OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi researchers are among scientists worldwide elated that gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of space-time – have been observed for a second time. The gravitational waves were detected Dec. 26, 2015, by both of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, detectors, in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford,Read the story …
Gravitational Waves Detected from Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes
UM physicists part of team working with data from Advanced LIGO detectors
June 15, 2016 by
Mississippi-Made Mandarin Recognized as World-Class
UM Flagship Chinese Program draws fevered students, yields fluent alumni
June 14, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Offering the immersive experience of any Language Flagship Program is a tremendous plus for any university, but being the country’s best program is far better. And that’s exactly what faculty and students in the Chinese Language Flagship Program at the University of Mississippi have succeeded in doing. The Language Flagship program beganRead the story …
McLean Summer Program Turning High School Students into Entrepreneurs
Inaugural weeklong program helped develop leadership and creativity
June 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twelve high school students from across Mississippi gained exposure to innovative problem-solving skills by participating in an entrepreneurial leadership program at the University of Mississippi. The inaugural class of the McLean Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, or MELP, met May 29-June 3 on the Oxford campus. The weeklong series of activities was sponsored byRead the story …
Living Blues Hires New Publication Manager
Melanie Young hopes to broaden awareness of the magazine, including digital editions
June 10, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With her new position as publication manager of Living Blues magazine, Melanie Young feels as though she’s come home. She first began working with the magazine, produced by the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture, in 2009 as its circulation manager. At the same time, she had anRead the story …
UM Faculty at Forefront of Effort to Reduce Textbook Costs
Three-year initiative will expand open educational resources in state's public higher education
June 7, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty are among the leaders of a new program designed to improve teaching and learning in the state’s higher education institutions by reducing textbook costs and enabling faculty customization of curricula. “Z-Degree Mississippi” is a three-year plan to expand adoption of open educational resources, or OER, at the state’sRead the story …
Isom Center Director Grayzel Returns to Full-Time Teaching
History faculty member says she is proud of accomplishments during her tenure
June 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Susan Grayzel, director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies for four of the last five years, will soon step down to return to teaching history full time. Grayzel became the Isom Center’s director in 2013 after having served as interim director since 2011. Having been awarded an American Council of Learned Societies CollaborativeRead the story …
UM Administrators Say Thank You to Donors
More than 480 alumni and friends receive calls of gratitude
June 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter surprised a number of alumni and friends recently, when he called to personally thank them for their financial support. Vitter participated in UM’s fourth annual “Thank You Power Hour” along with academic deans, faculty and staff members who volunteered to spend an hour calling moreRead the story …
UM History Professor Earns Prestigious Fellowship
Jessica Wilkerson to spend coming year completing book on women-led movements in the South
June 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jessica Wilkerson, an assistant professor of history and Southern studies at the University of Mississippi, is trading Oxford for Cambridge, Massachusetts, during the 2016-17 academic year as part of the Visiting Scholars Program at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy’s Visiting Scholars Program provides residential fellowships for junior facultyRead the story …
UM College of Liberal Arts Launches New Minor in Society and Health
Interdisciplinary program is collaboration with the Center for Population Studies
May 25, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new academic minor with an emphasis on society and health is available at the University of Mississippi. Housed within the College of Liberal Arts and directed through the Center for Population Studies, the interdisciplinary academic program consists of 18 credit hours. The minor was created in association with the Sally McDonnellRead the story …
Franklin Wins Berlin Prize, Fellowship in Germany
Author plans to use time to focus on his latest novel
May 23, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Tom Franklin, a celebrated novelist and University of Mississippi associate professor of fiction writing, is a 2016 recipient of the Berlin Prize, which the American Academy in Berlin awards to scholars, writers and artists. The prize includes a semester-long fellowship in Germany. Franklin, who has taught at UM since 2003, is amongRead the story …