student-athletes
February 19, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A $250,000 gift to the University of Mississippi from Betty Peck, the grandmother of an Ole Miss Rebel, memorializes her late husband, honors her extended family and supports student-athletes. The Ole Miss Athletics Foundation recognized Peck’s gift by placing the family name on entrance Gate 37 of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. “Seeing that wouldRead the story …
Three UM Students Named Truman Finalists
Students who raise awareness about mental health issues and educational access among national finalists
February 18, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi juniors who have worked to improve access to education and to raise awareness about mental health issues have been named finalists for the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. National finalists for the honor were announced Friday (Feb. 18). Jilkiah Bryant, a junior public health and health sciences majorRead the story …
Donna Strum Selected as School of Pharmacy Dean
School alumna brings education, leadership experience to official role
February 17, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Donna Strum, whose nationally respected career has spanned professional practice, academics and administration, has been named the new dean of the School of Pharmacy and executive director of the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Mississippi. A three-time graduate of the pharmacy school, Strum served as interim dean andRead the story …
UM Researchers Sending Sonic Experiment to Space Station
Project aims to develop method to control fluids in zero gravity using sound waves
February 17, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A device that can move liquids without physical contact sounds like the stuff of science fiction, so perhaps it’s appropriate that a prototype of just such a marvel is headed to the International Space Station for an out-of-this-world test of its capabilities. When NASA’s next resupply mission to the ISS, Cygnus NG-17,Read the story …
A Labor of Love for HGTV Star and Alumnus Ben Napier
Napier crafts desk from Rowan Oak wood and donates it to UM English department
February 16, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Alumni give back to their alma maters in many ways, including contributing their time, money and expertise. That includes HGTV star and University of Mississippi alumnus Ben Napier, who has found unique ways to give back to the university through his skills and craftsmanship. Ben and his wife and co-star, Erin Napier,Read the story …
You’re Invited to a Grove Grocery Baby Shower
Campus food pantry needs donations of baby-related items
February 16, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Grove Grocery is throwing a baby shower to support the parents of young children in the University of Mississippi community. Items such as diapers, formula, baby food, baby wipes and baby shampoo fly off the shelves when Grove Grocery is able to stock them, but they are the items most donors thinkRead the story …