Two University of Mississippi civil engineering graduates are headed to Florida this fall to begin their careers in the engineering world. Tyler Markle of Memphis, Tennessee, and Reed Zeiher of Newburgh, Indiana, have accepted positions with Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. According to its website, the nationwide firm is capable of providing numerous construction delivery services acrossRead the story …
Civil Engineering Graduates Land Jobs at Whiting-Turner
Tyler Markle and Reed Zeiher getting hands-on experiences with national contracting company
June 30, 2016 by
UM Biology Professor Aims to Reduce Shark Deaths
New device could help commercial fishermen to avoid bycatch
June 30, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fishermen unintentionally catch millions of sharks each year, and many don’t survive the physical stress of being reeled in, but University of Mississippi biology professor Glenn Parsons is designing a device that could prevent them from ever being hooked. Accidental catches, referred to as “bycatch”, are a nuisance for commercial and recreational fishermen whoRead the story …
From Wasteland to Wonderland
UM engineering alumnus Brooks Wallace's technology transforming debris removal industry
June 27, 2016 by
Brooks Wallace’s name isn’t as widely recognized as Microsoft’s Bill Gates or Apple’s Steve Jobs, at least not yet. But with each professional success he experiences, the University of Mississippi civil engineering alumnus becomes more and more known as a rising star in the debris removal industry. Sooner than later, Wallace may join the ranksRead the story …
Two UM Graduate Students Selected for Prestigious Writer’s Conference
Participants to spend two weeks studying under veteran authors at University of the South
June 18, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi graduate students have been selected to participate in the 27th session of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference this summer in Tennessee. Molly McCully Brown and Jan Verberkmoes are John and Renee Grisham Fellows in the university’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. Both were nominated by faculty membersRead the story …
UM Graduate Wins Elizabeth George Foundation Fellowship
Rachel Smith plans to use time to complete book of stories about interconnected characters
June 16, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rachel Smith, a 2012 graduate of the University of Mississippi’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, has received an Elizabeth George Foundation fellowship, which will allow her to move to a mountain cabin to work on a collection of stories. The Seattle native who lives in Oakland, California, with herRead the story …
Gravitational Waves Detected from Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes
UM physicists part of team working with data from Advanced LIGO detectors
June 15, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi researchers are among scientists worldwide elated that gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of space-time – have been observed for a second time. The gravitational waves were detected Dec. 26, 2015, by both of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, detectors, in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford,Read the story …
Mississippi-Made Mandarin Recognized as World-Class
UM Flagship Chinese Program draws fevered students, yields fluent alumni
June 14, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Offering the immersive experience of any Language Flagship Program is a tremendous plus for any university, but being the country’s best program is far better. And that’s exactly what faculty and students in the Chinese Language Flagship Program at the University of Mississippi have succeeded in doing. The Language Flagship program beganRead the story …
McLean Summer Program Turning High School Students into Entrepreneurs
Inaugural weeklong program helped develop leadership and creativity
June 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twelve high school students from across Mississippi gained exposure to innovative problem-solving skills by participating in an entrepreneurial leadership program at the University of Mississippi. The inaugural class of the McLean Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, or MELP, met May 29-June 3 on the Oxford campus. The weeklong series of activities was sponsored byRead the story …
Living Blues Hires New Publication Manager
Melanie Young hopes to broaden awareness of the magazine, including digital editions
June 10, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With her new position as publication manager of Living Blues magazine, Melanie Young feels as though she’s come home. She first began working with the magazine, produced by the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture, in 2009 as its circulation manager. At the same time, she had anRead the story …
UM Principal Corps Admits Eighth Cohort
Program has near-perfect track record of producing school leaders
June 8, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seventeen educators from across the state gathered June 1 at the University of Mississippi to begin orientation for the eighth cohort of the Principal Corps, the university’s elite program for future school leaders. The transformative, 13-month program prepares Mississippi teachers and school counselors for future roles in P-12 administration, typically as principalsRead the story …