OXFORD, Miss. – Mattie Codling, a junior at the University of Mississippi, curated the latest exhibit of Southern folk art as part of her internship at the UM Museum. “How We Worked, Played and Prayed: An Exhibition of Southern Folk Art” is on display from through July 13, highlighting the works of 43 well-known andRead the story …
Psychology Professor Wins Fulbright Grant to Sub-Saharan Africa
May 1, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Laura Johnson returned from her first trip to Africa – a yearlong study in Kenya as a University of Mississippi junior in 1989 – the director of study abroad gave her a brochure for the Fulbright Scholar grant and told her she’d need it one day. That director was right. InRead the story …
Professor Organizing Pharmaceutical Group’s International Meeting
April 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Christopher R. McCurdy wonders if his plate could get any fuller. The University of Mississippi pharmacy professor has spent the year planning the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists’ 2012 annual meeting. McCurdy is co-chair of AAPS’s program committee and is responsible for securing the meeting’s keynote speaker, as well as speakers forRead the story …
Education School Encourages Everyone to Thank a Teacher
April 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Many people can point back to a teacher who encouraged them, challenged them or in some other way made a profound impact on their lives. The University of Mississippi School of Education encourages everyone to thank those teachers who made a difference in their lives. As National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7-11)Read the story …
Theatre Students Selected to Perform at ACDFA
April 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of UM students were recently selected to perform in the Gala Concert at the American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA) Southeast Regional Conference. More than 35 colleges and universities attended the conference. Of these 35 institutions, 30 participated in the adjudication process for the Gala, submitting 48 pieces. Of theRead the story …
Anthropology Professor Receives Prestigious Book Award
April 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor of anthropology has received the prestigious Mooney Award from the Southern Anthropological Society. The society honored Robbie Ethridge for her book “From Chicaza to Chickasaw: The European Invasion and the Transformation of the Mississippian World, 1540-1715” (University of North Carolina Press, 2010). Using a new interpretive frameworkRead the story …
Mississippi Innocence Film Premieres Thursday on MPB
April 27, 2012 by
… Curriculum released to help educators discuss film’s issues OXFORD, Miss. – What will it take to instigate lasting change in the entrenched errors of our criminal justice system? The Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law, along with the university’s Media and Documentary Projects Center, scrutinizes that issue in theirRead the story …
Students Inducted Into Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism Honorary
April 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twenty-three University of Mississippi students have been inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha, a college honor society that recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism and mass communication. Jeanni Atkins, Kappa Tau Alpha adviser, said she was honored to induct the “very talented and high achieving journalism students.”
Renowned researcher creates endowment to nurture brainchild
April 27, 2012 by
An educator, administrator and prominent hydroscience and engineering researcher, whose work has brought international attention to the University of Mississippi for more than four decades, has contributed $100,000 to create an endowment encouraging other university professionals in their work.