OXFORD, Miss. – A technology called blockchain has drawn attention for its use of digital currencies, such as bitcoin, and for its potential to help identify and discredit “fake news” online. More recent discussions focus on its use to enhance security and operations in the health care industry. Jim St. Clair, chief technology officer ofRead the story …
Tech Firm Official to Discuss New Technology’s Effect on Health Care
UM alumnus Jim St. Clair to present information on blockchain's potential to secure records
February 20, 2018 by
Fisk University Singers Coming to UM for Black History Month Concert
Thursday performance at Ford Center free to the public
February 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Music is bringing the world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers to campus this week for the university’s 2018 Black History Month Concert. The performance is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 22) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is free and open toRead the story …
Music Professor Returns from Columbia University Fellowship
Thomas Peattie spent fall semester at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America
February 16, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Thomas Peattie, an assistant professor of music at the University of Mississippi, has returned to campus after completing a prestigious fellowship at Columbia University during the fall semester. Peattie spent the semester at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, part of the university in New York City, which takes scholarsRead the story …
Inaugural Living Music Institute Deemed an ‘Incredible Success’
UM music department's Living Music Resource expands to include an intensive opera workshop
February 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The inaugural session of the Living Music Institute, which ran Jan. 18-21 at the University of Mississippi, got high marks from students and music professionals alike. The Living Music Institute, a production of the Living Music Resource in the UM Department of Music, is an intensive workshop for opera aria singers. DuringRead the story …
Usefulness of Math Topic of February Science Cafe
UM professor Sandra Spiroff to discuss applications of mathematics
February 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Practical uses for mathematical concepts is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The spring semester’s second meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 20) at Lusa Pastry Cafe, 2305 W. Jackson Ave. SandraRead the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Production of ‘Zombie Prom’ Opens Friday
Zany musical features contributions by army of students, faculty and staff
February 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Zombies are roaming about campus at the University of Mississippi, but rather than seeking out human prey, these ghouls are singing and dancing. The Ole Miss Theatre production of “Zombie Prom,” the third production of the year, opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday (Feb. 16) in Meek Hall Auditorium. The show runs throughRead the story …
University Accepts Challenge of Alabama Restaurateur
Major gift supports future of Southern Foodways Alliance, honors longtime director
February 10, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has matched a recent $1 million pledge from Alabama restaurateur Nick Pihakis to the Southern Foodways Alliance as a way to demonstrate mutual appreciation of the alliance’s work and the leadership of longtime director John T. Edge. Pihakis, cofounder of Jim ‘n Nick’s Bar-B-Q and principal in theRead the story …
Chemistry Professor Receives Prestigious Honor
Davita L. Watkins named 2018 Young Investigator by division of the American Chemical Society
February 9, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi chemistry professor has been awarded a prestigious national honor for her work in the fields of organic chemistry and materials science. Davita L. Watkins, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been named a 2018 Young Investigator by the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division, a branch of theRead the story …
Conservator Completes Work on Three Marble Busts at UM Museum
Amy Jones Abbe's weeklong residency also included lectures and public presentations
February 7, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Amy Jones Abbe, one of the country’s most respected conservators of Greek and Roman sculpture, enjoyed a brief residency at the University of Mississippi Museum last week. The Athens, Georgia, resident divided her time between restoring three busts in the museum’s David M. Robinson Greek and Roman Antiquities Collection and speaking aboutRead the story …
UM Student Discovers Potentially New Tarantula Species
Andrew Snyder makes find during research trip to Guyana
February 5, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A shiny cobalt blue gleamed in the beam of a flashlight sweeping through the evening darkness of the tangled rainforest in Guyana. Holding the flashlight, University of Mississippi doctoral student Andrew Snyder walked closer to this brilliant blue source, lured by the curiosity twinkling from a small hole in a rotting tree stump. What theRead the story …