From left: Stephen Connors, Walter “Doug” Gurley, Patricia Jones and Jo Ann Harris, the Mississippi Administrative Program Office 2007 State Stars, Mark Petrilli, and Jean Holcombe. OXFORD, Miss. – The administrative staff of the Mississippi Small Business Development Center, located at the University of Mississippi, has been selected as the 2007 State Star. Pat JonesRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – A team of three University of Mississippi computer science majors is set to compete this weekend (Oct. 12-13) in the 32nd International Collegiate Programming Contest, conducted by the Association for Computing Machinery.

OXFORD, Miss. – Hunting enthusiasts can join football legend Archie Manning in a quest to help his hometown of Drew, and one lucky participant will win a duck hunting trip in the Mississippi Delta this winter with the CBS Sports commentator.

OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss Outdoors at the University of Mississippi has several trips left on this semester’s schedule that should interest nature lovers and sporting enthusiasts. The adventures, under the guidance of trained student trip leaders, are open UM students, employees and community members.

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student is among 60 sophomores nationwide to be named “emerging scholars” by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

OXFORD, Miss. – The Tassels chapter of Mortar Board at the University of Mississippi is among 51 chapters nationwide honored with a Silver Torch Award for the 2006-07 academic year. The awards were presented recently at the organization’s national conference.

This Radio Frequency Cavity is to be used to accelerate muons until they collide head-on, creating new kinds of subatomic particles. OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi physicists have been awarded a competitive grant to build equipment to be used in the ongoing search for new subatomic particles.  

Michael L. Harrington OXFORD, Miss. – Michael Louis Harrington of Oxford, retired University of Mississippi professor and administrator, passed away this week while visiting in Portland, Ore. Harrington, 63, was born in Portland. He joined the Ole Miss faculty as assistant professor of philosophy in 1970 and retired last year as professor emeritus. He servedRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss.- A research anthropologist who successfully blends unlikely topics delivers the address “Do That Voodoo You Do So Well: New Interpretations of an Old Spirituality” Tuesday (Oct.9) at the University of Mississippi.

OXFORD, Miss. A University of Mississippi graduate instructor in English has received an award recognizing him as an outstanding teacher of freshmen.