OXFORD, Miss. – Blues tourism in Mississippi is highlighted in the special October double issue of Living Blues magazine. Focusing on more than 180 Mississippi Blues Trail markers, the issue spotlights the people, places and themes of the blues in Mississippi with hundreds of destinations including clubs, museums, festivals and restaurants. The issue is underwrittenRead the story …
Living Blues’ October Edition Highlights Blues Tourism
Double issue provides a guide for adventurers traveling the Mississippi Blues Trail
October 8, 2014 by
Symposium Explores Transition to College Writing
Department of Writing and Rhetoric hosts annual event this weekend at UM
October 7, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – High school and college teachers from Mississippi and the Memphis area will gather to explore new ideas about writing instruction and share strategies to help prepare students for their transition to college writing this weekend at the University of Mississippi. The Transitioning to College Writing Symposium, an annual event hosted by theRead the story …
Building Bridges Lecture to Examine Slavery and the Holocaust
Beverly Mitchell to discuss finding a common theme
October 1, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Focusing on slavery and the Holocaust, the University of Mississippi’s Critical Race Studies Group welcomes historical theologian Beverly Mitchell, of Wesley Theological Seminary, to speak Thursday (Oct. 2) evening on campus. Mitchell, who specializes in systematic theology and church history with an emphasis on issues of human rights, has authored two books,Read the story …
UM Student Wins First-Ever Study Abroad Film Festival
Senior Alexa Penton spent five months studying and working in Beijing
September 30, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student has won top honors at the first-ever study abroad film festival. Alexa Penton, of Orlando, Florida, will be honored in October at the Institute for the International Education of Students Abroad Annual Conference in Chicago. Penton, who also lived in Poplarville for several years, attended Timber CreekRead the story …
Ten UM Freshman Awarded Prestigious Honors College Scholarships
McDonnell Barksdale and Doris Raymond awards are among the university's most exclusive
September 25, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ten standout incoming freshmen accepted into the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi have been awarded two of the university’s most prestigious scholarships. Of the 10, six were awarded the Doris Raymond Scholarships, and the remaining four received the McDonnell Barksdale Scholarship, which both provide $8,000 per yearRead the story …
Incoming Freshmen Survive Biology Boot Camp
September 23, 2014 by
Biology Boot Camp is a five-day intensive program for incoming freshman enrolled in BISC160 at the University of Mississippi. The program is designed to prepare students for the rigor of collegiate courses. In these photos, Boot Camp Director Lucile McCook and Laura Cline, junior and recruiting coordinator for the UM American Medical Student Association chapter, gaveRead the story …
Scholar to Discuss Civil Rights and Why They Matter
Author, researcher Jacquelyn Down Hall to lecture Sept. 24
September 23, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Exploring the civil rights movement’s importance to continuing efforts for social justice is the focus of this year’s Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern History at the University of Mississippi. Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, the recently retired Julia Cherry Spruill Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, speaks at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Sept.Read the story …
Ole Miss Research Headed into Space
Supervised by John Kiss, project continues study of plant growth in microgravity
September 18, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi research into the potential of farming in space continues early Saturday (Sept. 20) with the launch of more seedlings headed to the International Space Station. The seedlings are part of the research of John Z. Kiss, dean of the University of Mississippi Graduate School, who also is the recipient ofRead the story …
Thousands of Freshmen Sprint Across Vaught-Hemingway Turf
Annual Rebel Run event offers unique experience for new Ole Miss students
September 15, 2014 by
The 2014 Rebel Run offered Ole Miss freshmen an opportunity to sprint across the football field to the cheers of tens of thousands of fans. The event, which took place Sept. 13 at the Ole Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette football game, is sponsored by the UM Student Programming Board, Department of Campus Programming and the Ole MissRead the story …
UM Chemistry Professor, Postdoc Win R&D Magazine Top 100 Award
Collaborative research with ORNL yields breakthrough aluminum plating technology
September 14, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A revolutionary aluminum plating process developed at the University of Mississippi has been recognized as one of the most technologically significant products of 2014. The Portable Aluminum Deposition System, or PADS, invented in the laboratory of UM chemistry chair and professor Charles Hussey, is a winner in R&D Magazine‘s 52nd annual R&DRead the story …