OXFORD, Miss. – Inspiration can strike at any time, even while searching through an old junk pile. For documentary filmmaker Rex Jones, the inspiration for his upcoming film came while studying old Coca-Cola bottles. “I’m always looking for movie ideas and I’m lucky here in that I have the freedom to make movies that reflectRead the story …
Nashville Singer-Songwriter Featured in New UM Documentary
Filmmaker Rex Jones' 'Beautiful Jim' premieres Nov. 7 in Oxford
November 1, 2013 by
Private Gifts Endow Foodways Professorship
UM now searches for top scholar to fill position for 2014-15
October 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, has long led the nation in documentary work about foodways, the cultural and culinary practices of a region or group. With a new endowed professorship, the SFA aims to drive foodways scholarship,Read the story …
UM Scientists Receive Grant to Purchase Supercomputer
New GPU cluster device expected to quadruple computing power available for researchers
October 25, 2013 by
OXFORD Miss. – Researchers and students in Mississippi soon will have access to a highly advanced supercomputer, thanks to a grant funded by the National Science Foundation and awarded to a consortium of scientists led by researchers at the University of Mississippi. “This grant is extremely competitive,” said Robert J. Doerksen, an associate professor ofRead the story …
UPDATE FROM UMMC: Child Born with HIV Still in Remission After 18 Months Off Treatment, Experts Report
October 24, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – A 3-year-old Mississippi child born with HIV and treated with a combination of antiviral drugs unusually early continues to do well and remains free of active infection 18 months after all treatment ceased, according to an updated case report published Oct. 23 in The New England Journal of Medicine. Early findings ofRead the story …
Tufts Professor to Give 53rd Christopher Longest Lecture at UM
Work of award-winning Japanese director and animator Hayao Miyazaki focus of Nov. 4 lecture
October 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The director of Tufts University’s Japanese program will explore the work of Academy Award-winning director and animator Hayao Miyazaki at the University of Mississippi’s 53rd Christopher Longest Lecture, set for 6 p.m. Nov. 4 in Bondurant Hall auditorium. Susan Napier, a professor who also heads the Japanese program at Tufts, plans toRead the story …
UM English Professor Receives Rare Honor
Jay Watson's latest book wins honorable mention from the Society for the Study of Southern Literature
October 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi English professor Jay Watson has won a rare honorable mention for the Holman Award for his latest book, “Reading for the Body: The Recalcitrant Materiality of Southern Fiction, 1893-1985.” The award, which is named for esteemed Southern literature scholar C. Hugh Holman, who taught at the University of NorthRead the story …
Pat Conroy to Read from ‘The Death of Santini’ at UM
Reading set for Fulton Chapel, free tickets required to attend
October 23, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Bestselling novelist Pat Conroy will read from his new memoir, “The Death of Santini,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 in Fulton Chapel at the University of Mississippi. The reading is free and open to the public. Tickets, which are required, are available at the UM Department of English and at Square Books,Read the story …
UM Professor’s Book Gaining Positive Reviews
'A Short Bright Flash' tells the story of a groundbreaking lighthouse technology that saved untold lives
October 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new book by Theresa Levitt, an associate professor of history at the University of Mississippi, is attracting attention from scholars, book reviewers and readers across the country. “A Short Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse” (W.W. Norton & Co., 2013) tells the story of how Fresnel,Read the story …
Suggestion Box Open for 2014 Common Reading Experience
Faculty, staff and students invited to nominate books for next year's freshman class
October 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students are invited to take part in the selection process for next year’s Common Reading Experience by nominating a suggested title. This will be the fourth year for the project, which provides all incoming freshmen with the selected book with the requirement that it be readRead the story …
UM Graduates Chosen for Leadership Conference
LEE workshops provide organizational and civic engagement skills to Teach For America employees
October 18, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi graduates who work for Teach For America have been chosen to attend the Leadership for Educational Equity, or LEE, National Organizing Workshop Conference this month in Charlotte, N.C. Caleb Herod and Mary Alex Street attended sessions last weekend at the conference and return to finish up this weekend (Oct.Read the story …