Gift completes $50 million MomentUM Campaign Fund Gerald M. Abdalla (left) talks about a $2.5 million pledge for the renovation of the pediatric intensive care unit at the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children in Jackson as Dr. Dan Jones, vice chancellor of the UM Medical Center, looks on. JACKSON, Miss. – Health care providedRead the story …

Tom Burnham OXFORD, Miss. – As dean of the School of Education at the University of Mississippi, Tom Burnham places a high priority on helping students attend Ole Miss. With a new scholarship, named to honor the memory of his son, Burnham is doing just that. The Tom Burnham Jr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment will assistRead the story …

Former Sec. of State Colin Powell slated to speak Feb. 9 Roland Martin OXFORD, Miss. – Special events planned at the University of Mississippi throughout February to celebrate Black History Month include a Feb. 25 keynote address by national award-winning journalist Roland Martin and a Feb. 9 speech by former U.S. Secretary of State ColinRead the story …

University of Mississippi Japanese instructor Yukako Yamada (third from left) answers questions about Kakizome, a Japanese form of calligraphy, from second-grade students and parents of Caledonia Elementary School. UM photo by Ryan Whittington. OXFORD, Miss. – More than 90 second-graders from Caledonia Elementary School crowded Butler Auditorium in the University of Mississippi’s Triplett Alumni CenterRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Eighty University of Mississippi students from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities plan to gather in Louisville Feb. 6-8 for the second annual One Mississippi Retreat. UM’s William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation is sponsoring the free event, to be held at Lake Tiak’ohata. Interested students must complete and submit an application form byRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Prospective students interested in applying to the University of Mississippi’s MBA program can learn more about it Wednesday (Feb. 4) during the School of Business Administration’s first-ever MBA Day. The free event, set for 1:30-6 p.m. in Conner Hall, Room 110, invites potential applicants to meet with faculty members and current students,Read the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – High school seniors statewide are invited to the University of Mississippi Saturday (Jan. 31) for the 2009 Future Educators Conference. With the future of the state, nation and world in the hands of today’s teens, UM recognizes the importance of helping prepare tomorrow’s educational leaders. The free event is intended to inspireRead the story …

Watch The Punch Brothers “Heart In A Cage.” OXFORD, Miss. – The Punch Brothers bring their brand of bluegrass and folk music to the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. With a style described by Times Online as “bluegrass instrumentation and spontaneity” withRead the story …

Watch video exerpts from “Einstein’s Cosmic Messengers” OXFORD,Miss. – Nearly a century ago, Albert Einstein imagined the propagation of gravitational waves in space, which is the genesis of a concert to be performed Feb. 5 and 6 at the University of Mississippi. The program “Einstein’s Cosmic Messengers” illustrates Einstein’s vision in a multimedia format featuringRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Jackson businessman and University of Mississippi alumnus Bill Brown returns to his alma mater Thursday (Jan. 29) to discuss realities of the business world with MBA students as part of the School of Business Administration’s Otho Smith Lecture Series. The talk begins at 4:30 p.m. in Conner Hall, Room 110, and isRead the story …