OXFORD, Miss. – Two neighboring Muslim villages – one Sunni and one Shia – were locked in a dispute after one of the communities accused the other of intentionally contaminating its drinking water. Fourteen students from the University of Mississippi’s Arabic Language Program and 250 ROTC cadets from UM and four other Mississippi universities found themselvesRead the story …
‘Operation Magnolia Lightning’ Teams Up ROTC, Arabic Students
UM language program and military cadets both benefit from realistic simulation exercise
May 3, 2016 by
UM-DeSoto Student Wins Highest Award from Legal Studies Department
McKinley McCarty recognized for academics, service
May 1, 2016 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Though emailing in class is generally frowned upon, McKinley McCarty hoped for an exception when she learned that she had won the Columbus B. Hopper Scholarship. “I just couldn’t sit there and contain my excitement,” said McCarty, a senior paralegal studies major at the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven. “As soonRead the story …
UM Section of American Chemical Society Honored for Book Club Program
Group wins ChemLuminary Award for engaging activity
April 29, 2016 by
The University of Mississippi’s local section of the American Chemical Society has been awarded the 2015 ChemLuminary Award for its Common Reading Experience program. The award, for “Best Activity or Program in a Local Section Stimulating Membership Involvement,” honors the Ole Miss section’s dedication to member development and outreach through book club activities. More thanRead the story …
UM Team Competes in Archaeological Ethics Bowl for First Time
Three honors students debate ethical dilemmas faced by archaeologists
April 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Earlier this month, three University of Mississippi students spent the day putting themselves in the shoes of professional archaeologists, debating issues of ownership, trespassing, reporting, stewardship, commercialization and sexual harassment in Orlando, Florida. The students, all juniors in the university’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, are the first Ole Miss team to compete in the SocietyRead the story …
Crawford Crowned a Queen of Engineering
Alumna's successes at Lockheed Martin earn her a second Black Engineer of the Year Award
April 26, 2016 by
Tamara Crawford knows she’s been blessed. So when she entered her 13th year of employment at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, the University of Mississippi mechanical engineering alumna wasn’t the least bit superstitious about her steady stream of career achievements coming to some unfortunate end. Crawford’s confidence, creativity, leadership and endurance were recently rewarded when she was honoredRead the story …
Henry Brevard Receives Engineer of Service Award
Longtime benefactor recognized for generosity, philanthropy
April 26, 2016 by
For the past 25 years, Henry Brevard has been a pillar of support to the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. Fittingly, the chairman of the board of B&B Concrete Co. Inc. was recently presented the school’s Engineer of Service Award for the longevity of his efforts. In 1991, he made an initialRead the story …
Farhad Farzbod Joins Mechanical Engineering Faculty
Newest professor brings creativity, energy to students and colleagues
April 26, 2016 by
As technological advances continue, the imaginary line between fiction and reality is being erased. And that’s one of the reasons Farhad Farzbod is an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi. “I looked for academic opportunities in the South and I found Ole Miss,” said Farzbod, who joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty lastRead the story …
UM Engineering Computes for Tuan Ta
Senior CIS major becomes academic and research success
April 26, 2016 by
As a secondary school student, Tuan Ta sought admission to a research university and financial support to pursue an education in the United States. He found both opportunities through the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. A graduate of Hanoi-Amsterdam High School, the Vietnamese native first learned of the university through the U.S. News andRead the story …
Meek Honored for Excellence in Online Instruction
Paragon Award winner encourages students to work collaboratively in writing course
April 26, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jane Meek, a writing and rhetoric instructor at the University of Mississippi, has been named the recipient of this year’s Paragon Award for Excellence in Distance Teaching, honoring her work in teaching Writing 102: First Year Writing II online. “Teaching online has been the biggest, but best, challenge of my career,” MeekRead the story …
Particle Physics Topic for April 26 Science Cafe
UM physicist Breese Quinn to include discussion of discovery of Higgs boson
April 21, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Approaches used in the discovery of new subatomic particles is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy. The spring semester’s final meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. April 26 at Lusa Bakery Bistro and Bar, 1120 NorthRead the story …