OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi Luckyday Scholar from Belmont has earned a spot in the selective Rural Physicians Scholarship Program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Ethan Collier, a junior biology major, was accepted into the prestigious program, which places medical professionals in small Mississippi towns to help combat rural physician shortageRead the story …
Tishomingo County Hometown: UM Luckyday Scholar Receives Prestigious Medical Scholarship
Belmont High School graduate plans to practice medicine in rural Mississippi after medical school
August 17, 2013 by
UM Luckyday Scholar Selected for Prestigious Medical Scholarship
Clinton High School graduate accepted into Medical Center's Rural Physicians Scholarship Program
August 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi Luckyday Scholar from Clinton has earned a spot in the selective University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. Esosa Adah, a junior biochemistry major, was accepted into the prestigious program, which places medical professionals in small Mississippi towns to help combat rural physician shortage and improveRead the story …
Speakers, Workshops Highlight Summit for At-Risk Students
UM professor and author Ken Sufka offers tips on helping students beat the odds to excel
August 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Motivated to help at-risk college students succeed in attaining their educational goals, more than 100 faculty and staff from Mississippi’s higher education institutions gathered Wednesday (Aug. 14) at the University of Mississippi for a day of inspiration and empowerment. The At-Risk Summit: Student Success and Persistence was held at UM’s Jackson AvenueRead the story …
College of Liberal Arts Moves Back to Ventress Hall
After water damage in 2011, UM historic building reopens
August 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss – College of Liberal Arts administrators have returned home to one of the most recognized buildings on campus — Ventress Hall. The college’s offices were relocated to Lester Hall in November 2011 due to water damage caused by broken steam pipes. The offices were moved back to Ventress at the end of the summer. “The third floor of Lester HallRead the story …
August Science Cafe Focuses on Lightning Flash Observations
Monthly science forum begins fall in Lusa Pastry Café's new West Jackson Avenue location
August 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – How lightning is created and how it gets from the clouds to the ground is the subject of this fall’s first installment of the Oxford Science Café, a free monthly science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The presentation, titled “Lightning Strikes Twice … at theRead the story …
Southern Living: New Heroes of Civil Rights: Susan Glisson
August 13, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Through the tumult of the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi acquired a reputation as the nation’s least progressive state—violent, brutal, racist. Dr. Susan Glisson doesn’t shy away from that painful past. Instead, she looks that history squarely in the eye and insists that others do the same. “I believe the truth is theRead the story …
N.Y. Internship Spurs Student’s Passion for Service Career
July 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A summer internship at a New York hospital has further convinced Bobby Kelly of Madison that he has made the right career decision. The University of Mississippi junior said his New York Internship Experience, from May 28 to Aug. 9 at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, helped prepare him for medical school and aRead the story …
U.S. Capitol Experience Excites UM Senior
July 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Adam Blackwell of Natchez enrolled at the University of Mississippi three years ago, like many new college students, he was indecisive about his future. But he relied on one consistent piece of advice from family and friends: Don’t be afraid to try new and different things. He found special support forRead the story …
Brandon Resident Lands Prestigious Study Abroad Scholarship
July 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Madison Portie of Brandon just completed her freshman year at the University of Mississippi but already her achievements are notable and telling as to how she tackles life. Courageous, intelligent, adventurous, gregarious and thoughtful might well describe Portie, who landed a prestigious Gilman Scholarship that has provided her the opportunity to studyRead the story …
UM Senior in Jordan Studying Arabic Language, Culture and Traveling
July 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss – While recent events in the Middle East may discourage travel to the region, a University of Mississippi senior seized the opportunity to study in Irbid, Jordan this summer and fall. “I wanted to study in Jordan because my father is from there,” said Samira Abunemeh of Philadephia. “I have family in theRead the story …