Kevin Butt, general manager and chief environmental safety officer for Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Inc., delivers the keynote address for Green Week 2009 at the University of Mississippi. UM photo by Kevin Bain. OXFORD, Miss. – Toyota Motors’ efforts to “go green” are most obvious in its vehicles – most notably theRead the story …
Green Week Activities Include Variety of Events to Educate and Motivate Participants
April 17, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A panel discussion on climate change, the annual WorldFest celebration and a keynote address by Toyota’s chief environmental officer are among the highlights of Green Week, hosted next week by the University of Mississippi and city of Oxford. Green Week 2009, which begins Monday (April 20), includes a series of free lectures,Read the story …
Area Students to Compete in Trebuchet Hurling April 21
April 17, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students in high school and middle school will compete in the third annual Gravity-Driven Catapult (Trebuchet) Hurling Competition Tuesday (April 21) at the University of Mississippi. The competition begins at 9 a.m. in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and features more than 15 trebuchet teams from nine schools around the state. The event is sponsored byRead the story …
Ole Miss ‘Certified’ by NCAA Committee on Athletics Certification
April 16, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Collegiate Athletics Association’s Committee on Athletics Certification has certified the University of Mississippi as part of the NCAA Division I athletics certification program. “We are very pleased,” Ole Miss Chancellor Robert Khayat said. “This not only validates the integrity of our athletics programs but also this university’s commitment to academicRead the story …