OXFORD, Miss. – The Rocket Rebels, a team of students from the University of Mississippi’s Center for Manufacturing Excellence, are preparing to compete in the NASA Student Launch Competition on April 8 in Huntsville, Alabama. During the competition, the team, made up of 15 Ole Miss students, hopes to launch its rocket, named Presidium, aRead the story …
Center for Manufacturing Excellence Receives Gifts from Milwaukee Tool
Wisconsin-based manufacturer delivered tool sets, equipment for UM students' use
March 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence at the University of Mississippi received a generous gift Thursday (March 23) from Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. Three representatives from one of the nation’s leading power tool manufacturers delivered more than a dozen toolboxes, power tools and accessories to the CME. University administrators and studentsRead the story …
UM Engineers Without Borders Returns to West Africa
Following successful crowdfunding campaign, team advances infrastructure project in Togo
March 10, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Entering its sixth year of helping people of the West African nation of Togo build a sound infrastructure, the University of Mississippi chapter of Engineers Without Borders is continuing its work to help drill and complete a deep water well for a rural village. Two faculty and six students are in theRead the story …
Dallas Baker Lands a Top Post at Neel-Schaffer
Mechanical engineering alumnus is new director of environmental services
February 28, 2017 by
Dallas Baker (BSME 93, MS 97) has retired from a longtime job, but he isn’t finishing working yet. After serving nearly 24 years with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in a variety of roles, the mechanical engineering alumnus has joined Neel-Schaffer Inc. of Jackson as the firm’s director of environmental services. “I lead aRead the story …