OXFORD, Miss. – Pesticides are an important part of modern agriculture, enabling farmers to grow vast amounts of food by keeping hungry insects away from the crops. But when those pesticides wash off the fields and into nearby lakes and streams, they pose a problem for wildlife and even people.

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi graduate instructor in English has received an award recognizing him as an outstanding teacher of freshmen. Travis Montgomery, a native of Tecumseh, Okla., is the fourth recipient of the annual Lawrence “Shaky” Yates Award for Best Teacher of Freshman English. The honor includes a $600 prize. “When you’reRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – National, regional and local industry leaders are slated to make presentations to students at the University of Mississippi during annual fall Journalism Week Oct. 8-12.

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi fraternity has been sanctioned after an inquiry determined the group provided alcohol to some of its members and guests the night a student fell from a tree and died.

OXFORD, Miss. – The funeral for University of Mississippi track star Rodney Lydale Lockhart is set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the J.Z. George High School gymnasium in Carrollton.

  Robbie Kroger collects samples for evaluation in a rice field at the UM Field Station.Photo by Michelle Edwards. OXFORD, Miss. – Pesticides are an important part of modern agriculture, enabling farmers to grow vast amounts of food by keeping hungry insects away from the crops. But when those pesticides wash off the fields andRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Works by renowned daughter-father artists Beth Edwards and Larry Edwards are on exhibit at the University of Mississippi through Nov. 1.

OXFORD, Miss. – Families can learn how to preserve cherished keepsakes – from photographs and paper documents to sound recordings and home movies – in a free, public workshop Friday (Oct. 5) at the University of Mississippi.

The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America. OXFORD, Miss. The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America performs Friday (Oct. 5) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The free 8 p.m. concert is part of homecoming week at the University of Mississippi. Tickets are required and can be obtained atRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Described as “nothing short of stunning” by Gramophone magazine, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble makes its first visit to the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday (Oct. 9). Norm Easterbrook, center director, said the ensemble’s performance is sure to please the most discerning ofRead the story …