OXFORD, Miss. – America’s foremost political commentator and conservative columnist will give the annual spring convocation for the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. George F. Will presents “The Political Argument Today” at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The convocation is free and open to theRead the story …
Mississippi Innocence Project Develops Lead in 1997 Rape Homicide
Team works with Humphreys County Sheriff on breakthrough in murder of Kathy Mabry
January 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss.– The Mississippi Innocence Project, a clinic based at the University of Mississippi School of Law, has developed leads on biological evidence left at the scene of an unsolved 1997 rape and stabbing homicide in Humphreys County. The partially clothed body of Kathy Mabry, 39, was discovered March 25, 1997, in a vacant houseRead the story …
Richard Barnes Remembered as ‘Great Colleague’
Distinguished law lecturer died Tuesday; services set for Saturday
January 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Richard L. Barnes, 58, the Leonard B. Melvin Distinguished Lecturer and professor of law at the University of Mississippi, died Tuesday (Jan. 22) morning in a car accident on Interstate 40 in Conway County, Ark., as he was driving home to Oxford. Barnes, who received the 2006-07 Outstanding Professor of the YearRead the story …
Pharmacy Professor Presents at National Institutes of Health
Presentation highlights echinacea and immune system research
January 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists at the University of Mississippi are receiving national recognition for their research on the immune-enhancing effects of echinacea. David S. Pasco, assistant director of UM’s National Center for Natural Products Research, presented a poster on this research in December at the National Institutes of Health. The presentation was in conjunction withRead the story …
MSU and UM Announce Joint Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program
Foundation grant funds full scholarship, honors college experience and greater incentives for careers in teaching
January 22, 2013 by
JACKSON—Mississippi’s two largest universities have joined forces to create an innovative program designed to attract the state’s best and brightest students into the field of education through a private gift totaling more than $12.9 million. The Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, or MET, is a joint effort by the School of Education at the UniversityRead the story …
Navy League Endows ROTC Scholarship
January 22, 2013 by
The Mississippi Council of the Navy League Friday announced the establishment of a scholarship endowment at the University of Mississippi. Read the story
$1.2 Million Grant Helps UM Center Train Mississippi Math Teachers
University to train 150 teachers over three years, create professional learning communities
January 18, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly $1.2 million in new funding will help the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi launch an initiative to improve content knowledge for up to 150 public school mathematics teachers over the next three years. The Developing Excellence in Education through Professional, or DEEP, Learning Communities ProjectRead the story …
Grant Enables Completion of Professor’s Book on Holocaust Art
Willa Johnson awarded $32,000 fellowship from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial and Museum for 2013
January 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Willa Johnson, a biblical scholar and professor of sociology who teaches Jewish studies at the University of Mississippi, is blazing a trail when it comes to receiving outside grants for her research projects and public programming on issues related to Judaism. The associate professor of sociology has been awarded the $32,000 CummingsRead the story …
Students Harness Power of Verbal Communication
Speaker's Edge winners earn awards, scholarship money
January 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nervousness, sweaty palms and butterflies in the stomach were common at the Speaker’s Edge competition at the University of Mississippi, but at the end of the two days, students were more confident in their public speaking abilities. The competition recognizes that communication is a vital part of the business world and featuresRead the story …
Feders’ $100,000 Gift to Support Oxford Conference for the Book
Couple developed appreciation for university's Southern culture efforts while stationed in the Philippines
January 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As native Mississippians, Ron and Becky Feder grew up steeped in the folkways of the American South. But it took an extended stay in the faraway Philippines to help them truly appreciate the extraordinary – and decidedly unique – culture of their homeland. The Feders have been giving their money and timeRead the story …