Recognizing it as a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to be involved with something “very special,” Thomas Werfel has joined the faculty of the newly launched biomedical engineering program at the University of Mississippi. “I was excited to come here and help build the new program in biomedical engineering because I can’t imagine anything more rewarding than lookingRead the story …
An Era Passes
Eassons retire aprons after two-decade tailgate service to UM engineering family
November 20, 2018 by
Time is money. If the adage is accurate, Greg and Darlene Easson have, by now, made a major gift to the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. For the past 20 years, the Oxford couple has spent football-weekend Friday nights shopping and cooking, preparing to serve the next day’s breakfast and lunch in the Circle,Read the story …
Brisack Makes History as UM’s First Female Rhodes Scholar
Senior from Oxford earns coveted award, becomes university's 26th honoree
November 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jaz Brisack is the University of Mississippi’s 26th Rhodes Scholar, and the first woman in the university’s history to be selected to the elite international academic program. Brisack, a senior general studies major from Oxford, is the 2018 Truman Scholar for Mississippi and has a long history as a champion for human, civil and labor rightsRead the story …
Applied Sciences Students Take Top Two Awards in 3MT Competition
Matthew Frakes and Prabhdeep Sandha win top doctoral category honors
November 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Matthew Frakes, of Columbus, Ohio, and Prabhdeep Sandha, of Jalandhar City, Punjab, India, won first and second place in the doctoral category in the recent Three Minute Thesis Competition sponsored by the University of Mississippi Graduate School. This annual competition asks graduate students to present a compelling oration on their research thesisRead the story …
UM Cadets Ready to Run in Egg Bowl Tradition
ROTC students will carry game ball from Calhoun City to Oxford
November 16, 2018 by
OXFORD – Two dozen Army, Navy/Marine and Air Force ROTC cadets from the University of Mississippi will arrive by van in Calhoun City Monday morning (Nov. 19) on a mission to retrieve the ceremonial game ball for the 91st Battle for the Golden Egg, but it will be their feet that bring them home to Oxford. The ROTC’s Sixth Annual Egg Bowl RunRead the story …
UM Establishes Center for Researching Multi-messenger Astrophysics
Emergent scientific field arose from discovery of gravitational waves
November 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Riding a new frontier of scientific discovery into gravitational waves, the University of Mississippi is now home to the Center for Multi-messenger Astrophysics. The center was launched Nov. 1 after the center’s creation was approved by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning in August. It will allow UM researchers to play a prominent roleRead the story …
History Makers: Three UM Students, 1 alumna among Rhodes Scholarship Finalists
Jarvis Benson, Jaz Brisack, John Chappell, Chinelo Ibekwe set to compete for coveted award
November 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the first time ever, the University of Mississippi boasts four 2019 finalists for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarships, which draw students from around the world to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Jarvis Benson, Jaz Brisack and John Chappell will compete for Rhodes Scholarships in meetings Nov. 16-17 inRead the story …
Mississippi River Pollution Topic of Next Science Cafe
UM professor speaking on water contamination, solutions at Nov. 13 event
November 9, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Protecting the Mississippi River and preserving farming communities in the state is the focus of this month’s Oxford Science Cafe. The monthly program, organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy, will feature Inoka Widanagamage, UM instructional assistant professor of geology and geological engineering. It is set for 6 p.m.Read the story …
UM Hosts Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Warrior Week
Student veterans, programs on display during visit from Robert L. Wilkie Jr.
November 9, 2018 by
OXFORD – The University of Mississippi hosted U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert L. Wilkie Jr. last week during the university’s observance of Warrior Week. Wilkie, a member of the U.S. Cabinet and an officer in the Air Force Reserve, spent time meeting with members of the Student Veterans Association on campus Friday morning (Nov. 2) at the VeteransRead the story …
Alexander Bernstein Discusses Father’s Legacy, ‘Artful Learning’
Son of Leonard Bernstein visited UM for legendary maestro's centennial birthday celebration
November 8, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Alexander Bernstein’s connection to the legacy of his iconic father, Leonard Bernstein, probably began with a conversation they had in the family tree house when the younger Bernstein was 9 years old. The son of the world-renowned composer, conductor, pianist, educator and activist visited the University of Mississippi on Tuesday (Nov. 6)Read the story …