OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists from the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, including physicists at the University of Mississippi, and the Virgo collaboration have reported the first joint detection of gravitational waves with both the LIGO and Virgo detectors. This is the fourth announced detection of a binary black hole system and the first significant gravitational-wave signal recordedRead the story …
Scientists Announce Triple-Coincident Gravitational Wave Detection
UM physicists part of the international team involved in discovery
September 27, 2017 by
North Mississippi VISTA Project Receives Seventh Year of Funding
Grant renewal brings $595,000 to region for programming and resources
September 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Corporation for National and Community Service has approved a $595,000 grant to fund the North Mississippi VISTA Project, housed in the University of Mississippi’s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement, for the 2017-18 year. The Volunteers in Service to America project, commonly known as VISTA, officially moved to theRead the story …
Two Engineering Freshmen Named Stamps Foundation Scholars
Harrison McKinnis of Madison and Robert Wasson of Jackson among 2017 recipients of prestigious academic honor
September 26, 2017 by
Two outstanding engineering freshmen at the University of Mississippi are among recipients of the Stamps Foundation Scholarship. Harrison McKinnis of Madison and Robert Wasson of Jackson, will major in chemical engineering and be members of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. McKinnis will also participate in the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence. Both areRead the story …
Computer Science Student Wins Quip Diversity Technology Scholarship
Blake Lewis visited organization's San Francisco offices in August
September 26, 2017 by
A University of Mississippi engineering student has been awarded the Quip Diversity Tech Scholarship. Blake Lewis, a senior computer science major with minors in mathematics and sociology, visited software company Quip’s office in San Francisco in August. The scholarship supports students who are underrepresented in STEM fields, particularly computer science, and includes but is notRead the story …
Engineering Fall Enrollment Includes Inaugural Biomedical Engineering Class
New admission standard expected to ensure higher quality of students, help underprepared students succeed
September 26, 2017 by
The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering program at the University of Mississippi is off to a successful start. Approved last November by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, the inaugural class consists of 37 new freshmen and 17 internal transfers. “The new freshmen have an average ACT score of almost 31 (30.9) and GPARead the story …
Matthew Morrison Wins Excellence in Academic Advising Award
Assistant professor of electrical engineering recognized for support of students
September 26, 2017 by
Over the past three years, Matthew Morrison has advised, encouraged and lent a compassionate ear to hundreds of students at the University of Mississippi. Now they’re putting him up for awards – and he’s winning. Morrison, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has been honored with one of UM’s 2017 Academic Advising Network’s Excellence in AdvisingRead the story …
Electrical Engineering Alumnus Helps Entrepreneurs Succeed
David Aune serves on engineering school's advisory board
September 26, 2017 by
David Aune (BSEE 77) has accumulated more than 25 years of management experience. He has led customer-service and marketing operations at large companies, but he said he especially enjoys mentoring startups. “The hardest and also most gratifying achievements have been working in several startup businesses,” said Aune, an instructor in the Leavey School of Business’Read the story …
Engineering Faculty Collaborates on Deep-Space Communications
Work could improve reliability of connections with spacecraft, improve cellular service on Earth
September 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi engineering professors are collaborating with colleagues at Jackson State University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to improve communications with deep-space probes and, perhaps even, manned missions. Lei Cao, Ramanarayanan Viswanathan and John Daigle, all professors of electrical engineering, are working with researchers at Jackson State University and theRead the story …
Law School Participates in Bicentennial Event
Activities include moot court, reception with Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr.
September 25, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law is participating in the bicentennial of Mississippi’s judiciary and legal profession Wednesday (Sept. 27) in Jackson. Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr. will be on hand for the celebration, and a full day of events, including a moot court competition betweenRead the story …
Overby Center Fall Lineup Focuses on State’s History
Opening program Tuesday looks at journalists covering university's 1962 integration
September 25, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics begins its 11th year at the University of Mississippi with emphasis on the state’s 200th birthday and a program about the role of journalists during the crisis surrounding the integration of the school 55 years ago. The opening program, at 4 p.m. Tuesday (Sept.Read the story …