OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor is being nationally recognized for having co-authored the best book on science, technology and politics in 2017. Conor M. Dowling, associate professor of political science, will receive the Don K. Price Award from the Science, Technology and Environmental Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. Dowling, co-author with AlanRead the story …
Political Science Professor Co-authors Prize-Winning Book
Conor M. Dowling to receive Don K. Price Award for best book on science, technology and politics
July 5, 2018 by
StartUp Camp Provides Training for Young Entrepreneurs
McLean Institute and CIE team to sponsor a week of activities for future business leaders
July 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Negotiation skills, competitive pricing, lunch etiquette, business plans, the importance of a proper handshake, proficiency in Excel, and commercial development and filming were just a few of the opportunities offered to a group of middle schoolers recently at the University of Mississippi. The activities were part of StartUp Camp, sponsored by theRead the story …
Pittman’s Gifts Provide Equity above Access
Supplemented scholarships help Grove Scholars stay in school
June 30, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An afternoon spent visiting schools in the Mississippi Delta inspired a University of Mississippi alumna to make a series of gifts totaling nearly $1 million over the past six years, helping build a program that improves students’ chances of graduating. Renvy Pittman’s most recent $350,000 gift further bolsters the Grove Scholars program,Read the story …
Arianne Hartono Aces Academics and Athletics
After winning the NCAA singles tennis championship, the Ole Miss graduate is going pro
June 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi student-athlete Arianne Hartono has faced such challenges as recuperating from a broken wrist her freshman year and missing as many as three out of five days of classes during the weeks when she had to travel to away matches. Considering such challenges, Hartono’s accomplishments are all the more impressiveRead the story …
UM Graduate Receives Leadership Award for RebelTHON Efforts
Hailey Cooper devoted three years at Ole Miss to raising funds for children's hospital
June 28, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi graduate Hailey Cooper has been named a recipient of the 2018 Miracle Network Dance Marathon Distinguished Leadership Award. Cooper, a Madison native who earned her bachelor’s degree in English in May, served as the 2017-18 president of RebelTHON, a dance marathon and fundraiser held each year in Oxford toRead the story …
UM Hosts Rebel Upward Bound Institute
Program helps 32 students from area schools better understand math
June 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss – Thirty-two students from area schools benefited from a new summer math program at the University of Mississippi. The Rebel Upward Bound Institute, which ran June 1-22, was conducted by UM’s Department of Mathematics and the Center for Mathematics and Science Education. The outreach project, affiliated with the federally funded education program UpwardRead the story …
Foodways Studies Come of Age as a Respected Discipline
Work at UM Center for the Study of Southern Culture includes conferences, books and films
June 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In the conclusion of “The Larder: Food Studies Methods from the American South,” co-editor Ted Ownby writes that it seems likely it will be the last collection of food studies scholarship that must justify the field of study. John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi, agreesRead the story …
New UM Program Funds Summer Undergraduate Research
23 students to conduct mentored summer research projects
June 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twenty-three University of Mississippi undergraduate students are participating in the Ole Miss Summer Undergraduate Research Experience, an inaugural program to expand and enhance undergraduate research and creative achievement. In May, the UM Office of Research and Sponsored Programs announced that 15 Undergraduate Research Grants, including two Faculty Group Grants and 13 Individual StudentRead the story …
UM Doctoral Student, Graduate Named US Fulbright Finalists
Eric Rexroat headed to Belgium, Andrew Hayes going to Spain
June 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi doctoral student and a recent graduate will study in European countries this fall, thanks to the 2018 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Eric Rexroat, a Ph.D. candidate in the university’s Arch Dalrymple III Department of History, and Andrew Hayes, a graduate of the Croft Institute for International Studies andRead the story …
University of Mississippi Instructor Wins Blackboard Catalyst Award
Marc Watkins recognized in the Teaching & Learning category
June 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Marc Watkins, an instructor in composition and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi, has been named the winner of the 2018 Blackboard Catalyst Award in the Teaching & Learning category, which honors those who have adopted flexible distance and online delivery, including using mobile technologies, to have a positive impact on theRead the story …