OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has signed an agreement with North China University of Technology in Beijing to establish an international partnership for education, research and development, which takes effect this fall. NCUT Vice President Luo Xueke and NCUT Director of International Programs Jiaquan Xiong met Wednesday (June 3) with UM Provost MorrisRead the story …
UM, Chinese University Form Educational Collaborative
UM accord with North China University of Technology yields research and study abroad opportunities
June 4, 2015 by
William Winter Documentary Wins Emmy
Film examines political life and achievements of former governor
June 3, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi film that chronicles former Gov. William Winter’s role as a leader in education reform, economic development and racial reconciliation has won an Emmy for best historical documentary by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. “The Toughest Job: William Winter’s Mississippi” was made by Matthew Graves, aRead the story …
UM Alumnus is First Mississippian to Land German Chancellor Fellowship
Deeneaus Polk plans to use yearlong opportunity to study workforce and vocational educational systems
June 2, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Deeneaus Polk, a 2011 University of Mississippi graduate and Pascagoula native, has been selected for an exclusive German Chancellor Fellowship that will take him to Germany for a year of study and research on a project of his own creation. The fellowship is a program created by the German chancellor and is managed byRead the story …
Computer Science Student Part of Nationally-Recognized Chapter
Chapter works to foster good cross-cultural relationships on campus
May 29, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student-led organization that strives to improve Sino-American relations was awarded the most outstanding chapter of its kind at Yale University’s Global China Connection World Fair. The university’s Global China Connection chapter was named the best at the conference, where the quality of 60 active chapters from top-tier universities aroundRead the story …
Students Present Range of Studies at Neuroscience Research Showcase
First-ever event for UM program raises awareness, provides opportunities for collaboration
May 28, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s minor program in neuroscience recently hosted its first-ever research showcase, which gave about 20 students an opportunity to present their own studies to a panel of faculty judges. The event also allowed faculty to give presentations and show posters about their research and talk about the overall scope ofRead the story …
Blues Legend B.B. King Lives on at Ole Miss
B.B. King continues to inspire through his collection in the Ole Miss Blues Archive
May 27, 2015 by
Trailblazer, celebrated Mississippian and blues legend B.B. King passed away in his sleep on May 14. He died peacefully at 89 after a half-century career of moving audiences with his music and live performances. But the thrill isn’t gone, B.B.; it’s just found in a different place. For those not aware, between 1982 and 1983,Read the story …
UM Physicists Celebrate Advance in Search for Gravitational Waves
Seven years in making, international collaboration yields futuristic technology
May 22, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An international collaboration of scientists, including those at the University of Mississippi, is thrilled with a major equipment upgrade that will greatly aid the search for gravitational waves, black holes and other interstellar phenomena. The Advanced LIGO Project increases the sensitivity of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatories instruments by a factor ofRead the story …
UM Students Start Coaching for Literacy Chapter
Group focusing its efforts in state, with funding going to three Mississippi-based partners
May 14, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students have started a chapter of a new nonprofit group to raise money for literacy efforts across the state by raffling off the opportunity for fans to become an “assistant coach” during an Ole Miss sporting event. Matt Bolton, an Ole Miss sophomore from Memphis, started the chapter of theRead the story …
Miss University Delivers 1,600 Books to Delta Schools
May 14, 2015 by
Miss University France Beard visited the Mississippi Delta earlier this week to deliver more than 1,600 books to schools in need. Beard organized book drives in her hometown of Madison and in Oxford, the latter through the service honor society Gamma Beta Phi at the University of Mississippi. After research and several phone calls, she determinedRead the story …
English Instructor Wins Statewide Poetry Prize
Poet Tim Earley credits state's literary influences with shaping his work
May 14, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi English instructor and former graduate student Tim Earley is among the 2015 honorees in the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters‘ awards program. The organization honors the state’s best writers, artists and musicians in seven categories with its MIAL Awards. Earley is the recipient of this year’s poetry award for hisRead the story …