OXFORD, Miss. – The 2013 University of Mississippi Humanities Teacher of the Year Lecture will be delivered later this month by Felice Coles, professor of modern languages. The lecture, which Coles titles “Language Preservation: What’s It Worth?” is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in Bondurant Hall Auditorium. The lecture is sponsored by the College ofRead the story …
UM Language Professor Named Humanities Teacher of the Year
Felice Coles lectures on worth of language preservation Oct. 28 in Bondurant Hall
October 18, 2013 by
Master’s Student Wins Top Prize in Juried Art Exhibition
Benny Melton adds Cedars honors to earlier Double Decker win
October 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Benny Melton, a Master of Fine Arts student at the University of Mississippi, received top honors at the Second Annual Cedars Juried Art Exhibition last month in Jackson. Melton, who lives in Oxford, has had recent success after winning the juried Double Decker Arts Festival and the People’s Choice award that wentRead the story …
Art Department Preparing for Annual Art Auction
Campus artists invited to submit pieces for consideration for silent auction
October 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Art will host its second annual art auction Nov. 7 at the Powerhouse Arts Center. The auction will spotlight select work by emerging student artists and accomplished faculty, with proceeds funding Gallery 130 operation and the art department’s visiting artist program. “The visiting artist program is aRead the story …
UM Student Presents Findings at Symposium in London
Eleanor Anthony was sole undergraduate presenter among notable paleographers, scholars
October 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Eleanor Anthony visited Vercelli, Italy, last spring, she was smitten with damaged 10th century manuscripts that she and others from the University of Mississippi were there to help recover. Little did she know that six months later, she would be presenting a plan to make those documents legible at an international conferenceRead the story …
Longtime CBS News Correspondent Honored with Silver Em
Randall Pinkston chosen for journalism school's highest honor after covering some of the world's biggest stories
October 15, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Randall Pinkston, winner of three national Emmys and one Edward R. Murrow Award as a network correspondent, has been chosen for the 2013 Samuel Talbert Silver Em Award from the University of Mississippi. A native of Yazoo County, Pinkston retired in May after 33 years with CBS and in September joined theRead the story …
Food Day Events Encourage Community to ‘Eat Real’
Observance features farmer's market, cooking demonstrations, panel discussion and more
October 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eating locally produced foods is the focus of the University of Mississippi’s third annual Food Day celebration, set for Wednesday (Oct. 16). The event will feature a farmers market, festival, panel discussion and a screening of the film “Fresh.” “Food Day is a celebration, but it’s also a way to raise awareness,”Read the story …
Rising Star of Acoustic Blues to Perform at UM
Music of the South Concert Series continues Oct. 16 with Jerron 'Blind Boy' Paxton
October 11, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Conjuring up the music of the past is Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton’s specialty, even though he is a mere 24 years old. He effortlessly embodies the spirit of early music including ragtime, ’20s jazz and Dust Bowl-era blues. The Music of the South series, which highlights intimate evenings with Southern performers atRead the story …
October Science Cafe Highlights Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Visiting post-doctoral fellow’s collaborative studies may hold keys to unlocking origins of universe
October 10, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An emerging branch of astronomy that uses gravitational waves rather than light to observe distant objects is the focus of this month’s installment of a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s third meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is setRead the story …
UM Center for Population Studies Battles Delta Health Issues
Work helps students change their communities, could become national model
October 8, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Center for Population Studies is collaborating with a network of diverse groups to address the state’s health care workforce shortage and improve the quality of life in five Mississippi Delta counties as part of the New Pathways program. The New Pathways program in Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Sunflower and Tallahatchie counties works with students toRead the story …
UM Faculty Member Receives Fulbright Specialist Award
Warhol will lead language programs for faculty and graduate students in Thailand
October 8, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Tamara Warhol, associate professor of modern languages at the University of Mississippi, has been selected for a Fulbright Specialist project in Thailand at Thammasat University. Warhol will lead workshops in language program administration, language teaching methods and research in applied linguistics for Thammasat faculty and graduate students at the Language Institute, ThammasatRead the story …