The 2014 Rebel Run offered Ole Miss freshmen an opportunity to sprint across the football field to the cheers of tens of thousands of fans. The event, which took place Sept. 13 at the Ole Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette football game, is sponsored by the UM Student Programming Board, Department of Campus Programming and the Ole MissRead the story …
Thousands of Freshmen Sprint Across Vaught-Hemingway Turf
Annual Rebel Run event offers unique experience for new Ole Miss students
September 15, 2014 by
UM Chemistry Professor, Postdoc Win R&D Magazine Top 100 Award
Collaborative research with ORNL yields breakthrough aluminum plating technology
September 14, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A revolutionary aluminum plating process developed at the University of Mississippi has been recognized as one of the most technologically significant products of 2014. The Portable Aluminum Deposition System, or PADS, invented in the laboratory of UM chemistry chair and professor Charles Hussey, is a winner in R&D Magazine‘s 52nd annual R&DRead the story …
Inside Science: Astronauts May Grow Better Salads On Mars Than On The Moon
September 12, 2014 by
Any explorers visiting Mars and the moon will have to boldly grow where no man has grown before. Setting up lunar or Martian colonies will require that explorers raise their own food. New research finds that simulated Martian soil supported plant life better than both simulated moon soil and low-quality soil from Earth. But manyRead the story …
PADS Makes the List
September 12, 2014 by
Say the word “pads” and most people will immediately think of absorbent materials used for bandaging wounds or scrubbing hard-to-clean surfaces. Baby boomers might recall living quarters from the ’60s and ’70s. But the term means something much different for Charles “Chuck” Hussey, chair and professor of chemistry at the University of Mississippi. Hussey, hisRead the story …
Origin of Universe Topic of Sept. 23 Science Café
Postdoctoral researcher working at LIGO is speaker
September 11, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The origins of the universe is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s second meeting of the Oxford Science Café is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at Lusa Pastry Cafe, 2305 West Jackson Ave. Shivaraj Kandhasamy, a UMRead the story …
Music of the South Concert Series Continues Sept. 17
Cajun French band Feufollet to perform at Ford Center Studio Theater
September 11, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cajun roots-rock band Feufollet gives listeners a taste of Louisiana Sept. 17 at the Music of the South Concert Series at the University of Mississippi. The concert is set for 7 p.m. in the Studio Theater of the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The venue has a capacity ofRead the story …
UM Enrollment Tops 23,000 Students for Fall Semester
State's flagship university sees improvement in freshman ACT scores, GPAs
September 10, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Enrollment at the University of Mississippi surged this fall for the 20th consecutive year, making history with more than 23,000 students across all its campuses for the first time. Preliminary enrollment figures show a total unduplicated headcount of 23,096, largest in the state. That’s up 805 students from last fall, or 3.6Read the story …
UM Showcases Creations of Campus Artists
Ford Center gallery features work of 11 faculty members, Meek Hall hosts graduate student art show
September 10, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is hosting an art show featuring the work of 11 faculty members in the gallery at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts through Oct. 24. A reception honoring the artists of the exhibit is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Oct. 9. There’s no admission fee to viewRead the story …
Ole Miss ROTC Cadets to Host 9/11 Memorial Run
UM community members can take part in a Run to Honor Fallen Heroes
September 7, 2014 by
Thursday is the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, and the Ole Miss community can join ROTC cadets as they carry the nation’s colors through campus and downtown Oxford during a memorial run honoring those who were killed, as well as the first responders who rushed in to help the victimsRead the story …
Kiss Gets NASA’s Highest Civilian Honor
Grad School dean to be awarded Outstanding Public Leadership Medal in September
September 3, 2014 by
Awards are always nice things to receive – especially when they weren’t expected. So when John Z. Kiss returned from a conference in Moscow and found an email announcing he is the recipient of NASA’s Outstanding Public Leadership Medal, the UM grad school dean was thrilled. “I have worked with NASA for 27 years andRead the story …