OXFORD, Miss. – The Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi will host the Lens Collective, an annual multimedia workshop that features collaborations with mentors, students and eight universities, on March 28-31. This year’s focus is on stories about civil rights in the Mississippi Delta. “The Lens Collective is funRead the story …
Highly Anticipated Lens Collective Returns to UM
Events include mentoring, book signing and a tour of Delta locales
March 27, 2018 by
Celebrating Great UM Women
Inspiring stories reflect observance of Women's History Month
March 27, 2018 by
In celebration of Women’s History Month, this selection of stories highlights achievements by great UM women. These are just few of the wonderful stories about faculty, staff, students and alumni: Nancy Dupont, NewsPro Educator of the Year Karen Raber Named Director of Shakespeare Organization Jacquline Vinson, Barbara Howard, Rose Flenorl, and Peggy Gillom-Granderson recognized duringRead the story …
Overby Center to Host ‘A Conversation About Race’
Free event set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
March 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi is hosting a discussion of race in America, featuring two authorities on the subject. Gene Dattel, author of “Reckoning with Race: America’s Failure,” and Otis Sanford, whoRead the story …
Graduate Students Exhibit at Southside Gallery
Exhibition is the culmination of a seminar class, features 'fresh, evocative' works of art
March 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nine University of Mississippi graduate students are showcasing their artwork on the Oxford Square through three different exhibits as part of a graduate seminar class. Each exhibit at Southside Gallery features the work of three students, all of whom are working toward an M.F.A. in their respective areas, under a common theme.Read the story …
NCCHE Software System Provides Real-Time Solutions during Floods
Cutting-edge technology used to predict flows and estimate consequences when dams, levees fail
March 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A cutting-edge software program developed by scientists at the University of Mississippi is proving beneficial in dam- and levee-breach flood predictions and preparations across the country. Researchers at UM’s National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering created DSS-WISE Lite, a web-based, automated and fully geographic information systems-integrated, two-dimensional dam- and levee-break floodRead the story …
Accountancy School Readies Master’s Programs Featuring Data Analytics
Both new degrees are the only ones of their kind in Mississippi
March 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Patterson School of Accountancy will be offering two new graduate degrees incorporating data analytics beginning this fall. The board of trustees of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning has approved the curricula for the Master of Accountancy and Data Analytics and the Master of Taxation and Data Analytics. Both degreeRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Faculty Elected as State Organization Officers
Ole Miss professors hold all four executive positions
March 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is well-represented within the Mississippi College of Clinical Pharmacy, as four UM faculty members have been elected as officers of the state chapter of American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Seena Haines, Katie Barber, Jamie Wagner and Melissa Reilly, all with faculty appointments in the school’sRead the story …
Lawrence Anderson, Third African-American to Graduate from UM Engineering School, Reflects on Achievements
Electrical engineering alumnus has enjoyed long, successful career in paper, pulp industry
March 23, 2018 by
Lawrence (Larry) Anderson (BSEE 72) has successfully navigated a career in manufacturing operations and both domestic and international sales with multinational companies. Retired since 2013, the Jackson native quickly credits much of his career accomplishments to his personal growth while earning an electrical engineering degree at the University of Mississippi. Fifty years ago, Anderson wasRead the story …
Two Mechanical Engineering Students Named Inaugural Hino Motors Scholars
David Biggs and Manny Dhaliwal benefit from financial and professional support
March 23, 2018 by
Two mechanical engineering students at the University of Mississippi are the inaugural recipients of the Hino Motors Scholarship. Senior David Biggs, of Norman, Oklahoma, and junior Manny Dhaliwal, of Silver Creek, each received the awards last fall. The scholarships were created following a 2015 meeting in which representatives of Hino Motors Manufacturing Inc. contacted theRead the story …
Colby Kimmel Named Mississippi Engineering Society’s 2018 Young Engineer of the Year
UM civil engineering alumna works as project manager at Mississippi Department of Transportation
March 23, 2018 by
Much like the roads she helps design, Colby Willis Kimmel (BSCE 08) goes the extra mile. The University of Mississippi civil engineering alumna’s efforts have been noticed. Most recently, the project manager in roadway design at the Mississippi Department of Transportation was recognized by the Mississippi Engineering Society of the National Society of Professional EngineersRead the story …