OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi electrical engineering alumnus is among this year’s recipients of the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Chiedozie “Dozie” Ibekwe is the second UM graduate to win the full scholarship to the University of Cambridge. Sam Watson, a 2008 graduate with bachelor’s degrees in mathematics, physics and classics, was the firstRead the story …
UM Electrical Engineering Alumnus Named Gates Cambridge Scholar
Dozie Ibekwe was a junior entry into the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
April 2, 2015 by
Author and Alumna to Present Hartman Lecture
Susan A. Cantrell to speak Thursday on pharmacy practice
March 31, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pharmacy alumna and author Susan A. Cantrell will deliver the 2015 Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture on Thursday (April 2) at the University of Mississippi. Sponsored by the School of Pharmacy, the lecture will be held at 11 a.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. It is freeRead the story …
UM Team Wins North American Championship in Space Law
Title is second major victory for school's moot court teams this year
March 31, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law has won its second national moot court championship for 2015, this time in the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. Technically, Ole Miss earned the title of North American Champion and with it, the right to representRead the story …
Honors College Class Explores ‘Who Owns The Past?’
Classics class visits Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christie's and other antiquities sites over spring break
March 27, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi class focusing on “Who Owns the Past?: Ethics in Archaeology” recently traveled to New York to learn about the financial, legal and political considerations in the ongoing international battle to properly preserve ancient artifacts. Hilary Becker, a UM assistant professor of classics, teaches the 300-level class made up ofRead the story …
Climbing Mountains in the Sky
Talented scholar Charlie King remembered with engineering scholarship
March 26, 2015 by
By the time he was 2, Charlie King had already started filling his pockets with rocks. At 25, he was honing his skills as a scholar in geological engineering and geophysics and filling his life with people, travel, music, the outdoors and the environment he loved. The University of Mississippi graduate student lost his lifeRead the story …
Ryan Upshaw Named Outstanding Staff Member by BSU
Assistant dean has long association with university
March 26, 2015 by
When Ryan Upshaw helped plan the University of Mississippi’s annual Black History Month observances, he had no idea that he would be honored during the activities. The School of Engineering’s assistant dean for student services is this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Faculty and Staff Award, presented by the Black Student Union. “My reaction was pure shock,Read the story …
Pharmacy Administration Student Wins ‘Three Minute Thesis’ Challenge
Sujith Ramachandran takes 'Peoples' Choice' award during annual conference in New Orleans
March 26, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student’s “Three Minute Thesis” was the audience favorite at the recent Conference of Southern Graduate Schools annual meeting. Sujith Ramachandran, a pharmacy administration student from India, won the “Peoples’ Choice” award during the competition in New Orleans. Audience members, rather than judges, selected his “Honey, We Drugged theRead the story …
Pilobolus to Teach, Perform in Oxford
March 25, 2015 by
The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi welcomes renowned dance company Pilobolus for a Monday (March 30) performance as part of its Artist Series. Seating for the 7:30 p.m. show starts at $28 for the mezzanine and balcony levels and $35.50 for orchestra and parterre. Tickets are availableRead the story …
Jim Newman is Soaring High
Civil engineering alumnus once worked for NASA, became distinguished professor at MSU
March 25, 2015 by
One of Mississippi State University’s most distinguished engineering faculty members happens to be an alumnus of the University of Mississippi. Jim Newman received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Ole Miss in 1964. Since then, he’s evolved into one of the world’s leading fracture mechanics experts. Newman spent 37 years at NASA-Langley before coming to MSURead the story …
Teaching Program Fellows Study Education Policy in Nation’s Capital
Spring break trip offers policy perspective for education students
March 24, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fifteen University of Mississippi sophomores from the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program spent spring break in Washington, D.C., getting a close-up view of how education policy is crafted and administered at the national level. Throughout the 2014-15 academic year, the cohort has studied education policy issues on a variety of levels asRead the story …