GRENADA, Miss. – After graduating from Grenada High School in 2011, Bethany Miller enrolled at Holmes Community College’s Grenada Center, where she served as a student ambassador and a student worker in the vice president’s office. She graduated with an associate’s degree in social work in 2013 and started classes in the nursing program theRead the story …
UM-Grenada, BGS Student Changes Career Plans and Excels
Bethany Miller earns UM's Taylor Medal for academic achievement
May 30, 2017 by
UM Faculty Member to Discuss Memory Research in Copenhagen
Rebekah Smith is one of just eight invited speakers for international conference
May 28, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor and administrator will discuss her research on the role of attention in successful prospective memory at a workshop next month at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Rebekah Smith, chair and professor of psychology, is among just eight invited speakers from Denmark, France, Germany, the United KingdomRead the story …
Edward Woo Wows at Work
Alumnus acts as pharmacy-information technology liaison at Vanderbilt Medical Center
May 26, 2017 by
Edward Woo specializes in the practice of creating, storing, finding, manipulating and sharing information, otherwise known as informatics, within the field of pharmacy. The University of Mississippi electrical engineering and pharmacy alumnus (BSEE 03, BSPh 05, PharmD 07) began his informatics and pharmacy career shortly after earning his electrical engineering degree. He started as aRead the story …
UM Student Lands Dream Internship with Discovery Channel
Bella Gonzalez will spend summer creating graphic content and marketing materials
May 25, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student soon will be making her way to Silver Spring, Maryland, to serve as an intern for the recruiting and internship team at Discovery Channel. Bella Gonzalez, a senior from Bay St. Louis who is double majoring in marketing and graphic design, will serve in her intern role from May 30Read the story …
New Business School Majors Bring New Ways of Learning
'Lecture-capture' format creates a virtual online classroom of live teaching
May 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With more than 3,600 students enrolled in the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration, the challenge of meeting students’ needs provides opportunities to develop additional and creative ways to teach. This fall, the school launches two new majors for undergraduate students: entrepreneurship and general business. Along with these programs, the schoolRead the story …
Six UM Students Awarded Prestigious Language Scholarships
Prestigious honors allows undergrads to study abroad, prepare for international careers
May 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Six University of Mississippi undergraduate students have won prestigious national scholarships to study foreign languages considered critical to U.S. economic, diplomatic and security interests. The Critical Language Scholarships are given annually by the U.S. Department of State. They are competitive, with undergraduate, master’s, Ph.D. and M.D. students vying for the funds. RecipientsRead the story …
UM Alumna Takes Comedy on the Road
Kendall Ketchum tours with former 'SNL' cast member Darrell Hammond
May 18, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna Kendall Ketchum has performed her comedy routines for a decade in New York City, but she’s recently taken her talent from dive bars to a tour with former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Darrell Hammond. Ketchum, who studied theatre arts at Ole Miss, earned her bachelor’s degree inRead the story …
Pharmacy School Remembers Associate Dean Emeritus Charlie Hufford
Professor, researcher and administrator influenced many over 43-year Ole Miss career
May 17, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Charles D. Hufford, associate dean emeritus for research and graduate programs and professor emeritus of pharmacognosy at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, died Monday (May 15) at the age of 72. His career at Ole Miss spanned 1972 to 2015. Faculty and alumni remember him as an encouraging and effectiveRead the story …
First Group of METP Students Graduate from Ole Miss
Fourteen graduates make plans for new teaching careers in Mississippi
May 17, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fourteen seniors who graduated Saturday (May 13) at the University of Mississippi are prepared to make a difference in the lives of students statewide as the first group to graduate from the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program. METP, a highly selective and rigorous teacher preparation program, was established in 2013 to offerRead the story …
UM Engineering Students Take Top Honors at Regional Design Competitions
Chemical and mechanical engineering teams defeat opponents from rival universities
May 16, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three teams of University of Mississippi engineering students took top honors at two separate regional competitions recently. At Tennessee Technical University, two teams of UM mechanical engineering students placed first and second in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Design Competition April 21-23. The UM teams won over teams from 47Read the story …