OXFORD, Miss. – The newest exhibit at the University of Mississippi Museum is a collaboration of poetry and photography inspired by Langston Hughes’ award-winning poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” and the museum is hosting a special reading Thursday (March 3) to celebrate it. “Of Rivers: Photography by Young Suh, Poetry edited by Chiyuma ElliottRead the story …
New Museum Collection Features Poetry and Photos
Thursday reading at gallery to feature contributing poets, photograher
March 2, 2016 by
Journalism Scholarship Helps Launch Careers
Meek School student benefits from award, opportunities
March 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ed and Becky Meek, namesakes of the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi, established the Clay and Krista McFerrin Sun-Sentinel Scholarship to pay tribute to community newspaper editors and help students launch successful journalism careers. This year’s scholarship recipient, Lindsly Penny of Hernando, says the awardRead the story …
UM Law Students Win Second Straight Pace Competition
Triumph is school's 12th national or world title since 2011
March 1, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. –Mary Margaret Roark and John Juricich, both third-year students in the University of Mississippi School of Law, have won this year’s Jeffrey G. Miller Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, held Feb. 18-20 at Pace Law School in White Plains, New York. The win marks the second consecutive national title for the pair and theRead the story …
UM Physicists Play Key Roles in Gravitational Wave Discovery
University scientists also help make the breakthrough relatable to the 'man on the street'
March 1, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When researchers in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory Scientific Collaboration announced recently that they had detected gravitational waves for the first time, the discovery was cheered by scientists worldwide. Two faculty and several students at the University of Mississippi’s Department of Physics and Astronomy played key roles in constructing the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-waveRead the story …
UM Lands $1.2 Million Grant to Benefit Math Teachers
Center for Mathematics and Science Education kicks off Project C4 to enhance classroom efforts
February 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education has awarded a $1.2 million grant to the University of Mississippi Center for Mathematics and Science Education to fund a professional development initiative that will benefit up to 120 math teachers in Mississippi public schools over the next three years. Dubbed the C4 Project, the Creating Continuity and ConnectionsRead the story …
Jim Greenlee Goes to High Court
UM engineering alumnus appointed by Gov. Phil Bryant to Mississippi Court of Appeals
February 29, 2016 by
As a practicing attorney, Jim M. Greenlee has plenty of experience in the courts of law. Now, the University of Mississippi engineering graduate will not be prosecuting or defending clients, but rendering decisions on cases presented in his own courtroom. Gov. Phil Bryant appointed Greenlee as the newest judge on the Mississippi Court of AppealsRead the story …
Students Help Students Achieve their Goals
February 29, 2016 by
University of Mississippi engineering students can get help in some of their toughest classes from fellow students at tutoring sessions offered twice a week in Brevard Hall. The sessions run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in Brevard Hall, Room 207. Tutoring is free for group sessions, with one-on-one individual sessions availableRead the story …
Four Named Outstanding Seniors
Quartet of honorees excelled during their tenure
February 29, 2016 by
Four University of Mississippi seniors have been named recipients of the 2015-2016 Outstanding Senior Leadership Award in the School of Engineering This year’s recipients are Ethan Baker of Trumann, Arkansas; Roya Gordji of Oxford; Demba Komma of the African nation of Gambia; and Shawn Wesley Skinner of Mandeville, Louisiana. Each was selected through a competitiveRead the story …
Family Supports Engineering Scholars
Planned gift encourages students to stay in state, earn engineering degrees
February 29, 2016 by
Otho Johnson was a University of Mississippi varsity cheerleader and even in death, he continues to cheer for the university, having established a scholarship that he hoped would encourage students to remain in Mississippi to earn their undergraduate degrees. “The enthusiasm with which he cheered for the Rebels carried over to his support for ourRead the story …
Alumnus Creates Partnership Between UM, Newton High School
Students coming to campus for intensive look at college possibilities
February 25, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of talented Newton High School students is preparing to spend a day-and-a-half on the University of Mississippi campus, a visit that organizers hope will inspire them to better themselves and their community. Eighteen students from the school have been named as Grisham fellows and will be on campus Wednesday and ThursdayRead the story …