Judge Bob Woolsey (back row, right) congratulates winners of the 2007 MJAS Poster Competition. Photo by Paul Mitchell OXFORD, Miss. — High school students visited the University of Mississippi recently for a statewide science-engineering-mathematics poster competition and workshops on an upcoming catapult competition.
Statewide Science, Math, Engineering Competition for High School Students Produces Winners
November 28, 2007 by
Engineering Faculty Encourage Attendance at Earthquake Preparedness Workshop
November 7, 2007 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi civil engineering faculty encourage the public to attend a workshop on earthquake preparedness Nov. 13 at the Oxford Conference Center, 102 Ed Perry Blvd.
A Sonic Zoom: UM Physicist Verifies that Sound Can Travel Faster Than Light
November 7, 2007 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Using sound pulses lasting less than a fraction of a second, a University of Mississippi physicist has verified that sound waves in water can exceed the speed of light.
School of Engineering Students Start, Maintain Tutorial Program
November 5, 2007 by
Chris Turbevill (right), a chemical engineering major from Southaven, helps Leslie Mahaffey, from Tupelo majoring in general engineering, during a tutoring session. Photo by Will Mestayer. OXFORD, Miss. – A handful of upperclassmen in the University of Mississippi’s School of Engineering are tutoring an exponentially larger number of their peers and underclassmen through aRead the story …
18th Annual Haunted Trail to be Hosted by UM and Park Commission
October 19, 2007 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Changing fall colors and “Pumpkins for Sale” signs hint that Halloween is just around the corner, and that can mean only one thing for University of Mississippi students majoring in park and recreation management.
From Malaysia to Mississippi: Student Enjoys Robotics, Making New Friends
October 15, 2007 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a child growing up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aik Min Choong received a LEGO Technic helicopter for his birthday and enjoyed endless fascination with the toy. Aik Min Choong shows off some of his robotic gadgets to students from Davidson Elementary school. UM photo.
Toyota, Future Engineers Connect at Career Day
October 15, 2007 by
OXFORD, Miss. — Recruiters from Japanese car manufacturing juggernaut Toyota met prospective employees at the University of Mississippi Thursday (Oct. 11) during the School of Engineerings annual Career Day.
NASA Interactive Exhibit Thrills, Informs Visitors
September 24, 2007 by
09/20/2007 OXFORD, Miss. – Several hundred visitors to the University of Mississippi Thursday (Sept. 20) journeyed into space through the medium of an interactive mobile exhibit.
NASA Interactive Traveling Exhibit to Visit Oxford Campus Sept. 20-21
September 20, 2007 by
Students admire a scene from NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration Experience. OXFORD, Miss. – An interactive mobile exhibit that gives visitors a simulated journey into space comes to the University of Mississippi Sept. 20-21.
Two Mississippi Companies Support School of Engineering
September 19, 2007 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two of Mississippi’s largest companies, Cellular South and Ergon Inc., have made generous contributions to the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. Both companies were founded by UM graduates.