OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology has loaned six ceramic vessels from its collection to The Historic New Orleans Collection for an exhibit about this region of the country. This is the first time the department has loaned these objects for display by a non-university entity. Each artifact isRead the story …
UM Native American Artifacts on Display in New Orleans
Six pots from campus collection are part of the Historic New Orleans Collection's exhibit
April 22, 2018 by
‘Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ Comes to Ford Center Tuesday
Tony Award-winning show features dazzling costumes and scenes from the classic fairy tale
April 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will host “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” for one performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (April 24). The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, from the creators of “The Sound of Music,” puts a contemporary twist on the classic fairy tale. Featuring dazzling costumesRead the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Presents ‘Macbeth’ this Weekend at the Ford Center
Performance is directed by Cynthia White of the Orlando Shakespeare Theater
April 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi theater students will bring Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth” to life this weekend with a performance at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The classic Shakespeare tale, set in medieval Scotland, chronicles the rise and fall of the warrior Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, as they lustRead the story …
Award-Winning Poet, Essayist to Deliver Earth Day Keynote Address
Camille Dungy to close UM Green Week celebration April 22
April 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Camille Dungy, award-winning author and poet, is the University of Mississippi’s 2018 Earth Day keynote speaker. She will close the 10th annual UM Green Week celebration with her talk, “It’s All Environmental Writing” at 7 p.m. April 22, Earth Day, in the Overby Center Auditorium. Dungy will read several of her ownRead the story …
Nanomedicine Topic for Semester’s Final UM Science Cafe
Chalet Tan to discuss how nanotechnology is transforming diagnosis, imaging and treatment of diseases
April 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The use of nanotechnology in the diagnosis, imaging and treatment of human diseases is the topic of the University of Mississippi’s next monthly Science Cafe. Chalet Tan, associate professor of pharmaceutics and drug delivery and research associate professor in UM’s Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, will discuss “NanoMedicine: Less is More” TuesdayRead the story …
University Sets STEM Fest for Weekend
Multiple open houses, demonstrations and lectures planned for Friday and Saturday
April 17, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In celebration of scientific investigation and its benefits and in support for publicly funded science, the University of Mississippi is hosting a two-day focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics this weekend. The university’s STEM Fest, scheduled for Friday (April 20) on the Oxford campus and Saturday (April 21) at the UMRead the story …
Group Brings Discussions of Slavery, Historic Preservation to UM
Several events set for students, faculty, staff and community members
April 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Slavery Research Group will host several events April 18-22 that explore the stories of enslaved people in north Mississippi. “Slave Dwellings: Rediscovering the Enslaved in North Mississippi” aims to discuss the narratives of the lives of enslaved people and the houses in which they lived. “The goal ofRead the story …
Documentary About UM Professor Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival
Filmmaker V. Scott Balcerek screening 'Satan & Adam' after two decades of work
April 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The film industry is achieving big things as this year’s 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival is set to premiere 75 new films. Adam Gussow, University of Mississippi associate professor of English and Southern studies, is among the stars of the festival and will attend the Friday (April 20) premiere of “Satan &Read the story …
UM Departments Help Quitman County Schools Host Career and Health Fair
Students and faculty provide health assessments for Marks community
April 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Faculty and students from the University of Mississippi recently helped coordinate and host the Quitman County Career and Health Fair to educate Marks-area high school students and community members on career opportunities and healthy living. The career and health fair stemmed from the university’s partnership with the Marks Project, a nonprofit, community-basedRead the story …
Professor Establishes Plantinga Reading Group at UM
Funding from Society of Christian Philosophers runs through end of April
April 10, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Neil A. Manson, University of Mississippi professor of philosophy, has used a grant from the Society of Christian Philosophers to establish a reading group on the works of one of the world’s most influential philosophers of religion. In 2017, Alvin Plantinga, professor emeritus at Calvin College, won the prestigious Templeton Prize, which came withRead the story …