OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students and staff will be spearheading efforts to promote healthy lifestyles in Lafayette County and Oxford during 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances. The opening ceremony for the Lafayette-Oxford-University MLK Day of Service begins at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 18 at the Oxford Activity Center. Program participants include OxfordRead the story …
UM Students, Staff Lead LOU Community MLK Day of Service Events
Volunteers gathering to conduct food drive and promote wellness
January 11, 2016 by
Art Professor’s Work on Display in New Orleans Gallery
January 9, 2016 by
A collection of clear air landscape paintings by a University of Mississippi professor debuts this weekend in New Orleans at the Carol Robinson Gallery. Robert Malone, UM adjunct instructor of studio art, has been studying scenery on the Gulf Coast from Ocean Springs to Bay St. Louis and New Orleans over the last year toRead the story …
First English Ph.D. Recipient Honored
Kenneth Holditch lectures at Faulkner conference
December 21, 2015 by
The University of Mississippi honored its first doctoral recipient in English, Kenneth Holditch, during his presentation at this year’s Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference. Holditch, a professor emeritus of English at the University of New Orleans who earned his doctorate at UM in 1961, presented his lecture, “Growing Up in Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha Country.” He spoke toRead the story …
Archives gains addition to James Silver Collection
December 21, 2015 by
The University of Mississippi’s J.D. Williams Library has acquired a unique collection of notes written by author and former UM faculty member James Silver. Silver began teaching at the university in 1936 and served as chair of the Department of History from 1946 to 1957. He is perhaps best known for his work on the historyRead the story …
Caring for the ‘Heart of the University’
Friends of the Library celebrates 75 years
December 21, 2015 by
What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education,” educator Harold Howe II wrote. Two forces of nature – the late University of Mississippi English professors John Pilkington and Charles Noyes – were instrumental in helping to define what the Ole Miss family thinks about the J.D. WilliamsRead the story …
TEDxUM 2015 Available on YouTube
Short lectures include talks on nanotechnology, humor and water issues
December 17, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi hosted its first “TEDx” talk in October, which featured 10 brief lectures from Ole Miss faculty members to showcase “ideas worth spreading.” Though the event was open to only 100 attendees, those talks are available on YouTube for those who missed it. “TEDxUM 2015” uses the TED Talks conference format, which brings together lecturersRead the story …
Two UM Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships
Robert Melton, Chase Young will study abroad beginning in January
December 15, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi students will be continuing their studies on foreign soil come January, thanks to a prestigious international scholarship. Robert Melton of Pearl and Chase Young of Hattiesburg are among some 800 American undergraduate students selected to receive the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Sponsored by the U.S. Department ofRead the story …
Pride of the South Prepares for Sugar Bowl Opportunity
December 14, 2015 by
For the first time since 1970, the Ole Miss Rebels play New Year’s Day in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, and the Pride of the South marching band will be there to support the team with another of its trademark outstanding performances. The Pride of South takes on the weekly task each fallRead the story …
MAC Honors Scott Barretta with Excellence in the Arts Award
Writer, editor and research has contributed greatly to the world's understanding of the blues
December 9, 2015 by
former Living Blues editor David Nelson iving Blues editor David Nelson OXFORD, Miss. – Scott Barretta, writer and researcher for the Mississippi Blues Trail and an adjunct instructor in sociology and anthropology at the University of Mississippi, has lived in the state for 16 years, but his blues journey began long before his arrival here.Read the story …
Students Conduct Research in Ancient Polish Forest
Rare species of fungi studied as part of three-year grant
December 7, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A 7,000-year-old forest in Poland could hold the key to solving some of the world’s major health problems, and several University of Mississippi researchers and students are working to unlock the potential of the forest’s ancient ecosystem. UM researchers often travel to exotic locations, such as tropical rainforests or deep beneath theRead the story …