OXFORD, Miss. – Ten University of Mississippi seniors have earned membership in the school’s 2015-2016 Hall of Fame, one of the university’s highest honors. The Hall of Fame inductees were honored Friday (March 4) in a ceremony at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Recipients are chosen by a committee in accordance withRead the story …
Ten Seniors Awarded Hall of Fame Honors
Recipients chosen for academic achievement, community service and potential for success
March 16, 2016 by
UM Study Affirms Treating Insomnia May Ease Migraines
Researchers use behavioral intervention to achieve long-term results
March 10, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Even relatively brief sessions with a sleep therapist may prove useful in relieving the frequency of migraines for chronic sufferers, concludes a study conducted by researchers at the University of Mississippi. The study is reported in the February issue of Headache, the flagship journal of the American Headache Society. Todd Smitherman, UM associateRead the story …
Donors Support Art in Southern Foodways Alliance Programming
Gifts will support creative relationships to bolster SFA events
March 9, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While food nourishes the body, art nourishes the soul. The Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi expertly blends both into programming, and supporters believe the two will continue to pair well together for years to come. Impressed by the SFA’s use of art to enhance the presentation of Southern foodRead the story …
UM Concert Singers Part of ACDA Performance
Group members are excited about opportunity to sing at convention
March 7, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As part of an invitation-only, 175-voice chorus, the University of Mississippi Concert Singers will perform March 10 at the American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Convention. Forty-nine members of the UM ensemble will join singers from three other institutions to perform “Hymnus Paradisi” by Herbert Howells at the Tivoli Theater in Chattanooga,Read the story …
UM Lazarus Project Attracts International Collaborations
Spectral scanning program launches three-year effort to recover medieval manuscripts in France
March 3, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When the Lazarus Project began five years ago at the University of Mississippi, Gregory Heyworth and his colleagues envisioned using multispectral scanning to recover, digitize and preserve damaged manuscripts in danger of being lost forever. But after several successful efforts, the program is exceeding its creator’s wildest imaginations as proposals for collaborationsRead the story …
New Museum Collection Features Poetry and Photos
Thursday reading at gallery to feature contributing poets, photograher
March 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The newest exhibit at the University of Mississippi Museum is a collaboration of poetry and photography inspired by Langston Hughes’ award-winning poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” and the museum is hosting a special reading Thursday (March 3) to celebrate it. “Of Rivers: Photography by Young Suh, Poetry edited by Chiyuma ElliottRead the story …
UM Physicists Play Key Roles in Gravitational Wave Discovery
University scientists also help make the breakthrough relatable to the 'man on the street'
March 1, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When researchers in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory Scientific Collaboration announced recently that they had detected gravitational waves for the first time, the discovery was cheered by scientists worldwide. Two faculty and several students at the University of Mississippi’s Department of Physics and Astronomy played key roles in constructing the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-waveRead the story …
UM Lands $1.2 Million Grant to Benefit Math Teachers
Center for Mathematics and Science Education kicks off Project C4 to enhance classroom efforts
February 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education has awarded a $1.2 million grant to the University of Mississippi Center for Mathematics and Science Education to fund a professional development initiative that will benefit up to 120 math teachers in Mississippi public schools over the next three years. Dubbed the C4 Project, the Creating Continuity and ConnectionsRead the story …
Alumnus Creates Partnership Between UM, Newton High School
Students coming to campus for intensive look at college possibilities
February 25, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of talented Newton High School students is preparing to spend a day-and-a-half on the University of Mississippi campus, a visit that organizers hope will inspire them to better themselves and their community. Eighteen students from the school have been named as Grisham fellows and will be on campus Wednesday and ThursdayRead the story …
Oxford Conference for the Book Brings Variety of Authors to UM
Poets, journalists, scholars and readers coming to campus March 2-4 for free event
February 25, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, as well as first-time novelists, are part of the variety of legendary and debut writers hosted at the Oxford Conference for the Book, set for March 2-4. Poets, journalists, scholars and readers will visit the University of Mississippi for the 23rd conference. The three-day event, which is free andRead the story …