OXFORD, Miss. – As of this summer, if you don’t want to lug around the 9-pound Mississippi Encyclopedia, just grab your laptop, and you’ll find the wonders of the state at your fingertips. The online version of the 1,451-page Mississippi Encyclopedia, a project that began at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study ofRead the story …
Mississippi Encyclopedia Debuts Online
Online version made possible through partnership with Mississippi Humanities Council
June 19, 2018 by
Couple’s Gift Honors Late Professor Charles Noyes
Harvey and Di Ann Lewis make donation to support UM libraries
June 16, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Harvey and Di Ann Lewis, of St. Petersburg, Florida, are supporting the University of Mississippi’s J.D. Williams Library while honoring the late Charles E. Noyes, professor emeritus of English. “Dr. Noyes and I had a very professional and personal relationship while I was executive vice chancellor and he was my associate viceRead the story …
Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Honors UM Center
Southern studies staff lauded for work on Mississippi Encyclopedia, foodways studies
June 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture garnered two awards at this year’s Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters awards banquet, held June 2 at Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. MIAL presented Ted Ownby, Charles Reagan Wilson, Ann J. Abadie, Odie Lindsey and James G. Thomas Jr. withRead the story …
DéLana R.A. Dameron is UM Summer Poet in Residence
Brooklyn resident working on latest collection of poetry
June 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An award-winning poet is coming to the University of Mississippi this summer to work on her next collection of poetry. DéLana R. A. Dameron, a writer and arts and culture administrator, is the 2018 Summer Poet in Residence in the university’s Department of English. Dameron’s second collection of poems, “Weary Kingdom” (2017),Read the story …
National Science Foundation Funds Further Lightning Research
UM professors studying the mysteries of how lightning starts
June 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Science has revealed several fascinating things about lightning. For instance, a lightning flash can heat the surrounding air to temperatures around 50,000 degrees – five times hotter than the sun’s surface. Lightning bolts roar toward the ground at speeds of 200,000 mph. And an American has about a one-in-14,600 chance of being struck byRead the story …
Center Director Named William Winter Professor of History
Ted Ownby selected to be third holder of prestigious position
June 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, Ted Ownby fulfills many roles. He recently added one more to the list as the university’s William F. Winter Professor of History. In 1992, the University of Mississippi Foundation established an endowment fund to promote and recognizeRead the story …
UM Film Nominated for Regional Emmy
'Shake 'Em on Down' was produced by the Southern Documentary Project
June 1, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi filmmakers have been nominated for a 2018 Southeast Emmy Award for their documentary chronicling the life and music of a regional bluesman. “Shake ‘Em on Down: The Blues According to Fred McDowell,” a 55-minute film produced as part of the Southern Documentary Project, housed in the university’s CenterRead the story …
Liberal Arts Dean Named Fellow in Society of Behavioral Medicine
Psychology professor Lee Cohen joins prestigious group of scholars
May 31, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lee M. Cohen, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and professor of psychology at the University of Mississippi, has been named a fellow in the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Fellow status is a distinction conferred by SBM on full members in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of the scienceRead the story …
UM Team to Scan Columbus Site for Unmarked Graves of Union Soldiers
Work to begin this fall using advanced remote sensing technologies
May 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Center for Archaeological Research will use remote sensing technology to find unmarked graves of Union soldiers in a Columbus cemetery where some of the country’s first Memorial Day traditions began in the 1860s. UM researchers and students will be working with the U.S. Grant Association and Presidential LibraryRead the story …
Eight UM Professors Honored for Creative Research Projects
College of Liberal Arts faculty recognized during Commencement exercises
May 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eight faculty members in the University of Mississippi’s College of Liberal Arts have been recognized for their creative research and scholarly activity during the 2017-18 academic year. Four members received the Dr. Mike L. Edmonds New Scholar Award for junior faculty. Another four received the College of Liberal Arts Award for Research,Read the story …