OXFORD, Miss. – Students from the University of Mississippi Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management helped 310 athletes from area schools, North Mississippi Regional Center and the Scott Child Development Center compete in Special Olympics bowling at Premier Lanes for the organization’s regional fall event. “If I didn’t have them, I couldn’t do the SpecialRead the story …
UM Students Help Special Olympics Athletes
Program offers service-learning opportunities in community
October 4, 2017 by
School of Applied Sciences Welcomes New Faculty
New faces bring wealth of analytic expertise and diverse cultural backgrounds
October 4, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Over the past six years, the University of Mississippi School of Applied Science has experienced unprecedented growth. A six-year assessment revealed enrollment is up 17 percent, and the number of degrees awarded has increased 82 percent. The number of peer-reviewed manuscripts is up an incredible 326 percent. These upward trends attract accomplished teacher-scholarsRead the story …
UM Physicists Celebrate Nobel Prize-Winning Discovery
Historic gravitational wave observation made in 2015 recognized as breakthrough in modern physics
October 3, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Physics researchers at the University of Mississippi are elated over news that colleagues involved in the groundbreaking discovery of gravitational waves in 2015 were awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday (Oct. 3). Rainer Weiss, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, both ofRead the story …
Southern Photography Exhibits on Display at UM in October
Selections from the Do Good Fund collection explore the region and its culture
October 3, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture and Department of Art and Art History are collaborating to host a variety of photography exhibitions and events on campus during October. “NOW: Contemporary Southern Photography” is on display in Gallery 130, in Meek Hall. The photo selections are from the DoRead the story …
Beth Ann Fennelly’s Micro-Memoirs Set for Oct. 10 Release
'Heating and Cooling' is latest collection by UM professor, Mississippi's poet laureate
October 2, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The sixth book by University of Mississippi English professor and Mississippi Poet Laureate Beth Ann Fennelly will be released Oct. 10, giving readers a combination of the extreme abbreviation of poetry, narrative tension of fiction and truth-telling of creative nonfiction. A book launch event at 5 p.m. Oct. 15 at Square BooksRead the story …
Gravitational Wave Detectors Could Shed Light on Dark Matter
UM physicists part of international team announcing findings in Physical Review Letters
October 2, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A global team of scientists, including two University of Mississippi physicists, has found that the same instruments used in the historic discovery of gravitational waves caused by colliding black holes could help unlock the secrets of dark matter, a mysterious and as-yet-unobserved component of the universe. The research findings by Emanuele Berti,Read the story …
UM Graduates Land Rewarding Careers with U.S. Probation Office
Three criminal justice alumni improve lives for offenders and community
October 1, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Emma Burleson, a 2017 graduate of the master’s program in criminal justice at the University of Mississippi, spends her days protecting the community by supervising people charged with federal crimes while they await trial and after they have been convicted. Her ultimate responsibility as a U.S. probation officer for the eastern district of Arkansas isRead the story …
Adam Gussow Examines the Devil in the Blues for New Book
Author plans several signings and readings throughout the state in October
September 29, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Adam Gussow, an associate professor of English and Southern studies at the University of Mississippi, has grappled extensively with the devil in his parallel career as a professional blues musician, so maybe it’s not surprising that he’s writing about the devil in blues culture. For more than 30 years, Gussow has recordedRead the story …
Journalism School Acquires Online Training Center
UM will maintain NewsLab and add new material by faculty and students
September 29, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi soon will take over operation of the online journalism training center NewsLab. The website will be transferred officially to the journalism school on Oct. 2. The site was launched in 1998 with a grant from the Park Foundation. NewsLabRead the story …
Renowned Jazz Musician Engages UM Music Majors
Cyrus Chestnut brought students onstage for a lesson
September 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cyrus Chestnut, the kickoff performer in the 2017-18 Jazz Series at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, conducted a jazz clinic with University of Mississippi music majors and Oxford High School band members recently in Nutt Auditorium. Chestnut, a critically acclaimed jazz pianist, composer and producer, performed Sept. 14 at the FordRead the story …