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Supercomputing Center Helps Prepare Students for STEM Careers
September 14, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With a looming national shortage of professionals in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the Mississippi Center for Supercomputer Research at the University of Mississippi is reaching out to teach high school students how supercomputers help advance science. Brian Hopkins (left), a user consultant at the Mississippi Center for Supercomputing Research, shows Oxford HighRead the story …
Lumberton Native, Geology Graduate Student Awarded Second Bob Woolsey Scholarship
September 9, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Patrick W. Niemeyer of Lumberton is the second recipient of a memorial scholarship paying tribute to J. Robert “Bob” Woolsey, late director of the Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute at the University of Mississippi. Maxine Woolsey holds the permanent plaque that bears the name of Patrick W. Niemeyer (right) of Lumberton, second recipientRead the story …
MMRI Researcher Highlights Advantages of UM Engineering on Italian TV Show
September 8, 2010 by
… Leonardo Macelloni uses 15-minute interview to promote the Ole Miss experience Leo Macelloni (right), research professor in the Mississippi Minerals Research Institute, confers with visiting scholar Simona Caruso (left) in the geophysical lab aboard the research vessel Urania while surveying offshore Sicily. The project is a joint venture of the University of Mississippi andRead the story …
Spring MBA Grads Turn Heads at ‘Big Four’ Accounting Firms
September 7, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Five spring graduates of the MBA program at the University of Mississippi have landed jobs with Big Four accounting firms. Brandon Blewett of Houston, Texas, is an associate in state and local tax at KPMG in Atlanta; Anne Drown of Covington, La., is an associate in assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers in NewRead the story …
Major Gift to University Museum Reflects Late Couple’s Enjoyment of Culture, History
September 3, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lt. Col. James Prentiss Hooper traveled the globe on secret intelligence missions for the U.S. Army, and his wife, Louise Frazier Hooper, accompanied him to many foreign countries. Their appreciation for diverse cultures and history, as well as their devotion to the University of Mississippi, has resulted in a major gift fromRead the story …
More than 19,500 Students Set Enrollment Record at UM
September 2, 2010 by
… Largest-ever freshman class finds university’s academic programs offer best fit OXFORD, Miss. – Amanda Hardwick had acceptance letters from Tulane University, Auburn University and the universities of Alabama and Georgia, but the biochemistry major from Hattiesburg chose the University of Mississippi, where she is part of a record-shattering freshman class this fall. Ole MissRead the story …
UPD Promotes Tutor to Detective Captain
August 25, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi Police Chief Calvin Sellers pinned captain’s bars on Detective Lt. Peggie “Jane” Tutor’s uniform Tuesday, she not only received a promotion but also became the university’s first female to lead campus investigations. University of Mississippi Police Chief Calvin Sellers congratulates Peggie ‘Jane’ Tutor on being promoted to detective lieutenantRead the story …
Art Major Earns Academic Credit at Art and Design School in Belfast, Ireland
August 17, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kristen Vise of Jackson, a junior studio art major at the University of Mississippi, returns to the Oxford campus this month after studying during the spring semester at Ulster University School of Art and Design in Belfast, Ireland, and traveling throughout Europe this summer. Kristen Vise of Jackson, a junior studio artRead the story …
21 Exceptional Students Receive Scholarships from Honors College, Special Academic Opportunities
August 6, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fourteen students from Mississippi, two each from Alabama and Tennessee, and one each from Illinois, Wisconsin and Canada enter the University of Mississippi this fall on prestigious scholarships as members of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College.