OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi students were killed Saturday (Oct. 27) in an accident near the intersection of U.S. Highway 278 and State Highway 7. The car carrying Sarah Katherine Wheat, a communication science and disorders major, and her brother John William Wheat, an accountancy major, was struck by another vehicle. Sarah WheatRead the story …
Faculty Develop Device to Assist Stutters
October 18, 2012 by
Interdisciplinary work between three Ole Miss professors led to the development of a potentially revolutionary device in the communications science and disorders field. Video by Mary Stanton.
UM Researchers Create Device to Help Stutterers
Interdisciplinary team developing prosthetic as part of a complete treatment program
October 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Drawing on one another’s expertise, a trio of University of Mississippi faculty members from different areas of campus has created a patent-pending device that could change the lives of people who stutter. Paul Goggans, an electrical engineering professor, developed the prosthetic device, about the size of a cell phone, with Greg Snyder,Read the story …
Academic Qualifications Surge as UM Enrollment Tops 21,500 Students
September 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After watching enrollment grow by more than 6 percent each of the past two years, University of Mississippi officials took steps to control out-of-state admissions this fall. Even with the tougher standards, Ole Miss enrollment hit a new all-time record this fall. Preliminary enrollment figures show a total unduplicated headcount on allRead the story …
UM Park and Recreation Management Instructor Receives National Graduate Student Award
July 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Anna Pechenik Mausolf, an adjunct instructor of park and recreation management at the University of Mississippi, has been named the 2012 Outstanding Graduate Student by the Young Professionals Network of the National Recreation and Park Association. NRPA will present the award publicly at an Oct. 17 reception during the association’s 2012 CongressRead the story …
Kellogg Foundation Grant Funds Healthy-Living Initiative in Mississippi Delta Elementary Schools
July 9, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi nutritionist Janie Cole explained to a group of elementary school students in the Delta that diabetes is, in many cases, preventable, she saw an instant reaction. “The children straightened up in their seats, and you could see the light bulbs going off in their heads,” said Cole, aRead the story …
‘Food Network Star’ Finalist Uses Ole Miss Experience in Competition
June 8, 2012 by
… Program airs at 8 p.m. Sundays OXFORD, Miss. – With stars in her eyes and frosting at her fingertips, a former University of Mississippi pastry chef is a finalist to land her own television show through the “Food Network Star” competition. Linkie Marais is on celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis’ team in theRead the story …
UM Professor Honored for Developing Model Program in Intelligence Studies
June 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For students in the University of Mississippi’s competitive Intelligence and Security Studies minor, activities such as networking with leaders of the intelligence community, participating in professional conferences and assisting local police in active investigations are the norm. It’s hands-on teaching methods like these that earned ISS and legal studies professor Carl JensenRead the story …