OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Libraries’ Department of Archives and Special Collections will feature guest speakers on a variety of topics during its Fall Lecture Series. “I am so pleased Special Collections has such a distinguished panel of speakers scheduled for the fall,” said Jennifer Ford, the department’s head. “The presentations address subjectsRead the story …
Special Collections Fall Lecture Series Begins this Month
Lunch lectures on varied topics slated throughout the semester
September 15, 2017 by
Founder of Georgetown Memory Project to Speak at UM
Richard Cellini to discuss work Monday in public lecture
September 14, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Richard Cellini, founder of the Georgetown Memory Project, will speak Monday (Sept. 18) at the University of Mississippi about how he helped identify descendants of slaves at Georgetown University. The event, set for 4-5 p.m. in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory, is free and open to the public. A question-and-answer sessionRead the story …
Biomimetic Acoustic Sensors Topic of Sept. 19 Science Cafe
Renowned researcher Ronald N. Miles is first lecturer for fall semester
September 14, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The acoustical organs of insects and their potential to revolutionize human hearing aids is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s first meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 19 at LusaRead the story …
Cyrus Chestnut Quartet to Perform at Ford Center
Thursday show is first in the 2017-18 Jazz Series
September 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will host a night of jazz Thursday (Sept. 14) with the Cyrus Chestnut Quartet. Chestnut, a Baltimore native and soulful jazz pianist, blends contemporary, traditional and gospel jazz styles with soulful sounds and a mix of Latin and samba. HisRead the story …
Visiting Professor to Discuss Foods of Slave Trade Thursday at UM
Judith Carney featured speaker of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program
September 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A geographer from the University of California at Los Angeles will discuss foods grown by African slaves Thursday (Sept. 14) at the University of Mississippi. Judith Carney begins her lecture, “Seeds of Memory: Food Legacies of the Transatlantic Slave Trade,” at 5:30 p.m. in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory. Her appearance,Read the story …
Annual UM 9/11 Memorial Run Set for Monday
First responders and general public invited to offer support and participate
September 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s ROTC programs host the annual 9/11 Memorial Run at 5:30 a.m. Monday in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks on New York and Washington. The run, which is in remembrance of the victims andRead the story …
Overstreet Gift to Help Low-Income Students Attend UM
Estate gift supports Ole Miss Opportunity program
September 2, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An estate gift provided by the late Katie Mae Overstreet, of Oxford, will help give lower-income Mississippians an opportunity to attend the University of Mississippi. Overstreet’s gift was designated by her sons, Mike and Larry Overstreet, both of Oxford, to support the Ole Miss Opportunity Scholarship program, which provides financial aid forRead the story …
UM Student Selected as Inaugural Ira Wolf Scholar
Gwenafaye McCormick to spend 2017-18 academic year studying in Japan
September 1, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student is the first to receive a prestigious new scholarship from the U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation. Gwenafaye McCormick, a junior international studies and biology major from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is the inaugural recipient of the Ira Wolf Scholarship. She will study Japanese culture and history at Waseda University in TokyoRead the story …
Mathematics Professor Awarded Prestigious Ralph E. Powe Grant
Thái Hoàng Lê will use funds to study prime numbers
August 31, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi faculty member has been selected for a prestigious Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Thái Hoàng Lê, assistant professor of mathematics, is the third UM faculty member to win the honor. The awards, which run for one year, provide seed money forRead the story …
Religion Course Open to LOU Community
Free sessions focus on comparing Christianity and Islam
August 25, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor is opening her fall religion course to people in the Lafayette-Oxford-University community, inviting them to come learn what both the Bible and the Quran teach on several topics. The class, REL 300: Comparative World Religions: Bible and Quran, meets from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at variousRead the story …