OXFORD, Miss. – Like hundreds of students each year at the University of Mississippi, Estelle Blair signed up last fall for Spanish 101. But when the Brandon native decided that Spanish was not for her, she found a dramatically different alternative to fulfill her foreign language requirements. Blair has joined a small, but growing, group ofRead the story …
UM Swahili Program Provides Exotic Option for Students
East African language is 11th offered at university
September 12, 2016 by
Melody Musgrove Joins Graduate Center for Study of Early Learning
Former U.S. Department of Education administrator to serve as co-director and associate professor
September 10, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Melody Musgrove, an accomplished public education leader and advocate, has joined the University of Mississippi faculty as co-director of the Graduate Center for the Study of Early Learning and associate professor of special education. Housed within the UM School of Education, the center was established in 2015 to provide research and collaborative leadership to advocateRead the story …
UM Welcomes Most Accomplished Freshmen Class Ever
State's flagship university celebrates record enrollment as it builds for future
September 9, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has recorded its 22nd consecutive year of rising enrollment, registering its largest and most academically qualified freshman class ever. Enrollment at the state’s flagship university hit 24,250 across all campuses, largest in the state, according to preliminary data. The freshman class of 3,982 students posted an average ACTRead the story …
UM Professor’s Research Published in Journal of Consumer Research
Christopher Newman and colleagues studied effects of various front-of-package nutrition labels
September 9, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi’s marketing professor’s joint study of the effects of front-of-package nutrition labels shows they serve different purposes depending upon the shopping situation, greatly affecting consumers’ abilities to make proper evaluations and healthful choices. Christopher L. Newman, assistant professor of marketing, is a co-author of “Effects of Objective and EvaluativeRead the story …
Pharmacy Professor Wins UM Faculty Achievement Award
John Bentley honored for teaching, contributions to school and dedication to profession
September 8, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John P. Bentley, professor of pharmacy administration, has been named the recipient of the 2016 University of Mississippi Faculty Achievement Award. At the Aug. 26 fall faculty meeting, Provost Morris Stocks called Bentley one of the university’s finest. “His pharmacy research helps the world understand the roles that pharmacists play in medicationRead the story …
Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program Admits 30 at UM
Elite scholarship program expands to elementary and special education, draws students from nine states
September 8, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The 30 outstanding freshmen who make up the fourth class of the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program at the University of Mississippi posted an average ACT score of 29.7, making it the program’s largest and most academically accomplished incoming cohort yet. Originally designed for secondary education majors, the METP scholarship program has expandedRead the story …
Gravitational Wave Discussion Set for First Fall Science Cafe
Renowned cosmological physicist Michael Turner to speak Sept. 13
September 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The origins of the universe is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. Michael Turner, the Bruce V. and Diana M. Rauner Distinguished Service Professor of Physical Cosmology and director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago, willRead the story …
Pharmacy Graduate Student Wins $10,000 Fellowship
Dennis McCarty honored for research on potential anti-epileptic drugs
September 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dennis Carty, a University of Mississippi doctoral student in environmental toxicology, has received a 2016 North American Graduate Fellowship from the American College of Toxicology. Five of these prestigious national fellowships are awarded each year by ACT, and they come with a two-year stipend of $5,000 per year to be used toward theRead the story …
New Endowment Sets High Standards for UM Business School
Admiration compels Millette family to honor patriarch with named endowment
September 4, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Samuel M. Millette is a U.S. Marine war veteran, an esteemed attorney with a 50-year career in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a revered family man. “He is the standard to which I aspire,” said Sam Millette Jr. of Destin, Florida, whose admiration for his 93-year-old father led him to establish an endowmentRead the story …
William Winter, Leland Speed to Receive Geographic Visionary Awards
Mississippi Geographic Alliance honoring leaders for their connections to global economy
September 3, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Geographic Alliance at the University of Mississippi will honor former Gov. William Winter and business mogul Leland Speed in September for their efforts to connect the state to the global economy. The annual MGA Geographic Visionary Awards ceremony is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Mississippi Museum ofRead the story …