… Wendy Spencer visits campus OXFORD, Miss. – A national community service leader praised the spirit of volunteerism that defines the Oxford and University of Mississippi community during a visit to campus today (Aug. 22). Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, met with university and Oxford officials about the accomplishmentsRead the story …
Director General of Taipei Economic & Cultural Office to Discuss U.S.-Taiwan Relations Aug. 23
August 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Daniel Liao, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, Texas, will discuss U.S-Taiwan relations Thursday (Aug. 23) at the University of Mississippi. The free public lecture begins at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Overby Center for Southern Politics and Journalism. “Dr. Liao’s talk will focus onRead the story …
‘Back to School, Back to Books’ Event Set for Aug. 27
August 20, 2012 by
… Three UM professors to sign latest works OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi professors will sign their latest publications in a “Back to School, Back to Books” celebration Aug. 27 at Off Square Books in Oxford. The trio of Jay Watson, the Howry Chair of Faulkner Studies and professor of English; Joe Ward,Read the story …
North Mississippi Vista Summer Associates Press Release
August 20, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss – Twenty recent high school graduates, several college students and a high school teacher devoted much of their June and July to help fight poverty through education by serving nonprofit organizations and schools in several north Mississippi communities. The North Mississippi VISTA Summer Associates worked 40-hour weeks on projects to benefit low-income childrenRead the story …
Biology Boot Camp Jump-starts College Life for Incoming Freshmen
August 18, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Here’s the question: How can four nucleotides code for 20 amino acids? With that, biology instructor Beckie Symula plunges ahead into her discussion on gene transcription with 87 incoming freshmen participating in a pilot Biology Boot Camp, a new effort to acquaint incoming students with the rigors of life as a scienceRead the story …
Record Number of Pharmacy Students Honored, Inspired During Annual White Coat Ceremony
August 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A record-breaking 112 pharmacy students received their white coats during an Aug. 9 ceremony at the University of Mississippi’s Ford Center for Performing Arts. The UM School of Pharmacy ceremony, a decade-old tradition, marked completion of the students’ pre-pharmacy curriculum and their entry into the first year of the school’s professional program,Read the story …
UM Physics Researchers Contribute to Higgs Boson Discovery
August 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists continue to delve deeper into understanding the structure of the universe and the particles that form it, based on a recent discovery by an international group of physicists that includes several University of Mississippi researchers. Faculty and postdoctoral researchers in the UM Department of Physics played major roles in the researchRead the story …
Vitamins for Haiti, Grove Lemonade Stand Originate in UM Students’ Writing Course
August 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Operating a lemonade stand in the Grove on a football Saturday may not seem like a likely result of a writing exercise, but for University of Mississippi sophomore Kimmi Herring, it is. Herring, who will sell lemonade in September to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer, is among nearly 80Read the story …
New Integrated Marketing Head Hopes to Help Students Realize Possibilities of Field
August 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As new director of the integrated marketing communications program at the University of Mississippi’s journalism school, Scott Fiene hopes to help students get passionate about the field and learn to use all the discipline’s tools. With more than two decades of corporate public relations and marketing communications experience, Fiene has plenty ofRead the story …
Best-selling Author Headlines 2012 UM Freshman Convocation
August 10, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – This year’s freshman class at the University of Mississippi will be greeted by a best-selling author and receive a limited edition coin at the annual Freshman Convocation. Tom Franklin, assistant professor of fiction writing in the UM Department of English, is the keynote speaker for the event, set for 7 p.m. Aug.Read the story …