OXFORD, Miss. – Kids are accustomed to hearing adults tell them, “Don’t play with your food,” but they won’t hear it from David H. Holben. Holben is a University of Mississippi professor of nutrition and hospitality management who wants children to learn through an initiative aimed at using food as a tool to teach mathematicsRead the story …
Nutrition Professor Develops Food-based STEM Curriculum
UM researcher expands FoodMASTER program with Deep South Network
October 24, 2017 by
UM Students, Faculty Take Learning on the Road
Study USA program gearing up for hands-on Wintersession courses in four exciting locales
October 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Whether students are capturing biological field samples in nature or capturing the essence of a culture, the eye-opening experience of experiential learning will be on full display through the University of Mississippi’s Study USA Wintersession 2018 classes. This year’s offerings are: “Writing Gender and Sexuality in the Crescent City” in New Orleans;Read the story …
Physics Department Offers Ghoulish Fun
Spooky Physics Night provides frights and excitement with a side of science
October 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Frights, food and fun are the order of the evening when the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy presents Spooky Physics Night on Friday (Oct. 27) in Lewis Hall. The program, which runs 7-9 p.m., includes a stage show at 7:45 p.m. Hands-on activities through the evening include freezing objectsRead the story …
Willie Price Students Plant New Learning Garden at UM
Partnerships, volunteers help shape real food curriculum
October 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The seeds are planted for a new learning garden at the University of Mississippi’s Willie Price Lab School, which will allow the pre-K facility to integrate gardening and an understanding of food sources into its curriculum. Several 3- and 4-year-olds at Willie Price, part of the UM School of Education, recently planted radishes, lettuce,Read the story …
Pharmacy Student Juggles Studies, Job and Leadership
Joanna Wu squeezes classwork in while working at her family's restaurant
October 19, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – There’s no doubt that a student’s life is busy. Between class, studying and sleeping, sometimes the hours in a day can get away. But for students with jobs, family responsibilities and extracurricular activities, time management can be especially tricky. For Joanna Wu, a second-year student in the University of Mississippi School ofRead the story …
Alumnus Credits UM Experiences for Role in James Beard Nomination
Hospitality management graduate Carlyle Watt lauded for artisan breads, local sourcing
October 18, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Carlyle Watt, a 2005 graduate of the University of Mississippi’s hospitality management program and a 2017 James Beard Award nominee in the Outstanding Baker category, returned to campus recently to participate in the 20th Southern Foodways Symposium. In his first experience with the symposium, Watt attended lectures and tastings designed to reframe ideasRead the story …
Khayat to Receive Winter-Reed Partnership Award
Former chancellor to be honored Tuesday in Jackson
October 16, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat will be honored Tuesday (Oct. 17) in Jackson for his tireless lifelong commitment to improving education. Khayat will receive the 2017 Mississippi Association of Partners in Education Winter-Reed Partnership Award during a tribute luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Hilton of Jackson. MAPE established the award in 2007 toRead the story …
Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves Produced by Colliding Neutron Stars
Joint LIGO-Virgo discovery marks first cosmic event observed in both gravitational waves and light
October 16, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the first time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves – ripples in space and time – in addition to light from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars. This marks the first time that a cosmic event has been viewed in both gravitational waves and light. The discovery was made usingRead the story …
UM Student Named Independent Pharmacies Grant Recipient
Hoby Mullins honored with financial support from national trade group
October 15, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Hoby Mullins, a first-year student in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has received a $1,000 grant from the 2017 EPIC Pharmacies student grant program. Mullins’ accolade marks the fourth consecutive year a student from the UM School of Pharmacy has received the grant from EPIC Pharmacies. Jasmine Turner, who graduatedRead the story …
U.S. Circuit Judge to Speak at UM Law School
Wilkins to discuss development of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
October 10, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – U.S. Circuit Judge Robert L. Wilkins will visit Oxford to speak Wednesday (Oct. 11) at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Wilkins serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and was instrumental in the development of the National Museum of African American History and Culture onRead the story …