Schmidt Ocean Institute: Land(er) Ahoy

The ECOGIG lander, built by the University of Mississippi, houses customized samplers designed to be at sea for six months. Read the story

MPB: Oil Spill Research Project Led by Mississippi Team of Scientists

A state-of-the research vessel studying the impact of the BP oil spill is in Pascagoula this week preparing for sea trials. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports the project leaders are based at the University of Mississippi, with a team of scientists from around the world. Read the story

Ole Miss sets early-education focus

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Focus On Media’s ‘Great Realignment’ At the ACT III Conference

Oxford, Mississippi—Magazine publishers from a broad cross section of the industry spent two days presenting their best practices and innovative ideas for an era of transition during the third annual ACT III conference at the University of Mississippi. Read the story

San Francisco Chronicle: Ole Miss sets early education focus

The University of Mississippi‘s School of Education is developing a curriculum that could impact early education across the state. Read the story

Clarion Ledger: Ole Miss sets early ed focus

The University of Mississippi’s School of Education is developing a curriculum that could impact early education across the state. Read the story

Washington Post: Joe York says barbecue boils down to hard work

When he attended graduate school at the University of Mississippi, Joe York, 35, had no idea he was about to become a documentarian of living anthropology. Read the story

CNN: Homecoming Queen Breaks Barriers

CNN’s Don Lemon talks to Courtney Pearson, who became the first African American homecoming queen at Ole Miss.

CNN Eatocracy: The Southern Foodways Symposium kicks off

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NPR: 50 Years Later, Ole Miss Crowns Homecoming History

Listen to Courtney Pearson on NPR’s “Tell Me More” with Michel Martin or read the transcript