OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement will host a virtual reality experience for students in the Catalyzing Entrepreneurship and Economic Development program Thursday (Aug. 24) at the Innovation Hub at Insight Park Vince Jordan, CEO and president of virtual reality production company Lobaki, will join theRead the story …
McLean Institute Hosts Virtual Reality Experience
Public will get a glimpse of technology work conducted in the Delta
August 22, 2017 by
Archaeology Field School Led by UM Professor Gets National Attention
Carter Robinson mound site also to be featured this fall in American Archaeology magazine
August 22, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students participated this summer in a four-week field school excavating the remains of a Native American house at the Carter Robinson Mound site in Ewing, Virginia. The field school, led by Maureen Meyers, assistant professor of anthropology, returned to a house on the site that was partially excavated inRead the story …
Barbour to Receive Geographic Visionary Award
UM's Mississippi Geographic Alliance to honor former governor Sept. 7
August 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Geographic Alliance at the University of Mississippi will honor former Gov. Haley Barbour with its MGA Geographic Visionary Award at the fifth annual awards ceremony Sept. 7. News analyst, White House correspondent and author Ellen Ratner will be the keynote speaker. The event is set for 6 p.m. at the MississippiRead the story …
Ralph Eubanks to Serve as Visiting Professor at UM
Alumnus and author will teach courses in Southern studies and English
August 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Author and journalist Ralph Eubanks returns to the University of Mississippi this fall, this time as a visiting professor. The Mount Olive native will teach a Southern studies course this fall and an English course during the spring semester. His Southern studies course, SST 598: Special Topics, examines the American South throughRead the story …
McLean Institute ELC Program Helps Students Improve Communities
Entrepreneurial leadership classes taught in three Mississippi counties
August 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly 60 elementary and middle school students in Mississippi have been exposed to entrepreneurial leadership skills this summer, thanks to a traveling program sponsored by the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi. The Entrepreneurial Learning Center began meeting in Charleston in late May. It movedRead the story …
Prison-to-College Pipeline Program Helps Participants Build Futures
UM-Mississippi College partnership supports pursuit of college education at correctional facilities
July 31, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A partnership between the University of Mississippi and Mississippi College is promoting higher education in prison and helping incarcerated men and women transform their lives as they earn credits toward a college education. The Prison-to-College Pipeline Program began in summer 2014 with 17 students at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. SinceRead the story …
CSI Camp Creates Forensic Summer Fun
Students use real-life tools, techniques on imaginary case for learning experience
July 28, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A dead body, blood spatter, guns, bullets and DNA samples – all fake – offered plenty of opportunities for gifted middle and high school students to test their forensic skills recently at the University of Mississippi. Thirty-five seventh- through 12th-graders visited Ole Miss as part of a weeklong camp on forensic science.Read the story …
UM Professor and Student Collaborate to Shed Light on Disorder
Team studied disruptions in sense of smell in schizophrenia patients
July 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A study conducted by a University of Mississippi professor and one of his former students may lead to a better understanding of schizophrenia. Toshikazu “Tossi” Ikuta, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, teamed with Sara Kiparizoska, a 2016 biochemistry graduate from Laurel, to examine how the sense of smell is affectedRead the story …
MOST Conference Provides Resources, Guidance for Potential Students
More than 400 rising high school seniors attended the annual UM recruiting and empowerment event
July 25, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 400 students attended the 2017 Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent Conference, a three-day annual event that offers leadership activities, academic and campus resources, and guidance from faculty, staff and student leaders for prospective African-American students. A partnership between the university’s Office of Admissions and the Center for Inclusion & CrossRead the story …
Nominations Sought for University’s Next TEDx Event
Professors, alumni and students wanted for lineup of third forum with theme 'MOMENTUM'
July 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Faculty, staff, alumni and students are encouraged to submit speaker nominations for the 2018 TEDxUniversity of Mississippi. The theme this year is ‘MOMENTUM.’ Nominations are being accepted online through Aug. 28. The event will be Feb. 2 or 3, 2018. “Anyone can nominate anyone and submit as many nominations as they like,”Read the story …