A new water feature on the newly renovated golf course. UM photo by Robert Jordan. OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Golf Course, which reopened in October after a yearlong, $3.5 million renovation, has been named among the top five renovated courses in America by the international magazine Golf Inc. The public course wasRead the story …
Golf Inc. Magazine Names UM Golf Course Among Top Five Renovated Courses in Nation
February 11, 2009 by
UM Space Law Students Partner with MIT Engineering Students on Project
February 10, 2009 by
Joanne Gabrynowicz (left), director of the University of Mississippi National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law, and Annalisa Weigel, assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, talk with UM law students about the legal challenges facing engineers who work on space-related projects. UM photo by Nathan Latil. OXFORD, Miss.Read the story …
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ranked Among Nation’s Top 40 Undergraduate Programs
January 13, 2009 by
Students combine their knowledge for a chemistry experiment during a lab in Coulter Hall.UM photo by Nathan Latil. OXFORD, Miss. – If there is a science to producing chemistry graduates, the University of Mississippi is certainly developing a reliable formula for it. For the second consecutive year, the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Professional TrainingRead the story …
Pre-College Summer Programs Offer Students Early Experience in College Life, Academic Credit
January 9, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Some high school students go to camp in the summer and some get a job, but at the University of Mississippi, they have the option of experiencing college life a little early. The university’s Division of Outreach and Continuing Education offers a series of pre-college programs this summer that grant both highRead the story …
Introductory Course in Nuclear Engineering Receives Funding, Scheduled for Fall 2009
December 22, 2008 by
Faculty specialist spent five years with Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Elizabeth Ervin OXFORD, Miss. – With global efforts intensifying to find alternatives to fossil fuels, the University of Mississippi is pointing students toward career opportunities in nuclear engineering. With funds from a Nuclear Regulatory Commission education grant, UM’s Department of Civil Engineering has created theRead the story …
Can Nintendo Wii Game Consoles Improve Family Fitness?
December 18, 2008 by
Jessica Aten, 8, plays a game on her family’s Nintendo Wii game console. A University of Mississippi researcher is studying whether the video game systems can improve physical fitness levels of users. UM photo by Robert Jordan. OXFORD, Miss. – Consumer research suggests the Nintendo Wii Fit video game console may be among this year’sRead the story …
Aberdeen Freshman is Inaugural Walker Memorial Scholar
November 21, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A Monroe County native is the inaugural recipient of a new engineering scholarship at the University of Mississippi. William Anthony Peoples of Aberdeen has been awarded the John Henry Walker and Lillie Mae Sanders Walker Memorial Scholarship. UM alumnus Henry Allen Walker of Southaven endowed the award as a tribute to hisRead the story …
New Chair of Mechanical Engineering Is ‘Research-Driven and Student-Focused’
October 16, 2008 by
Arunachalam Rajendran (second from left), new chair of mechanical engineering at the University of Mississippi, tours one of the new ME labs with (from left) graduate student Brahmananda Pramanik of India, Lucas Ainsworth of Meridian and associate professor Tyrus McCarty. UM photo by Nathan Latil. OXFORD, Miss. – As the chief scientist in the U.S.Read the story …
Student Health Fair Scheduled Wednesday
October 13, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students at the University of Mississippi have an opportunity to check their cholesterol, blood pressure and bone density, as well as visit with health care providers, during a health fair Wednesday (Oct. 15). The fourth annual Ole Miss Student Health Fair is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Student Union Lobby.Read the story …