OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration has risen significantly on Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2015 list of Best MBA programs. UM ranked No. 69 this year in the second year that Bloomberg Businessweek has compiled the list. This is up seven places from its No. 76 position a year ago. Bloomberg compiled dataRead the story …
UM Ranked Among Nation’s Best MBA Programs
Campus and online programs rise in prestigious Businessweek and U.S. News listings
November 21, 2015 by
Bringing Broadway into the Classroom
Skype puts theatre students in touch with working professionals for real-world perspectives
November 20, 2015 by
The University of Mississippi Department of Theatre Arts is giving students an opportunity to interact with professionals by bringing Broadway to the classroom via Skype. Courtney Reed, performing as Jasmine in the Broadway show “Aladdin,” and Broadway actress Kate Loprest from “Hairspray,” “First Date” and “Wonderland,” have participated in the Skype sessions so far, theatreRead the story …
Hapten Sciences to Begin Clinical Trials for Poison Ivy Vaccine
Compound based on UM, ElSohly Laboratories research could prevent itchy rash from forming
November 20, 2015 by
MEMPHIS, Tenn. and OXFORD, Miss. – Hapten Sciences Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, will soon conduct a Phase I clinical trial of its lead product candidate, a compound based on research conducted at the University of Mississippi and ElSohly Laboratories that could prevent contact dermatitis due to exposure to poison ivy, oak and sumac.Read the story …
Annual Egg Bowl Run Set for Nov. 23
ROTC cadets will carry game ball from Oxford to Starkville
November 17, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the third time, the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University will join forces for a common cause before the state’s biggest rivalry with the 2015 Egg Bowl Run, coming up Nov. 23. Three years ago, Master Sgt. Matt Hayes, senior military instructor for Ole Miss Army ROTC, wanted to createRead the story …
General Relativity Centennial Topic for Next Science Cafe
UM physicist Katherine Dooley presents history of Einstein and his famous theory at Nov. 17 session
November 16, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The centennial of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s fourth meeting of the Oxford Science Café is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 17) at Lusa Bakery Bistro and Bar, 1120Read the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Stages ‘Hair’ This Weekend
Popular, but controversial musical 'fun and accessible'
November 13, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Age of Aquarius arrives at the University of Mississippi this weekend with the dawning of Ole Miss Theatre’s production of “Hair.” The Vietnam-era musical classic, subtitled “The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,” will be performed Friday through Sunday (Nov. 13-15) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The popularRead the story …
UM Junior Receives Prestigious Study Abroad Scholarship
Biloxi native is living and studying in Berlin this academic year
November 12, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Savannah Coleman, a junior at the University of Mississippi, has been given the opportunity of a lifetime this academic year to study abroad in Germany on a scholarship funded by the German Academic Exchange Service. The Biloxi native is majoring in international studies with a concentration in Europe at UM. A memberRead the story …
Alumnus Lands Role in New Series ‘Quantico’
Tate Ellington paid his dues in theater and small film roles before getting his break on ABC drama
November 12, 2015 by
The new ABC drama series “Quantico” has garnered a lot of buzz this year as one of the fall’s most promising new TV shows. And one of the stars is an Ole Miss graduate. In “Quantico,” a group of young recruits arrive for training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. UM alumnus Tate EllingtonRead the story …
UM Hispanic Heritage Series Concludes
Series of lectures and films offers insights into diverse Hispanic American societies
November 12, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the University of Mississippi Department of Modern Languages has been hosting its first Hispanic Heritage Series of lectures and films. The series concluded Thursday (Nov. 12) with a lecture by Greg Love at 6 p.m. in the Turner Center, Room 205. The lecture, “Radical political movementsRead the story …
Lecture to Focus on Fossils of New Human Ancestors
Community invited to hear about much-publicized discovery
November 10, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will host two guest speakers involved in the analysis of fossils of a human ancestor, Homo naledi, with a public lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 11) in Farley Hall, Room 202. The event is free and open to the public. Speakers Juliet Brophy, assistant professor in the DepartmentRead the story …