OXFORD, Miss. – The Noble family name is an institution at the University of Mississippi. Nobles have walked the university’s historic halls, studied in its classrooms and strolled its tree-lined pathways for generations. Among the grandparents, parents, sons, daughters and cousins who have attended Ole Miss is the late Randy Noble, of Greenville, a 1967Read the story …
New UM Scholarship Honors Randy Noble
Family establishes endowment to benefit liberal arts students
January 20, 2018 by
Three Professors Honored with Research and Creative Achievement Awards
College of Liberal Arts honors faculty members with inaugural distinction
January 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s College of Liberal Arts has presented its first-ever Research, Scholarship and Creative Achievement Awards to three outstanding faculty scholars. The new award, which will be presented annually to tenured liberal arts faculty members, recognizes “sustained exemplary performance in research, scholarship and/or creative achievement at the national and internationalRead the story …
UM Students, Staff Join Community for MLK Day of Service Activities
Volunteers gathering to honor King's legacy through community engagement
January 8, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students, staff and community partners are spearheading efforts to promote community engagement and encourage a spirit of service in Lafayette County and Oxford during 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances. The Lafayette-Oxford-University MLK Day of Service opening ceremony is set for 10:30 a.m. Jan. 15 at the Burns-BelfryRead the story …
Gift Supports UM Liberal Arts Faculty
Growing Ole Miss family inspires Morgans' gift
January 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kirk and Shelly Morgan of Lexington, South Carolina, say their recent gift to the University of Mississippi’s College of Liberal Arts is, in a sense, simply supporting their family. “Our Ole Miss family just gets bigger,” said Kirk Morgan, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, who knew no one when he arrivedRead the story …
UM Student Helps Batesville Mounds Open as Public Education Site
Nikki Mattson worked on the park as part of her thesis
January 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The city of Batesville has opened the Batesville Mound Site as a public park, partially thanks to the efforts of Nikki Mattson, a University of Mississippi graduate student in anthropology who has worked to develop signage and content for the site. The Batesville Mounds are a Native American mound complex consisting ofRead the story …
Professor Sheds Light on Overlooked Artistic Side of Vikings
Nancy Wicker is completing a book about the art and culture of ancient Norsemen
December 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Vikings are often portrayed as brutish, violent Norse conquerors, but a University of Mississippi professor wants to shed light on the often-misunderstood peoples’ artistic side that led them to make intricate golden jewelry and impressive wooden carvings on the prows of their ships. Nancy Wicker, a professor of art history, is involvedRead the story …
UM Researchers Working on Acoustic Detection for Undersea Oil Leaks
Team gets $591,000 grant for work to make crude production safer for the environment
December 15, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Snaking beneath the waters of the Gulf of Mexico are thousands of miles of pipelines carrying oil and natural gas from offshore wells. They carry the fuel that keeps the American economy rolling, with Gulf production accounting for 17 percent of total U.S. crude oil production and 5 percent of total U.S.Read the story …
Center for Population Studies Receives Portion of Kellogg Grant
Shared $1.8 million award to help build health care workforce in Mississippi Delta
December 14, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Center for Population Studies at the University of Mississippi is part of a collaborative partnership receiving W.K. Kellogg Foundation funds to help develop the health workforce in the Mississippi Delta. Building on more than a decade of successful collaboration in the Delta region, the Rogosin Institute and its Dreyfus Health FoundationRead the story …
UM Student Chosen for SEC Student Music Ensemble
Lazarrus Miller played piano during Football Championship festivities
December 14, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lazarrus Miller, a senior music performance major at the University of Mississippi, recently participated in the 2017 SEC Football Championship festivities in Atlanta as part of the conference’s Student Music Ensemble. For the second year, the SEC Student Music Ensemble provided jazz music for the football championship activities, including for the SECRead the story …
Theatre Students Make Dresses for Young Girls in Need
Costume design class partnered with St. Peter's Episcopal Church's Little Dresses Ministry
December 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Several University of Mississippi theatre arts students are spending the end of the semester making a difference by sewing dresses that will be distributed to young girls in need. Donna Buckley, instructional assistant professor of costume technology, has been teaching students the basic techniques of sewing in THEA 272: Introduction to CostumesRead the story …