When it comes to generosity toward the University of Mississippi School of Engineering, Ike Brodofsky (BSChE 03) and his wife, Amanda Trabue, are shining examples. The couple recently established the Ike Brodofsky and Amanda Trabue Engineering Scholarship Endowment for chemical engineering students from Washington, Humphries, Sunflower, Leflore, Bolivar, Sharkey or Issaquena counties. The duo setRead the story …
UM School of Engineering Teams with Tech Firms for STEM Initiative
New E2I programs aim to attract underserved youth and educators to university
February 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Engineering and two technology companies are working together to create a program aimed at attracting more underrepresented youth into science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields. The engineering school, in partnership with GroupNotions LLC and Group HI LLC, is launching Engineering and Innovation Initiative, orRead the story …
U.S. Pharmacopeia CEO to Deliver Hartman Memorial Lecture
Annual event honors late UM pharmacy dean Charles Hartman
February 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ronald T. Piervincenzi, CEO of the U.S. Pharmacopeia, will deliver the 2017 Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture at the University of Mississippi. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is set for 11 a.m. March 3 in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Piervincenzi will discuss “Scientific StewardshipRead the story …
Chinese Flagship Program to Present Teaching Success in San Francisco
UM program uses technology to help students improve overall reading, writing and listening skills
February 25, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Representatives of the University of Mississippi’s Chinese Language Flagship Program will travel to San Francisco March 9-10 to participate in a workshop hosted by the Language Flagship Technology Innovation Center at the University of Hawaii. Language programs from across the country will work together to identify best practices for technology integration andRead the story …
UM Chemistry Department Achieves National Recognition for Diversity
Stanley C. Israel Regional Award recognizes engagement of minorities and women in the field
February 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mixing people, like chemicals, can yield either victorious or violent results. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Mississippi has done so successfully and recently was nationally recognized for its achievements. The American Chemical Society presented the department with its Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity inRead the story …
UM Law School Hosts Boyce Holleman Debate
Topic to address globalization and inequality concerns
February 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law is hosting the 2017 Boyce Holleman Debate Series, which focuses on concerns about globalization, Wednesday (March 1) in the school’s Weems Auditorium. This year’s debate will feature Robert Howse, law professor at New York University School of Law, and Antonia Eliason of the Ole MissRead the story …
Southern Studies Center Launches M.F.A. in Documentary Expression
New UM program teaches the intersection of documentary skills and scholarly approaches
February 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new Master of Fine Arts in Documentary Expression begins this fall at the University of Mississippi, and prospective students are encouraged to apply before the April 13 deadline. The new degree, housed at the university’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture, will be a two-year, 30-hour graduate program that combinesRead the story …
Cooper Tire ‘Dream Team’ Visits UM
Manufacturer donated tire cutaway display to the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence
February 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Expanding upon an already solid relationship with the University of Mississippi, the Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. “Dream Team” visited the university’s Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence on Wednesday (Feb. 15). Led by plant manager Robert Haggerty, six rising, early-career employees from the manufacturing firm’s Tupelo facility met with CME administratorsRead the story …
UM Professors Receive IHL Excellence in Diversity Awards
Sociologist Willa Johnson and health clinician Hamed Benghuzzi lauded at ceremonies in Jackson
February 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Faculty members at the University of Mississippi and the university’s Medical Center have been honored with diversity awards by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning. Willa Johnson, associate professor of sociology, and Hamed Benghuzzi, professor and chair of clinical health sciences, were recognized at the IHL’sRead the story …