OXFORD, Miss. – Dynamic individuals committed to fighting poverty through education are encouraged to apply for a number of full-time, yearlong positions with the North Mississippi Volunteers in Service to America, or VISTA, project at the University of Mississippi. The positions, which begin in February, will be based in Oxford, Okolona, Tupelo, Hernando, CorinthRead the story …
Student Leaders Sought to Continue University’s Legacy of Service
VISTA program's mission to fight poverty through education
December 4, 2012 by
English Professor Receives Faculty Achievement Award
Faulkner scholar honored for service, scholarship
December 3, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jay Watson, the Howry Chair of Faulkner Studies at the University of Mississippi, is the 2012 recipient of the university’s Faculty Achievement Award. Since receiving his doctorate from Harvard 23 years ago, Watson has been a significant contributor to the Department of English and the entire university. As a teacher, heRead the story …
Cleveland Daily Banner: Engineers without Borders working closely with Rotary
December 3, 2012 by
The water was filthy looking and was contained in a gigantic, funnel-like jar, open to the elements, said Marni Kendricks, assistant dean for undergraduate academics at the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. Read the story
UM Dietitians, Students Provide Tools to Get Healthy, Lose Weight
New clinic offers nutrition counseling, healthy recipe cooking demonstrations
November 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Oxford resident Scott Knight jotted down his short-term goal to “lose 70 pounds” as part of the University of Mississippi Nutrition Clinic’s first-ever weight loss class, he wasn’t even sure it was possible. At 55, Knight had been diagnosed with high blood pressure and was taking medication for high cholesterol.Read the story …
UM Education Student Helps Schools Get $3,000 in Grants
Money buys literacy materials for North Panola, Okolona schools
November 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students at Okolona Elementary School and North Panola Junior High School probably don’t know University of Mississippi senior Angie Tracy, but thanks to her, they have new reading materials this fall. Tracy helped the North Mississippi Education Consortium obtain $3,000 in grants for the schools. The St. Louis native has been chosenRead the story …
Pakistani exchange student makes people, chemical connections
November 30, 2012 by
Maha Yusuf has made many discoveries since she arrived on the University of Mississippi campus last August. As a cultural ambassador through the U.S. Department of State and the International Research and Exchanges Board, the senior chemical engineering major from Pakistan is experiencing true Southern hospitality from UM faculty, staff and students as sheRead the story …
Couple works at, gives back to alma mater
November 30, 2012 by
Denny N. Buchannon (BSGE 83) and his wife, Robin (MSGE 85, PhD 95), not only work for their alma mater, but they also are financially supporting it through the School of Engineering’s Woods Society. Denny Buchannon joined the university in 2001 and is a project engineer for the Physical Plant Department.
Ole Miss alumnus returns as assistant professor
November 30, 2012 by
As a University of Mississippi student, Adam E. Smith respected his instructors for their expertise in classroom teaching and research. Consequently, returning as the newest addition to the Department of Chemical Engineering faculty has been a surreal experience for the assistant professor. “Much of who I am as an educator and a researcher wasRead the story …
Farming Mars and the Moon Focus of Study Led By UM Dean
Scientists studying use of plants in spaceflight life-support systems
November 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The question of how to grow edible and useable crops on the moon and Mars is being explored by a University of Mississippi administrator directing a cutting-edge research project aboard the International Space Station. John Z. Kiss, dean of the UM Graduate School and professor of biology, is principal investigator onRead the story …
UM Dietitians, Students Provide Tools to Get Healthy, Lose Weight
New clinic offers nutrition counseling, healthy recipe cooking demonstrations
November 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Oxford resident Scott Knight jotted down his short-term goal to “lose 70 pounds” as part of the University of Mississippi Nutrition Clinic’s first-ever weight loss class, he wasn’t even sure it was possible. At 55, Knight had been diagnosed with high blood pressure and was taking medication for high cholesterol.Read the story …