OXFORD, Miss. – Two neighboring Muslim villages – one Sunni and one Shia – were locked in a dispute after one of the communities accused the other of intentionally contaminating its drinking water. Fourteen students from the University of Mississippi’s Arabic Language Program and 250 ROTC cadets from UM and four other Mississippi universities found themselvesRead the story …
‘Operation Magnolia Lightning’ Teams Up ROTC, Arabic Students
UM language program and military cadets both benefit from realistic simulation exercise
May 3, 2016 by
UM Section of American Chemical Society Honored for Book Club Program
Group wins ChemLuminary Award for engaging activity
April 29, 2016 by
The University of Mississippi’s local section of the American Chemical Society has been awarded the 2015 ChemLuminary Award for its Common Reading Experience program. The award, for “Best Activity or Program in a Local Section Stimulating Membership Involvement,” honors the Ole Miss section’s dedication to member development and outreach through book club activities. More thanRead the story …
UM Team Competes in Archaeological Ethics Bowl for First Time
Three honors students debate ethical dilemmas faced by archaeologists
April 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Earlier this month, three University of Mississippi students spent the day putting themselves in the shoes of professional archaeologists, debating issues of ownership, trespassing, reporting, stewardship, commercialization and sexual harassment in Orlando, Florida. The students, all juniors in the university’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, are the first Ole Miss team to compete in the SocietyRead the story …
Meek Honored for Excellence in Online Instruction
Paragon Award winner encourages students to work collaboratively in writing course
April 26, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jane Meek, a writing and rhetoric instructor at the University of Mississippi, has been named the recipient of this year’s Paragon Award for Excellence in Distance Teaching, honoring her work in teaching Writing 102: First Year Writing II online. “Teaching online has been the biggest, but best, challenge of my career,” MeekRead the story …
Particle Physics Topic for April 26 Science Cafe
UM physicist Breese Quinn to include discussion of discovery of Higgs boson
April 21, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Approaches used in the discovery of new subatomic particles is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy. The spring semester’s final meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. April 26 at Lusa Bakery Bistro and Bar, 1120 NorthRead the story …
UM Student Physicist Awarded Second Fulbright of the Year
Hunter Gabbard is a member of the LIGO group that helped discover gravitational waves
April 21, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Just when Hunter Gabbard thought things couldn’t possibly get any better, they did. The University of Mississippi physics student participated in an international team of scientists’ discovery of gravitational waves announced in February. Fresh on the heels of that surreal achievement, the Austin, Texas, native learned that he is the recipient ofRead the story …
Croft Institute, Honors College Senior Named Fulbright Scholar
Maggie Hall scheduled to teach English in Germany next year
April 19, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss – Maggie Hall has already visited Germany twice, but that hasn’t kept the University of Mississippi senior from being thrilled about returning there. Soon, the Greenwood native will get her wish as a 2016 Fulbright U.S. Student Award winner. An international studies and German major with a minor in mathematics, Hall has beenRead the story …
UM Graduate Wins Grammy Award
Nina Cole Garguilo performs as part of acclaimed choral ensemble
April 18, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nina Cole Garguilo, a 2011 University of Mississippi graduate, has added “Grammy winner” to her list of accomplishments. A member of the Phoenix Chorale of Arizona, Garguilo shared in the group’s 2015 Grammy for best choral performance, presented Feb. 15 in Los Angeles. Garguilo attributes much of her success to date toRead the story …
Memorial Scholarship to Benefit UM Students in the Sciences
Fund honors alumna Rexine Henry
April 17, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new scholarship at the University of Mississippi will support science majors in the College of Liberal Arts while honoring the memory of an Ole Miss alumna. Working with the UM Foundation, Dr. D. Chan Henry, of Jackson, has established the Rexine M. Henry Memorial Scholarship Endowment. “The main purpose was toRead the story …
UM, Legislature Working To Secure STEM Center Funding
University seeks up to $40 million for massive building project
April 15, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi leaders are working with the Mississippi Legislature to secure up to $40 million over four years toward the cost of a new $138 million science, technology, engineering and mathematics building. The center is the crown jewel of the university’s newly-created Science District. UM Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter notes the university’s longstanding commitmentRead the story …