OXFORD, Miss. – As a result of his celebrated performances in some of the world’s most renowned concert halls, his series of critically-acclaimed albums and a lifelong commitment as a supporter of the arts, Delta-born classical pianist Bruce Levingston has enhanced Mississippi’s international reputation as a cultural center. In recognition of Levingston’s artistic contributions toRead the story …
Second Law of Thermodynamics Topic for January Science Cafe
UM researchers Randy Wadkins and Nathan Hammer to discuss mysteries of entropy
January 24, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The second law of thermodynamics is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The spring semester’s first meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at Lusa Bakery Bistro and Bar, 1120 North Lamar Blvd.Read the story …
Jeff Rish’s 4 Degrees from UM Result in Long Research Career with Military
Alumnus now teaches engineering course at Florida State
January 24, 2018 by
Jeff W. Rish III’s successful career in technological research for the military began with four engineering degrees from the University of Mississippi. When Rish (BSCE 77, BSME 78, MS 83, PhD 85) entered UM is 1973, the Pontotoc native dreamed of receiving a bachelor’s degree in either civil or mechanical engineering. He ended up earningRead the story …
In Memoriam: Engineering Alumnus Jon D. Wilson
Professors fondly remember graduate as gifted student
January 24, 2018 by
University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students are mourning the passing of alumnus Jon David Wilson (BSGE 03) of Huntsville, Alabama. The 39-year-old environmental engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers died last December. Services for Wilson were held at Berryhill Funeral Home in Huntsville. He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Fortenberry Wilson,Read the story …
Honors Students Find New Worldviews during Freshman Ventures
Groups of engineering majors discover cultural differences and experiences define 'truth'
January 24, 2018 by
“How do we know what is true?” This question was posed by the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College to its freshman class. Groups of students traveled across the country to find the answer to this very important question and learn more about themselves than they ever thought possible. Ariel Williams, a biomedical engineering major fromRead the story …
Nominations Accepted for Gregory Gomez IV Humanitarian Service Award
Mechanical engineering alumnus died in a bus accident in Peru
January 24, 2018 by
A University of Mississippi School of Engineering alumnus, whose life ended tragically while serving on a South American mission trip, is being remembered with a newly created award. The Gregory Gomez IV Humanitarian Service Award was created in 2017 to honor the memory of Gomez (BSME 08), who traveled to Peru in summer 2008Read the story …
UM Alumna Returns to Ford Center with ‘The Sound of Music’
Christina Tompkins will perform role of Sister Sophia
January 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi is hosting the national tour of “The Sound of Music” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 24), and a familiar Ole Miss face will be among the cast for the sold-out show. Christina Tompkins earned her bachelor’s degree inRead the story …
Criminal Justice Students Provide Gifts to Children in Need
Department of Legal Studies partners with Oxford Police to provide for local families
January 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While most Oxford residents were shopping for friends and family over the holiday season, students from the Alpha Phi Sigma criminal justice honor society at the University of Mississippi made sure local needy families had plenty of presents under their trees. Alpha Phi Sigma adopted two families from the Salvation Army’s AngelRead the story …
Alumnus Makes Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ List of Leaders
Sylvester Lee co-founder of revolutionary augmented reality technology
January 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As technological advances continue to rapidly turn yesterday’s fiction into today’s facts, a University of Mississippi alumnus finds himself at the forefront of the burgeoning virtual and augmented reality revolution. Sylvester “Sly” Lee, co-founder of Emerge Inc., an independent technology company in Los Angeles, recently made Forbes magazine’s annual “30 Under 30”Read the story …
New UM Scholarship Honors Randy Noble
Family establishes endowment to benefit liberal arts students
January 20, 2018 by
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 …