OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Engineering and the School of Arts and Sciences at Belhaven University signed an agreement Wednesday (Sept. 30) to create a new dual degree program for undergraduate students. The partnership offers students an opportunity to simultaneously earn a degree in biology, business, chemistry, mathematics or physics fromRead the story …
UM and Belhaven University Partner for Dual Degree Program
Students gain pathway to degrees from both institutions in minimum amount of time
September 30, 2015 by
UM Honored with Attendance Award at SEC Symposium
Graduates and undergraduates traveled to Atlanta to participate
September 30, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A diverse group of University of Mississippi students, both graduate and undergraduate, traveled to Atlanta Sept. 20-22 for this year’s SEC Symposium. This year’s theme was “Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship,” and UM represented each of these areas at the event. The university received the Excellence in Student Attendance Award, which is given toRead the story …
Christiane Surbeck Elected to Lead National Institute
Civil engineering professor begins four-year commitment as vice president in October
September 29, 2015 by
Cristiane Surbeck, an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Mississippi, has been elected as vice president of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute. The Environmental and Water Resources Institute is the American Society of Civil Engineers’ technical source for environmental and water-related issues. EWRI is one of nine ASCE technical institutes andRead the story …
Fifteen UM Students Receive Engineering Scholarships
Brevard, John G. Adler and Harper Johnson recipients hail from five states
September 29, 2015 by
Fifteen University of Mississippi students have been named scholarship recipients in the School of Engineering. Representing Mississippi, Alabama, Michigan, Texas and Tennessee, they are this year’s Brevard, John G. Adler and Harper Johnson scholars. “We are greatly appreciative of the contributions made by the Brevard and Johnson families and Mr. John Adler who established theseRead the story …
UM Alumna Advancing Mission to Mars
Nyla Trumbach is a Space Launch System Program test engineer at NASA's Stennis Space Center
September 29, 2015 by
As a young girl, Nyla Smith Trumbach dreamed of one day working for NASA’s Space Program and assisting in the agency’s interplanetary travel efforts to Mars and beyond. The 2004 University of Mississippi alumna’s childhood dream came true when she was hired as a test operations engineer in the space shuttle program at Stennis SpaceRead the story …
Alumni gathering in Vicksburg
Dean and faculty met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg
September 29, 2015 by
Social activity mixed with development presentations yielded a “win-win” situation for University of Mississippi School of Engineering administrators and alumni who gathered recently in Vicksburg. Using the opportunity of Dean Alex Cheng’s visit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center, or ERDC, a meeting was called at the 10 South Rooftop Bar andRead the story …
University to Host Inaugural ‘TEDx’ Talk
Oct. 31 event to feature 10 brief lectures
September 29, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi hosts its inaugural “TEDx” talk Oct. 31 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The 9 a.m. event will feature 10 brief lectures from university faculty members to showcase “ideas worth spreading.” “TEDxUM 2015” uses the TED Talks conference format, which brings together lecturers and other participantsRead the story …
Ignite Ole Miss Campaign to Expand Kottkamp Memorial Scholarship
Students will hand out #lovefenton stickers Saturday in the Grove to support effort
September 25, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fenton Kottkamp of Louisville, Kentucky, would have turned 23 next Tuesday (Sept. 29), but a tragic accident earlier this year took his life. Several well-known friends are promoting a scholarship in his name to expand his legacy at the University of Mississippi. The crowdfunding initiative https://ignite.olemiss.edu/lovefenton launched Friday (Sept. 25) to buildRead the story …
‘Teddy Ferrara’ Opens Ole Miss Theatre’s New Season
Performances continue through Oct. 4
September 24, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The curtain went up this week on Ole Miss Theatre‘s 2015-2016 season with the staging of “Teddy Ferrara.” The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Sept. 24) and Friday and continue nightly Sept. 29-30 and Oct. 1-2, with matinee performances at 2 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 27) and again Oct. 3-4.Read the story …
Visiting Scholars from Ohio, Utah to Headline Writing Symposium
September 22, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Registration is open for the fifth annual Transitioning to College Writing Symposium at the University of Mississippi. The symposium, set for Oct. 1-2, is hosted by the Department of Writing and Rhetoric and is open to area English, language arts and writing instructors from high schools, community colleges and universities. Attendees mayRead the story …