OXFORD, Miss. – Okra has long been the quintessential Southern food, a vegetable so versatile that it can be deep-fried in batter, boiled with tomatoes, pickled in brine or tossed into a big pot of simmering gumbo, bringing a unique and unmistakable flavor to every dish. Now it has a new role in Southern culinaryRead the story …
AmeriCorps VISTA Rosie Nelson Honored with Governor’s Award for Volunteer Excellence
April 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rosie Nelson of Oxford, an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer at the University of Mississippi, has been named as recipient of the inaugural award for Outstanding Service by a National Service Participant by the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service. The award is part of the 2012 Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence Awards, which celebrateRead the story …
Anniston Star: Southern Culinary Tradition One Factor in Obesity
April 12, 2012 by
“I don’t necessarily blame those who raise, or cook, or serve our food,” said John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance. “There’s a range of cultural as well as culinary issues.” Read the story:
UM Leads Effort to Train Ecuadorian English Teachers
April 10, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has signed on as the lead institution in a three-year, multi-university effort to help improve English language education in the South American nation of Ecuador. The agreement with the Secretaría Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología é Inovación, or SENESCYT, the Ecuadorian national Secretary for Higher Education, Science,Read the story …
April Science Cafe Focuses on Multi-Messenger Astronomy
April 10, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – How astronomy revolutionized the way we see the universe is the focus for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The next meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. April 17 at Lusa Pastry Cafe, 1120 North Lamar Ave.Read the story …
Environmental Passion Earns UM Student a Udall Scholarship
April 2, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Taylor Cook walked into the chancellor’s office at the University of Mississippi, she was not expecting to see a roomful of smiling faces. But that is what she got at a surprise reception to congratulate her on winning the 2012 Morris K. Udall Scholarship, which provides $5,000 for one year ofRead the story …
Ecocritic to Discuss Shakespeare Standard April 3
March 28, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Noted scholar Robert Watson gives the 40th annual James Edwin Savage Lecture in the Renaissance April 3 at the University of Mississippi. His lecture, “Eco vs. Ego in Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream,’” is a free, public event at 7 p.m. in Bondurant Auditorium. “Professor Watson is an accomplished Renaissance scholar who willRead the story …
UM Students Use Technology to Analyze Shakespeare’s Signature
March 20, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Before William Shakespeare created such literary and stage classics as “Macbeth” and “Romeo and Juliet,” the legendary playwright may have labored over property deeds and other mundane legal documents. Did Shakespeare work as an attorney before achieving immortality at the Globe Theatre? That’s one of the theories a University of Mississippi professorRead the story …
Conference for the Book Celebrates Memoir and Biography Writing
March 8, 2012 by
Event set for March 22-24, preceded by Delta Literary Tour March 18-21 OXFORD, Miss. – Memoir, publishing and online writing will be examined at the 19th annual Oxford Conference of the Book, set for March 22-24. The 2012 conference opens with a lunch and lecture on the history of the book in the United StatesRead the story …
Reception to Honor Tim Ford and Help Fund Scholarship
March 8, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A reception honoring Tim Ford, former speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, is set for 5-6 p.m. March 21 at Balch & Bingham law firm in Jackson. The reception also supports a scholarship in Ford’s name at the University of Mississippi, where he was awarded the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award inRead the story …