OXFORD, Miss. – More than 150 computer scientists from around the region are expected at the University of Mississippi April 15-17 for the 48th annual Association for Computing Machinery SouthEast Conference.
Doctoral Research Student to Attend International Event with Nobel Laureates
April 1, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When 62 Nobel laureates from around the world gather this summer in the historic city of Lindau, Germany, a University of Mississippi student plans to be there.
Center for Mathematics and Science Education Aims to Raise the Bar in Math and Science Achievement
March 9, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – American 15-year-olds lag behind their peers in 31 countries in math proficiency, and in science, the nation’s eighth-graders’ test scores trail those of eight countries, a 2009 U.S. Department of Education report concluded.
High School Students Get Their Water Towers Shaken at Annual Engineering Day Competition
February 26, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eddie King III nervously watched the plywood water tower he helped build undergo the first of three earthquake simulations. As the structure shook violently, the mandatory minimum pound of water sloshed and spilled slightly. But the model remained intact. “Our team put a lot of time into designing and building our entry,”Read the story …
New MMRI Director Rocks and Rolls From Geological Engineering to Mineral Resources
February 17, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Long before environmentalism became a popular movement, Greg Easson unearthed his passion for the planet.
E-Week Helps Students ‘See the Engineer’ Within Themselves
February 11, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Engineering students at the University of Mississippi are using the creative side of their brains to increase enrollment.
Roundtable Series to Address Women’s Retention in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Careers
January 28, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Women’s retention in careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is the focus of five free, public programs this spring at the University of Mississippi.
Former Union Boilermaker Receives Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
January 20, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When he was 14, Brian Michael Watson dropped out of high school. At 16, he earned his GED and went to work for five years as a union boilermaker.
Graduate Course Lets Engineering Students Apply Knowledge to Real-World Problems
January 4, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Shannon Wilson, a University of Mississippi graduate student from Fairfax Station, Va., signed up for a course in Service Learning in Water and Sanitation Engineering last fall, she didn’t know what to expect. But the environmental engineering major had heard that the class, taught by Cristiane Queiroz Surbeck, would give herRead the story …
Public Policy Leadership, Civil Engineering Student Studying in Northern Ireland
November 23, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Hannie “Parker” Capps of Sunflower, a senior at the University of Mississippi, is killing two birds with one stone while studying this semester at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. Parker Capps